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Rachel Andrew is a web developer and writer with interests in family history and flying, and enjoys running and photography.
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The author shares their journey of moving back to Northumberland, highlighting personal growth, fitness changes, and adapting to a new work environment in the tech industry.
The text discusses the evolution of genealogical research from the pre-internet era to the present day, highlighting the impact of online platforms like Ancestry. The author reflects on the challenges and benefits of genealogical ...
The reading-flow and reading-order properties are now in Chrome 137, addressing the visual and source order disconnect created by grid and flex layout. The implementation work was done by Chrome engineer Di Zhang, and the specific...
The text discusses the addition of the ability to let overflow columns wrap in the block direction in the Multiple-column layout specification. It mentions the experimental implementation in Chrome Canary and provides instructions...
Rachel Andrew discusses her blogging journey, from starting with personal notes to moving to various platforms such as Moveable Type, Classic ASP, Perch, and WordPress. She also talks about her writing process, inspiration, and fu...
02024 in review – Rachel Andrew
2025-01-01 •
The post reflects on the author's experiences and achievements in 2024, including work at Google, personal and professional growth, travel, fitness goals, and hobbies. The author discusses their team's accomplishments, promotions,...
0Public speaking in 2024 – Rachel Andrew
2024-12-31 •
Rachel Andrew reflects on her public speaking experiences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting her involvement in the Baseline project at Google and her speaking engagements at various conferences. She expresses he...
0A progress update on reading-flow – Rachel Andrew
2024-12-20 •
The blog post provides an update on the progress of the CSS Display 4, specifically focusing on the new reading-flow property. The author discusses the problem of source order getting disconnected from layout when using CSS grid l...
The post discusses the challenges of sharing information about new web features without frustrating developers. It provides tips for writing content that meets the needs of both browser DevRel teams and developers. The author emph...
0Masonry and good defaults – Rachel Andrew
2024-09-21 •
The blog post discusses the author's opinion on defining masonry as a separate value for display in CSS. She argues that defining masonry as part of grid would be a mistake due to the initial values applied to the container and di...
0Masonry and reading order – Rachel Andrew
2024-05-26 •
The post discusses the CSS masonry proposal and the issue of content reordering. It explains the proposal for reading-order-items and the hope to implement it before masonry. The author is excited about the forward motion on a rea...
0On having no visual memory – Rachel Andrew
2024-04-21 •
The author discusses her experience with aphantasia, a condition that prevents her from creating mental images or remembering things visually. She explains how this affects her daily life, from struggling with graphical interfaces...
0Closing time – Rachel Andrew
2024-03-23 •
The blog post is a reflection on the author's journey as a web developer and business owner, from starting her own company in 2001 to closing it down after many years of success. She discusses the challenges and successes she face...
011 years – Rachel Andrew
2024-01-21 •
The author reflects on the 11 years since she shattered her elbow, detailing the surgeries and ongoing issues she has faced. Despite the challenges, she remains active and determined to find workarounds for her limitations.
02023 in review – Rachel Andrew
2024-01-01 •
Rachel Andrew reflects on her personal and professional life in 2023, discussing her work at Google, her daughter's wedding, and her running and cycling achievements. She also talks about her plans for 2024, including learning Pyt...
01996 – Rachel Andrew
2023-12-31 •
The author reflects on her journey into web development, starting with teaching herself HTML and Perl after being let go from her job in the theatre. She discusses her current learning of Python and Flask, and how the web industry...
0align-content in block layout – Rachel Andrew
2023-12-19 •
The blog post discusses the align-content property from the Box Alignment spec, which allows for vertically centering an element inside a parent. It explains that while browsers require the parent element to be a flex or a grid la...
The text discusses the transition from using tables-for-layout to using CSS for layout in web design. It highlights the influence of early web developers and standards advocates in promoting the use of CSS, despite the challenges ...
0Cooking – Rachel Andrew
2023-02-25 •
The author reflects on her experience growing up in the UK in the 1970s and 80s, where cooking was a common activity in her family. She shares how she learned to cook and how she continues to enjoy cooking today, often using inexp...