We're talking with Michelle Barker about the idea of paying to support bloggers (and podcasters!) via services like Patreon, drumming as a fun side gig from CSS, how big of an issue digital sustainability is, trying to understand the environmental impact of our websites and digital life, wondering why YouTube embeds are still so large, disabling cookies, and how to build the web in a more sustainable way.
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GuestsMichelle BarkerGuest's Main URL • Guest's Twitter
Senior Front End Developer at Ada Mode, where Michelle works on Windscope, web-based data visualisation and exploration software for wind farm operators.
Michelle also loves playing the drums. Their happy place is where creativity and code intersect
You can also find Michelle writing and speaking about CSS and digital sustainability on the web and around the world.
Links616: Strum Machine with Luke Abbott
615: Dave Goes Windows For Real
614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle
613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio
612: Matt Haughey on a Fantasy Blogging CMS Setup
611: React! TypeScript! Jobification! Drupal!
610: TypeScript in 2024, Signals, Productivity Sniped, and Follow Up
609: Blake Watson on Home Cooked Apps
608: Can WordPress Kill Your Resume, Fav Parts of Web Dev, Exploring HTMX, and more!
607: Astro Launches an Integrated Database
605: Jim Nielsen on Subversive URLs, Blogging + AI, and Design Engineers
604: VS Code Plugins, Git as a Radical Statement, Tailwind & Arc Drama
603: Deno, React Alternatives, and Copilot Concerns with Triple Threat Josh Collinsworth
602: What Does Accessibility Really Mean?
601: Brad Frost on A Global Design System + Frostapalooza
600: Where Will The Web Be 12 Years from Now?
599: Fighting the Algorithm With RSS, Blogging, and the IndieWeb
598: Jen Simmons on Interop, WebKit Releases, and New CSS Features in Safari
597: How Many VS Code Plugins, Poor Charlie’s Almanack, and Where to Start in 2024?
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