Enjoyed this post by @helenchong. omg.lol is such a pleasant little internet community. So glad I stumbled upon it.
https://social.lol/@helenchong/113329337092092406
Microblog
This HTML for People announcement has 1,999 boosts. đź‘€
I remember it being a breath of fresh air to learn HTML and write it myself compared to wrestling with the free web authoring tools I had at the time.
I found this page on a freeware gaming site I used to run. This post in 2005 was an update where I had moved from no-code web software to writing HTML directly.
Text: I have redesigned the site. This time using straight HTML! Why? I was tired of using the authoring software I had because it made updating a hassle. I'm eliminating the "middle-man," so to speak. It's helping me learn HTML by doing it this way. Plus, the site probably loads a lot faster. So it works out for all of us in the end!
This track is so beautiful to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIUFC6o0eo
You know I love me some home-cooked apps!
https://follow.coryd.dev/@cory/113302892096749102
Let me take a sec to promote a friend’s stuff. We share the same disability and she makes the cutest shirts and stickers! https://cutelootarts.com
If it wasn’t for blogs, I wouldn’t know anything.
I’m primarily a Firefox user so I’m only now noticing that my code samples in HTML for People weren’t being syntax highlighted properly in Chrome. That’s now fixed.
Oopsie.
Has anyone compiled a list of HTML web components?
I’m absolutely blown away by the response HTML for People has received so far. Wow. I really appreciate the kind words, feedback, and bug reports!
I’m getting tons of boosts and replies right now and am having trouble keeping up. Just wanted to say two things real quick:
1. THANK YOU! People are being so nice and supportive and I really appreciate it.
2. I had some DNS issues going on there for a minute but I now have a temporary fix in place.
The wait is over. HTML for People is OUT NOW!
I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This web book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
I’ve been eschewing frontend build steps on side projects lately and wonder if anyone is doing that “at scale,” to use a buzzword. But I guess what I mean is are there people running vanilla on any medium-to-large web applications? I feel like maybe there are, but they just don't blog.
Anyway, if you’re reading this and that sounds like you, I'd love to know how it's going and whether there’s anything from “modern toolchains” that you miss.
https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi/113278531430447760
CSS framework question.
When it comes to CSS frameworks and UI libraries, there are a ton of options if you use React and or have a modern build pipeline.
But what about frameworks that are usable as a single css file (no build) and customizable with CSS variables? I know about Bulma, Bootstrap, Open Props, and Pico. The rest I could name are fairly dated.
Anyone know of others?
As much as I love classless “frameworks,” I’m more thinking about ones that have a few pre-designed UI components.
My selfish motivation behind HTML for People is that I deleted my Facebook account in 2017 and now I need everyone to make a personal homepage.
HTML for People will be licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). The GitHub repo will be public. I’ll use the issue tracker to field any issues with the website or corrections to the content.
Whenever the singularity happens and human jobs are replaced with robots, it means we get to spend our days tinkering on our personal websites full-time, right?
Right??