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• Post #4224042

  RE: https://social.lol/@bw/116909023662989501 SLAP stack blog post in progress...

• Post #4224041

  Anyone have a recommended CMS that works with static site generators? I know Build Awesome is coming and I know a little about CloudCannon and Contentful. Anything else? For my personal sites, I just use markdown files, but if I were setting up a website for a business, I'm curious what my options are.

• Post #4213901

  I appreciate more and more that my otherwise incredibly dumb self in 2005 decided to get a domain name and start hosting a personal website. Every time a platform rises and falls, this becomes a better decision. If you are on the fence about getting a domain name and creating a personal website, just do it! If you think for some reason that it's too late, it's not. I always think about what @chriscoyier@front-end.social said about starting the CSS-Tricks blog back in the day. I once ha...

• Post #3925930

  I blogged about the SLAP stack (SQLite, Linux, Apache, PHP) and about my first time setting up a VPS. https://blakewatson.com/journal/the-slap-stack-is-the-last-server-stack-youll-ever-need/

• Post #2524974

  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. 🚀 https://htmlforpeople.com

• Post #2325053

  If you are skilled with Python and Go and want to work on projects for NASA, we've got some openings at MRI. https://mricompany.applicantpro.com/jobs/4055316 Check the full list of openings for security and cloud operations. #FediHire #Jobs

• Post #2249314

  I know someone who is interested in making apps. Right now, she only has experience with a service that essentially uses AI to build an app for you. She's planning on finishing college, but she's looking for resources right now to help her go beyond this vibe-apping. She has an interest in UI, how apps work, and seems to have a good eye for when they are nice and smooth vs janky. She's not sure at the moment if she's interested more in code or design or project m...

• Post #2110945

  I switched over to Numbers Creator Studio. It wrecked the alignment of a bunch of my tables in a file I've been using for years. I tried to fix it, but I finally got frustrated and moved it over to a Google Sheet. SAD! I would love to just manage it as a CSV file, but I have a few niceties baked in that require a real spreadsheet app.

• Post #2110943

  Sometime within the last couple of years or so, I became totally burnt out (heh) on cool colors. I've started using color schemes and themes (in different apps that support them) that employ warm, earthy colors instead. I recently found this one and one of the things I like about its theme for VS Codeht variant does as well, ensuring that all text meets WCAG AAA contrast standards. It's rare to find a good light theme with solid contrast. Even more so to find a good one paired...

• Post #2110939

  Showing all opened windows on macOS will always be "Exposé" to me.

• Post #1763972

  I gave a talk at MagnoliaConf in Jackson, MS today about how I am sick of frontend build steps (and what to do instead). I'm probably going to turn it into a three-part blog series. But for now I do have my talk in text form. https://blakewatson.com/magnolia2025

• Post #1640610

  When I wrote HTML for People, I envisioned non-tech people learning it because knowing HTML is a generally useful skill in information work. But AI kinda ruins that. Fewer non-tech people want to learn HTML. But it seems to have found a niche audience among people who still want to learn HTML despite having access to AI. That makes me feel better about it. I’m glad I wrote it when I did because I’m not sure I could have stayed motivated to write it in 2026 with the proliferation of AI options...

• Post #815027

  You face an undead wizard? I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a lich ain't one.