April fools only works when reality isn't this stupid.

Applying accessibility fixes with stealth for the greater good This is not an article that Steve, the author, thinks should exist in a healthy industry, but the shape of our industry — especially right now — makes this sort of article very necessary and hopefully...

This is not an article that Steve, the author, thinks should exist in a healthy industry, but the shape of our industry — especially right now — makes this sort of article very necessary and hopefully helpful to you in your job.

piccalil.li/blog/applyin...

So cool!! Cannot wait to try it out 😀

GitHub - liv7c/nemcss: A design-token-driven CSS utility and custom properties generator A design-token-driven CSS utility and custom properties generator - liv7c/nemcss

Starting the day tweaking the LSP for my little CSS custom properties / CSS utility generator project 😊 It is actually almost fun to hunt down those bugs and discover all the little differences between VSCode and Neovim at that level github.com/liv7c/nemcss #openSource #BuildInPublic

OddContrast Color contrast checker with Oklch, Oklab, Display P3, and more – helping designers meet WCAG 2 accessibility standards.

One of my favorite contrast checkers that supports lots of different color formats www.oddcontrast.com #a11y #webDev

Happy birthday!! 🎂 Hope you have a lovely day!

What is VitePress? | Vite & Vue powered static site generator. Vite & Vue powered static site generator.

Projects like VitePress make it truly lovely to add documentation to a project 😍

Improve your Git CLI experience with Git aliases, delta, and custom functions - Olivia Coumans Learn how to enhance your Git CLI experience with Git aliases, a better Git pager using delta, and custom shell functions.

New blog post: "Improve your Git CLI experience with Git aliases, delta, and custom functions" 😊 oliviac.dev/blog/customi... #blog #devblog

So glad it helped!

Accessibility For Everyone by Laura Kalbag Read the book online for free.

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.

accessibilityforeveryone.site

The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

Brilliant article 🙌

Drop your RSS feeds in the replies so people (including me) can find them 👇

My little blog RSS feed 🙂: oliviac.dev/feed.xml

Thank you Sebastian! Glad it was helpful

How to use jq with curl to explore an API’s JSON response - Olivia Coumans This article explores how to use the command-line tool jq with curl to process, filter, and transform JSON responses from APIs.

@oliviac.dev Hi, just stumbled upon this blog post of yours, thanks for writing this up! oliviac.dev/blog/how-to-...

A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.

here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

The Index: Issue #150 We don't know about you but we are completely sick of soulless AI slop, so here's 5 stunning human made links as an antidote in The Index #150. Sponsored by the great folks at Saleor.

We don't know about you but we are completely sick of soulless AI slop, so here's 5 stunning human made links as an antidote in The Index #150. Sponsored by the great folks at Saleor.

How to test packages locally before publishing using yalc - Olivia Coumans Learn how to use yalc to test a package locally without publishing it or pushing any changes. A straightforward alternative to npm link for testing packages in dependent applications.

Just published a new blog post about a super practical tool called yalc 😊 If you are having trouble testing a library with npm link or yarn link, I hope this article helps
oliviac.dev/blog/test-pa... #devblog #webdev #blog

Sometimes the Best Accessibility Fix is a Usability Fix AI cartoon of woman with long dark hair struggling to open a bottle, a common form of usability failure. Teams often arbitrarily divide work into two piles:...

"The fastest path to improved accessibility is to stop defending patterns that already irritate non-disabled users. Those patterns are already creating friction." buttondown.com/access-abili...

OpenAI, ARIA, and SEO: Making the Web Worse OpenAI has announced it’s launched a new browser, Atlas, with ChatGPT built in. For those familiar with ARIA, OpenAI outlines what to expect (I left the code as I found it, other than removing the tar...

"SEO hacks have been keyword-stuffing alt text in images for literal decades. There is no way ARIA will get away unscathed. Every button, link, and div will be roled up to redundancy at best, and the wrong thing at worst. "

adrianroselli.com/2025/10/open...

Taking a shot at the double focus ring problem using modern CSS A double focus ring is really useful in general but especially so with complex, themed systems. Eric Bailey shows us how to develop a really smart system, using modern CSS.

Focus rings! Plural! I wrote for @piccalil.li about how to create a branded double ring focus effect that is dynamically generated based on the interactive element's text color. piccalil.li/blog/taking-...

Totally get it. I've been moving away from Cursor these past couple of weeks. It started to feel a bit overwhelming at times (too much noise). Gradually going back to Neovim for focus, with a little Claude Code on the side when needed 😀

I have been using Alacritty for the past few years with neovim. I find it quite fast and not too hard to set up 👍

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Hey buddy.

You look like you could use something nice.

Perhaps... a joke?
Some coding practice?
Several interesting links?
A pretty keyboard to look at every week?

Well, do I have the newsletter for you, with the latest issue heading your way now!

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a web that isn't human-first is a web I want nothing to do with. I'm not going to "optimize the graph" of assertions, or whatever. I'm not a content farm for your algorithm. i'm here to build real relationships with real people - and if that's not what the web is for anymore, I'll be somewhere else.

How DNS works. What is DNS? Learn how step by step. What is DNS? Introduction how DNS works and how DNS server enhances website speed, security, and reliability with our webcomic.

Love resources like these! Such a fun way to learn more about how DNS works 🤩 howdns.works

Build Git helpers from scratch with Bash and fzf - Olivia Coumans Learn how to use fzf, the command-line fuzzy-finder, to build helpful Git utilities in Bash and enhance your workflow.

New post ✍️ "Build Git helpers from scratch with fzf and Bash"
Some of my first "aha" moments with the command line came from building small (imperfect) helpers for everyday tasks. If you're curious about Bash scripting, I hope this gives you some ideas 😀 oliviac.dev/blog/build-g... #blog

This should be a good event! "How to fix A11y debt without burning out" webinar coming up on Thursday with some all-time greats: @ericwbailey.website and @a11ymel.bsky.social 💜

State of HTML 2025 Take the State of HTML survey

📢 The State of HTML Survey is live survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...

The #HTML and #CSS surveys are the only web surveys I don't want to miss. Thank you @sachagreif.com for making them, and @lea.verou.me for curating.

Please take a few minutes to fill the survey if/when you can. ✨

Such a great read ❤️ This is a complex topic. This article explores it in a very nuanced and thoughtful way