Aaron McAdam
@aaronmcadam.com
Design Engineer • TypeScript, React, Design Systems, Figma • Blog: http://dev.to/aaronmcadam
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Everyone who works on a website has a role to ensure the site and its content are accessible. This resource from Vox Media breaks down some accessibility tasks by job role, including content creators, designers, developers, project managers, and testers.
accessibility.voxmedia.com
accessibility.voxmedia.com
Vox Product Accessibility Guidelines
As journalists, advertisers, producers, and creators, content is at our core at Vox Media. We want to ensure that everyone—regardless of ability, situation, or context—can access it.
accessibility.voxmedia.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Everyone who works on a website has a role to ensure the site and its content are accessible. This resource from Vox Media breaks down some accessibility tasks by job role, including content creators, designers, developers, project managers, and testers.
accessibility.voxmedia.com
accessibility.voxmedia.com
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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Lihua Zhang (Chinese Artist, born 1963)
"Winter (Four Seasons in my Hometown)", 1996.
Japanese Woodblock Print.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Winter (Four Seasons in my Hometown)", 1996.
Japanese Woodblock Print.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Lihua Zhang (Chinese Artist, born 1963)
"Winter (Four Seasons in my Hometown)", 1996.
Japanese Woodblock Print.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Winter (Four Seasons in my Hometown)", 1996.
Japanese Woodblock Print.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Using Vitest Browser Mode to test this package that allows you to persist your Zustand store in IndexedDB.
github.com/zustandjs/z...
The code that's meant to run in the browser is meant to be tested in the browser. VBM makes it silly easy.
github.com/zustandjs/z...
The code that's meant to run in the browser is meant to be tested in the browser. VBM makes it silly easy.
GitHub - zustandjs/zustand-indexeddb: Persist Zustand stores in IndexedDB.
Persist Zustand stores in IndexedDB. Contribute to zustandjs/zustand-indexeddb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Using Vitest Browser Mode to test this package that allows you to persist your Zustand store in IndexedDB.
github.com/zustandjs/z...
The code that's meant to run in the browser is meant to be tested in the browser. VBM makes it silly easy.
github.com/zustandjs/z...
The code that's meant to run in the browser is meant to be tested in the browser. VBM makes it silly easy.
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February lace by Vasily Khudyakov (Russian, b.1983).
Oil on canvas | 70 x 60 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Oil on canvas | 70 x 60 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
February lace by Vasily Khudyakov (Russian, b.1983).
Oil on canvas | 70 x 60 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Oil on canvas | 70 x 60 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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There’s few folks as reliable, thoughtful, and no-nonsense as @bell.bz. I’ve known him a long time and I don’t endorse people lightly.
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
There’s few folks as reliable, thoughtful, and no-nonsense as @bell.bz. I’ve known him a long time and I don’t endorse people lightly.
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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I think it's been proven time and time again that people only care about things when they have to pay for them.
They'll eat the slop if it's free.
They'll eat the slop if it's free.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I think it's been proven time and time again that people only care about things when they have to pay for them.
They'll eat the slop if it's free.
They'll eat the slop if it's free.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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I wrote a blog post today "The Microskills Theory of Programming": coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/10/the-...
The Microskills Theory of Programming - Coding Is Like Cooking
How to Succeed with Technical Coaching Software Developers are constantly shifting between activities. It might all be ‘coding’ but when you look more closely there are hundreds of distinct activities...
coding-is-like-cooking.info
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I wrote a blog post today "The Microskills Theory of Programming": coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/10/the-...
This is absolutely gorgeous 😍 Just order a copy, some specimens, and this awesome poster: www.type-together.com/index.php?ac...
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous 😍 Just order a copy, some specimens, and this awesome poster: www.type-together.com/index.php?ac...
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React 19.2 is now available!
This release includes Activity, useEffectEvent, React Performance Tracks, partial pre-rendering, and more:
react.dev/blog/2025/10...
This release includes Activity, useEffectEvent, React Performance Tracks, partial pre-rendering, and more:
react.dev/blog/2025/10...
React 19.2 – React
The library for web and native user interfaces
react.dev
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
React 19.2 is now available!
This release includes Activity, useEffectEvent, React Performance Tracks, partial pre-rendering, and more:
react.dev/blog/2025/10...
This release includes Activity, useEffectEvent, React Performance Tracks, partial pre-rendering, and more:
react.dev/blog/2025/10...
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<Activity> - The most exciting React feature just came out!
Hide a React subtree and unmount its Effects while preserving its state, and keep rendering it with lower priority.
Unlocks very exciting pre-rendering patterns along the way!
More Activity modes are coming
Hide a React subtree and unmount its Effects while preserving its state, and keep rendering it with lower priority.
Unlocks very exciting pre-rendering patterns along the way!
More Activity modes are coming
October 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
<Activity> - The most exciting React feature just came out!
Hide a React subtree and unmount its Effects while preserving its state, and keep rendering it with lower priority.
Unlocks very exciting pre-rendering patterns along the way!
More Activity modes are coming
Hide a React subtree and unmount its Effects while preserving its state, and keep rendering it with lower priority.
Unlocks very exciting pre-rendering patterns along the way!
More Activity modes are coming
Cézanne vibes ❤️
Philippe Janin (French Artist, born 1959)
"Paysage au Terres d'Ocre", 2019.
Oil on Canvas, 100 × 65 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Paysage au Terres d'Ocre", 2019.
Oil on Canvas, 100 × 65 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
September 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cézanne vibes ❤️
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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
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
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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
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
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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This isn't even "UX vs UI". It's "the purpose of the fucking thing" vs "it sounded cool in a stakeholder meeting"
September 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This isn't even "UX vs UI". It's "the purpose of the fucking thing" vs "it sounded cool in a stakeholder meeting"
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you don’t understand bro, if we didn’t lie, no one would buy our product 😩
September 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
you don’t understand bro, if we didn’t lie, no one would buy our product 😩
This conference looks amazing! Can’t wait to see any videos they might release!
Two more days until SquiggleConf 2025! Wow!
We're so pumped to welcome you all to the Simons Theater at the New England Aquarium. See you soon! 🥰
We're so pumped to welcome you all to the Simons Theater at the New England Aquarium. See you soon! 🥰
September 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This conference looks amazing! Can’t wait to see any videos they might release!
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the more you learn about genAI, the less likely you're to use it!!!
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the more you learn about genAI, the less likely you're to use it!!!
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
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David Lynch on finishing a film
September 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
David Lynch on finishing a film
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Related, my favorite quote about the creative process is from David Lynch:
“If I could tell you what my new film was about, I wouldn’t have to make it.”
“If I could tell you what my new film was about, I wouldn’t have to make it.”
September 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Related, my favorite quote about the creative process is from David Lynch:
“If I could tell you what my new film was about, I wouldn’t have to make it.”
“If I could tell you what my new film was about, I wouldn’t have to make it.”