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Blog posts

  1. Using WebC for progressively-enhanced UI elements

    Now I’m back in Eleventy-land, I thought I’d give WebC a go. For those unaware, it’s a templating language that generates Web Components, complete with asset bundling. But unlike regular Web Components, you can build things that aren’t completely reliant on Javascript. Because WebC is server-side rendered initially, you can provide fallback elements that will […]
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  2. Using WordPress as a Markdown editor

    The eagle-eyed among you will notice that my website’s had a slight refresh – and by that I mean I got bored of that ZX Spectrum theme roughly 45 seconds after publishing it. I’ve also switched back to Eleventy! I’m still using WordPress though, because I didnt’ want to migrate. I did, however, want to […]
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  3. Signing up for my first cycling event

    I registered for my first ever cycling event over the weekend. I was thinking about a duathlon/triathlon, but as I\’m not much of a runner or swimmer I thought purely cycling would be the best thing for me. So I registered for the Salford – Blackpool 100k. I’ll be doing it to raise money for […]
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  4. Well, that was short-lived

    Given that Twitter are closing out their free API access, I expect that this blog will stop cross-posting there fairly soon.
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  5. Buy-it-for-life

    Just some musings on some things I’ve bought over the years that have actually lasted
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