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Leanne Renard

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👩‍💻 Developer @set.studio and @piccalil.li 🚲 Mountain biker 🚐 Van life 🥏 Anyone wanna play frisbee? 📍 Gloucestershire, UK https://leannerenard.co.uk/ https://codepen.io/leannerenard

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 2

I ♥ CSS.

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · 1d

Can't wait for this to ship... This course by @wil.to is genuinely incredible! The setup/theme system kept me hella busy, so I'm excited to finally see this in the wild.

Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 1d

Set your alarms and clear your inboxes: JavaScript for Everyone launches in 7 days, on October 14th.

The drafts are done, the editing is *nearly* complete and let us tell you, Mat has written a masterpiece.

Get alerted on launch day by signing up for updates: piccalil.li/javascript-f...

JavaScript for Everyone. A new course by Mat Marquis. Launching in 7 days

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · 7d

Nothing more humbling than temporarily losing the use of your dominant arm.

`.right-hand { cursor: not-allowed; }`

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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 14d

We have a launch date for JavaScript for Everyone. October 14th!

We're biased, of course, but let us tell ya, this is a *good* course and we can't wait for you to see it.

piccalil.li/javascript-f...

A clip from the Piccalilli Courses page, showing JavaScript for Everyone with a little "Launches October 14th" badge on it

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Nic Chan @nicmakesstuff.bsky.social · 17d

I am re-entering the world of speaking after a 3(!) year long break! If you're interested You can catch me at:

- "Audiom: Building inclusive maps as the token sighted developer" - Inclusive Design 24 at 4:00am UTC, 25 Sep(inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/)
apologies to the euro buddies!
(cont.)

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

inclusivedesign24.org

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · 19d

honoured 🙏

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · 23d

An absolute steal at this price...

Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 23d

Pre-orders for Mindful Design are available now.

Get a pre-order copy for £149, saving £100 off the full price of £249 for two weeks only.

Pre-orders close again after September 30

Mindful Design

A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

piccalilli.link

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · 27d

Hard relate 😂

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Adam Argyle @nerdy.dev · 28d

Here's a #CSS study list, 100+ features to checkout from the past ~5 years.

There're surprises in here for even the most knowledgeable front-end developer!

nerdy.dev/cascading-se...

One List To Rule Them All · September 10, 2025

In the darkness may it bind us

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Scott Riley @scott.is · Sep 8

MINDFUL DESIGN COURSE PROMO DOT MP4 (via my loves @piccalil.li ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...

Mindful Design Promo

YouTube video by Piccalilli

www.youtube.com

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Aug 22

Using my free will to listen to the same song on repeat for 8 hours.

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Aug 21

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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · Aug 21

We're now accepting guest authors on Piccalilli!

Up to now, we've reached out to guest authors, but we have the systems in place now to ensure quality.

Of course, we pay writers too.

piccalil.li/guest-author...

Write for us and become a Piccalilli Guest author

Write for us and get paid £200. Simple.

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Aug 12

Absolute bargain!

Piccalilli @piccalil.li · Aug 12

Pre-orders for JavaScript for Everyone are available now.

Get a pre-order copy for £149, saving £100 off the full price of £249 for two weeks only.

Pre-orders close again after August 26, 2025.

piccalilli.link/js4e-pre-ord...

JavaScript for Everyone

A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

piccalilli.link

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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · Aug 7

🎥 Here's the first video from Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025!

@tink.uk's opening keynote covers the risks and limitations of generative AI but also its extraordinary potential to make the world more accessible. It's a must-watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZP...

#ThrowbackThursday #tbthursday #a11y

There Is No Spoon – Léonie Watson | Pixel Pioneers 2025

YouTube video by Pixel Pioneers

www.youtube.com

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Aug 5

Yes!! although is anything ever supported with email templates?! 😅 the struggle is real.

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Aug 5

MJML ftw!

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Shenanigans @shenanigans.bsky.social · Jan 28

Hey does anybody know what to do

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 30

👩‍💻🔜🚢

Andy Bell @bell.bz · Jul 30

Next big update coming *very* soon is a complete redesign of the article view 👀

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 30

When your PR finally ships 🚢 🎉

Andy Bell @bell.bz · Jul 30

I may be biased, but the new marketing pages are looking incredible.

Hero section of the JavaScript for Everyone course landing page featuring the headline ‘Take your skillset way beyond syntax expertise’ in a bold display font. Below it is a subheading describing the importance of overall developer skillset. The page has a red and cream retro-styled visual background resembling circuit lines, with dark mode UI elements

Hero section for the Mindful Design course with a headline reading ‘Learn to design for real humans.’ Subheading outlines a focus on empathy, psychology, and accountability in design. The page features inclusive black-and-white cartoon illustrations of diverse people and uses a soft pink accent background

Hero section of the Complete CSS course landing page with the headline ‘Take your CSS skills beyond the next level’ in large bold type, followed by a subheading about achieving new levels of development with Andy Bell’s course. The design uses a high-contrast black, white, and yellow theme with thick horizontal lines for visual emphasis

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Mr Bingo @mr-bingo.bsky.social · Jul 28

✍🏻

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 18

Long hair will be perfect for all the styles! You’ve mastered the messy bun, so onto the next! ✨ I think my hair tends to grow outward not downwards so I’ve never managed to grow super long hair 🙈

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 18

Second only attempt?! Looks professional to me. I have never figured out how to do a bun, they are absolute mystery to me 🥹

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 16

This!

bryn ☼ @bryn.codes · Jul 16

it is so tiring to be a "woman in tech" and have to carve out a space for myself or ask for a seat at the table. i value the intention behind these non-men spaces for solidarity and community deeply, but i'd like to just exist as myself in the world, and not as a *female* doing the thing

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⭑ salma @whitep4nth3r.com · Jul 16

I have been back and forth over the span of 5 years about whether to publish this article.

All opinions and experiences in this post are my own, or from people I personally know, backed up with recent reports and statistics.

Why Women in Tech isn't enough

Women in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.

whitep4nth3r.com

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Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 16

Been working on a real chonky PR! Excited to see this one get shipped in a few weeks 🚢

Leanne Renard @leannerenard.co.uk · Jul 15

👀

Andy Bell @bell.bz · Jul 15

New on the blog bell.bz/were-aiming-...

We’re aiming to run Piccalilli full time - Andy Bell

Recently we ran a survey that turned out some interesting results. We decided to do the survey off the back of the success of redesigning Piccalilli last year and launching our first course. The respo...

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