I'm Dan Denney, a front-end dev at DataCamp.
Ok, ok. I'm technically a Senior Software Engineer II, but front-end dev just rolls off the tongue. This my personal playground for sharing many of the things I enjoy, most of which revolves around web design and development.
Recent Blog Posts
They're mostly around front-end dev and web conferences, with some occasional life things sprinkled in.
Most Recent Blips
Shorter than a blog post, longer than a tweet. This is where I share quick reactions or stash things I want to remember.
Job openings
- AI search prompts are challenging
Trying to get AI to search like me
- Thankful for Fight Camp
Boxing away the beer and brisket
- Read Later
I killed Pocket, for Notion
- Fun With Framer AI
Checking out their new landing page prompt option
- Filter an Array by Keyboard Rows
Using ChatGPT for JS problems
Recent finds from around the web
I'm starting to stash everything in a "library" and archive them by month.
- Revisiting CSS border-image | CSS-Tricks
- AI is Probabilistic – That’s Why It Needs Constraints | Jorge Arango Excellent breakdown of then and now development
- Chilled Out Text Underlines – Frontend Masters Blog Digging these, want to do them on here maybe
- Split and assemble an image using CSS mask So rad
- The URL is a great place to store state in React It is and I don’t use it enough
- Minding the gaps: A new way to draw separators in CSS - Microsoft Edge Blog This will be cool in the future
- Build UIs that don't suck - YouTube - Tailwind Labs Neat card linking approach
- The New Leverage: AI and the Power of Small Teams | Jorge Arango The new normal
- CSS Only Scroll-Based Animations — It's so easy, and totally rad! Nice technique, I may make a version as a post
- Providing Type Definitions for CSS with @property | Modern CSS Solutions Really appreciated this dive
- Misconceptions about view transitions | Blog | Chrome for Developers Quick hits, just try it
- The Truth About AI's Impact on Software Development Jobs Interesting take from 8 months ago
Cooking and enjoying food and drinks are my hobbies outside of web development. With No ReservAItions, I've found a way to mix the two. I'm using ChatGPT to create reviews for the places that I visit in the spirit of Anthony Bourdain and I'm having so much fun with it!
