The author discusses the complexities and idiosyncrasies of CSS, particularly focusing on the numerous ways to specify a blue background in modern CSS. They highlight the historical influences on CSS, the various color models avai...
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The author shares a personal experience of managing two identical Canon EOS M200 cameras for streaming and video production. Frustrated by the confusion caused by identical device names in Windows, the author embarks on a journey ...
The blog post discusses the complexities and challenges surrounding free and open-source software (FOSS), particularly focusing on the sustainability of such projects. The author shares insights from their conference talk, emphasi...
The blog post reflects on the evolution of rock music broadcasting, contrasting the live coverage of the 1990 'Monsters of Rock' festival on BBC Radio 1, which featured in-depth commentary and interviews, with the modern live stre...
The post discusses the HTTP status codes, particularly focusing on the rarely used HTTP 402 Payment Required, and how Cloudflare's new 'pay per crawl' proposal could change the way content is monetized on the web. It highlights th...
A personal reflection on the author's experiences and challenges at NDC London and PubConf, highlighting the vibrant community and logistics of hosting a hometown conference.
The post captures the essence of the State of the Browser 2026 conference, highlighting key sessions on web standards and the importance of open collaboration in web development.
The author discusses a recent experience with a failed app integration due to Hubspot deprecating certain API endpoints. Despite the deprecation being announced months prior, the author was unaware of it while developing the integ...
The author reflects on career choices for early-stage developers, particularly the decision between working at a large company versus a startup. Drawing from personal experience, the author emphasizes the importance of the problem...
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The post poignantly captures the author's grief and reflections on friendship following the sudden death of a friend named Ben, highlighting the surreal nature of loss in the modern world.
The post outlines the author's journey of setting up and using Claude Code for software development, detailing installation, subscription plans, and initial app creation.
The post discusses the importance of backing videos in live performances by the band Linebreakers, highlighting the use of PowerPoint to manage these videos efficiently. The author explains the challenges of updating slide notes m...
The author discusses their summer spent preparing a new course on CSS for Software Engineers, which will be available on Dometrain and presented at various conferences. They reflect on the importance of promoting events on social ...
The blog post discusses the varying cabin baggage regulations of different airlines, particularly focusing on the allowance of personal electronic devices (PEDs). It humorously highlights the complexities of these regulations, inc...
Aspiring tech speakers are guided through the essential steps to progress from local user group presentations to major international conferences, emphasizing skill development and networking.
A tribute to Chris Rea's 'The Road to Hell,' sharing a personal recording inspired by the album and the challenges of the pandemic's data management.
The text is a brief introduction to Dylan Beattie, who is involved in various activities such as coding, comedy, music, and public speaking. He has created a tech comedy band, an esoteric programming language, and is a Microsoft M...
Dylan Beattie is a computer programmer, musician, and comedian who travels the world speaking at conferences, teaching about distributed systems and web apps, and performing with his band. He also created an esoteric programming l...
The author shares two recent experiences with The Fork and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, highlighting the inefficiency and lack of human intelligence behind the services. He emphasizes that sending emails at the right time is...
The author shares an experience of boarding a Eurostar train that was running late and the confusion around train numbers and seat reservations. He contrasts the flexibility of train tickets with the specificity of flight tickets ...
The author published a 9-hour video course on Dometrain about sending email with .NET. The course covers SMTP, MIME, MailKit, MimeKit, Mailpit, Mailtrap, ngrok, HTML email standards, DNS records, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, troubleshooting,...
The text discusses the difference between writing programs and developing products in the tech industry. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the effort required to turn a working program into a viable product.
The author talks about his recent trip to the Netherlands, where he was running presentation training and speaking at a student conference. He was invited to do a lunch'n'learn session with the Amsterdam Java User Group and decide...
The text is about Dylan Beattie, who does interesting things with computers, code, comedy, music, and video, and travels all over the world to tell people about it. He writes code, speaks at conferences, teaches people how to desi...