Writing

This is a place to share my musings on some of the wonderful things that HTML, CSS, and a few sprinkles of JavaScript can do.

• Simpler cookie notices

  27 April 2023

  Put the native dialog element and the Cookie Store API to good use for a simple cookie notice.

• Interlude #1: Cellular automata

  24 August 2021

  A gentle exploration of cellular automata with a simulation of a one-dimensional system with three possible states for each cell.

• Random links with Eleventy

  9 August 2021

  Learn how to generate randomized links at build time with Eleventy.

• Password-protected pages on Netlify

  25 July 2021

  Learn how to password-protect specific pages on Netlify using serverless functions, redirects and Netlify Identity.

• Handling Mollie payments in Grav CMS

  8 May 2021

  Learn how to accept online payments with Mollie in Grav CMS.

• Privacy-friendly video embeds

  11 March 2021

  Learn how to be mindful of your users' privacy when embedding content from Vimeo and YouTube.

• Breadcrumbs for humans and robots

  24 February 2021

  Learn how to implement simple breadcrumbs to help visitors and search engine crawlers understand and interpret a site's structure.