Mayank
@mayank.co
front-of-the-front end developer.
usually writing CSS or listening to prog (or both).
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usually writing CSS or listening to prog (or both).
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Mayank
@mayank.co
· Nov 16
CSS ten years ago: you may have a little bit of flexbox. It's buggy but that's the best we can do, sorry
CSS now: what do you need? clamp? aspect-ratio? container queries? :has? inert? cascade layers? not only is it possible, it's already shipping!
CSS now: what do you need? clamp? aspect-ratio? container queries? :has? inert? cascade layers? not only is it possible, it's already shipping!
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Announcing The CSS Selection!
📰 www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
📚 100,000 websites
⏱️ 100+ metrics
🔖 7 chapters
The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!
📰 www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
📚 100,000 websites
⏱️ 100+ metrics
🔖 7 chapters
The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!
The CSS Selection - 2026 Edition - Project Wallace
The CSS Selection shows real-world CSS usage from over 100,000 websites and looks at the most important metrics.
www.projectwallace.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Announcing The CSS Selection!
📰 www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
📚 100,000 websites
⏱️ 100+ metrics
🔖 7 chapters
The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!
📰 www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
📚 100,000 websites
⏱️ 100+ metrics
🔖 7 chapters
The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!
i've been content with using zen-browser ever since the alpha days, but the recent update is really testing my patience.
they replaced "new window", a core functionality, with two different slightly-broken features called "window sync" and "new blank window"
docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/...
they replaced "new window", a core functionality, with two different slightly-broken features called "window sync" and "new blank window"
docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/...
January 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
i've been content with using zen-browser ever since the alpha days, but the recent update is really testing my patience.
they replaced "new window", a core functionality, with two different slightly-broken features called "window sync" and "new blank window"
docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/...
they replaced "new window", a core functionality, with two different slightly-broken features called "window sync" and "new blank window"
docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/...
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 PM
forgot i left this comment here lol
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 AM
forgot i left this comment here lol
i built a micro-site that shows what i've been listening to! it periodically pulls music data from my last.fm
obsessions.mayank.co
obsessions.mayank.co
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
i built a micro-site that shows what i've been listening to! it periodically pulls music data from my last.fm
obsessions.mayank.co
obsessions.mayank.co
scroll shadow has got to be my favorite thing to add to tables
January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
scroll shadow has got to be my favorite thing to add to tables
ugh i want to work on my personal projects full time. there isn't enough time in the day
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
ugh i want to work on my personal projects full time. there isn't enough time in the day
design tools and i will never be friends 💔
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
design tools and i will never be friends 💔
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New year, new course! 🤓
I’m running a standards course for policy & digital rights professionals & students.
We’ll explore the W3C & ways standards & policy can collaborate.
This is funded by the UK Gov Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
I’m running a standards course for policy & digital rights professionals & students.
We’ll explore the W3C & ways standards & policy can collaborate.
This is funded by the UK Gov Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
New year, new course! 🤓
I’m running a standards course for policy & digital rights professionals & students.
We’ll explore the W3C & ways standards & policy can collaborate.
This is funded by the UK Gov Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
I’m running a standards course for policy & digital rights professionals & students.
We’ll explore the W3C & ways standards & policy can collaborate.
This is funded by the UK Gov Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
lolaslab.co/standards-co...
one of my 2026 goals is to intentionally focus more on _the work_ and less on $work.
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
one of my 2026 goals is to intentionally focus more on _the work_ and less on $work.
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I've had an execeptionally tough year.
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
2025: Year in Review | Semantic Fish Creative Group
This post gets personal about my experiences this year with grief, loss, health emergencies, and being disabled & working in accessibility in the US.
semanticfish.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've had an execeptionally tough year.
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
i think my copy of bluesky is bricked :(
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
i think my copy of bluesky is bricked :(
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Anyone a part of a “divitis” webring? Is the `` element your best friend? Do you use semantic HTML, but have never looked up the definitions for the elements you use? I wrote this for you.
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Semantics beyond the tag name - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Anyone a part of a “divitis” webring? Is the `` element your best friend? Do you use semantic HTML, but have never looked up the definitions for the elements you use? I wrote this for you.
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
this doesn't use the bleeding edge stuff (like subgrid) but it's still so much more advanced than anything else you'll see out in the wild.
every-layout.dev
every-layout.dev
You can fundamentally rewire your brain to properly understand CSS layout... for $34.50. Can’t say fairer than that! One day left.
Oh I forgot to mention on here, Every Layout is doing the annual 50% discount too! every-layout.dev
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
this doesn't use the bleeding edge stuff (like subgrid) but it's still so much more advanced than anything else you'll see out in the wild.
every-layout.dev
every-layout.dev
so… who's looking for a frontend dev? i'd love to work on/with a robust design system
DMs are now wide open!
DMs are now wide open!
i just want to do good work with other people who want to do good work
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
so… who's looking for a frontend dev? i'd love to work on/with a robust design system
DMs are now wide open!
DMs are now wide open!
i just want to do good work with other people who want to do good work
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i just want to do good work with other people who want to do good work
flashback to debugging broken layouts in safari
You ever see a weird ass bug that makes you question the existence of everything?
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
flashback to debugging broken layouts in safari
Design Tokens specification reaches first stable version | Design Tokens Community Group
www.w3.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
can any Nova users vouch for it?
as someone who dislikes Apple UX, i'm always skeptical of Mac-only apps.
but really i just need strong support for the languages of the web: HTML, CSS, JS (including TS and JSX). these languages are usually overlooked by code editors.
as someone who dislikes Apple UX, i'm always skeptical of Mac-only apps.
but really i just need strong support for the languages of the web: HTML, CSS, JS (including TS and JSX). these languages are usually overlooked by code editors.
Nova
The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
nova.app
September 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
can any Nova users vouch for it?
as someone who dislikes Apple UX, i'm always skeptical of Mac-only apps.
but really i just need strong support for the languages of the web: HTML, CSS, JS (including TS and JSX). these languages are usually overlooked by code editors.
as someone who dislikes Apple UX, i'm always skeptical of Mac-only apps.
but really i just need strong support for the languages of the web: HTML, CSS, JS (including TS and JSX). these languages are usually overlooked by code editors.
shoutout to anyone still working on design systems in 2025. it's rough out here
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
shoutout to anyone still working on design systems in 2025. it's rough out here
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
an industry standard pattern:
when you scroll a page, a dialog pops up out of nowhere and autofocuses a text field, which then triggers the virtual keyboard.
peak UX right there. possibly the most elaborate way to say "fuck you"
when you scroll a page, a dialog pops up out of nowhere and autofocuses a text field, which then triggers the virtual keyboard.
peak UX right there. possibly the most elaborate way to say "fuck you"
August 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
an industry standard pattern:
when you scroll a page, a dialog pops up out of nowhere and autofocuses a text field, which then triggers the virtual keyboard.
peak UX right there. possibly the most elaborate way to say "fuck you"
when you scroll a page, a dialog pops up out of nowhere and autofocuses a text field, which then triggers the virtual keyboard.
peak UX right there. possibly the most elaborate way to say "fuck you"
if you're wondering what working on a design system feels like
today i've already had conversations about:
- rem vs px
- logical properties/units
- color-mix
- popover API and top layer
- pointer-events/inert
- transforms and blurry text
- use of color and WCAG
- AT support
- …
(char limit)
today i've already had conversations about:
- rem vs px
- logical properties/units
- color-mix
- popover API and top layer
- pointer-events/inert
- transforms and blurry text
- use of color and WCAG
- AT support
- …
(char limit)
July 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
if you're wondering what working on a design system feels like
today i've already had conversations about:
- rem vs px
- logical properties/units
- color-mix
- popover API and top layer
- pointer-events/inert
- transforms and blurry text
- use of color and WCAG
- AT support
- …
(char limit)
today i've already had conversations about:
- rem vs px
- logical properties/units
- color-mix
- popover API and top layer
- pointer-events/inert
- transforms and blurry text
- use of color and WCAG
- AT support
- …
(char limit)
the next generation of stalebots
July 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
the next generation of stalebots