Anne Thomas
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alfalfaanne.bsky.social
Anne Thomas
@alfalfaanne.bsky.social
I talk about web development (mainly front-end, JS, Shopify) and animals (horses, dogs, cats, and birds).

Building stuff professionally online since 2008 (most recently design-packs.com)
If you are running into issues using Shopify color filters on color values coming from metafields/metaobjects, add a '| append:""' before using your color filter. Thanks to Paul Newton in this Shopify forum post for the tip!
December 9, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I missed all the sales this past weekend, but any suggestions for good winter boots? It's snowing hard here in Ontario and I need to order a pair.
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM
We did it!! We finally got a little AI snippet that describes Design Packs on Shopify (when you reach over 100 reviews, this appears on your app listing) New achievement level unlocked!
November 27, 2024 at 9:52 PM
The problem with me doing my shopping online is that I get totally distracted trying to figure out what Shopify theme they are using or if it's fully custom.

Deep dive into the source code and then belatedly realizing I should be buying toys for the nieces and nephews.
November 27, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Working on some cool things for Design Packs for 2025, not only are we overhauling the ENTIRE app, but we're also working on tweaking and refining all of our animations for our sections. I'm happier than ever to be fully immersed in all things front-end. viva la css!
November 25, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The difference in how motivated/ energized I feel coming out of my luteal phase is DRASTIC. And once again, I am faced with the thought of "damn, what could I do if I just felt like this all the time?" But instead I face a solid two weeks of being under a cloud every month.
November 25, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Posting daily here is way easier than LinkedIn. And absolutely no deep revelations required.
November 22, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Super jazzed to be following more CSS content - I've been living in the Shopify/ecommerce bubble for tooooo long.
November 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Do you think it's helpful to compare yourself to others with funding? I recently had someone compare our bootstrapped app to one that had over 7 million in funding and a team of over 20 people. I get envious of how fast they can move and the scale I suppose, but we want to stick with bootstrapping.
November 21, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I'm actually loving Blue Sky because often there aren't any fresh updates and I just close the page, which is a great thing. I really hope they don't adopt the addicting slot machine UX like a lot of other apps.
November 20, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Just learned that one of the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is using our Design Packs app (design-packs.com) on their Shopify store.

Today is a GOOD day!
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Biggest revelation so far on Blue Sky is that I'm feeling more comfortable being vulnerable here (a feeling I haven't had on the old app in years)
November 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I had a weird interaction at Web Summit. I was chatting with another woman and she mentioned she lived in Frankfurt. So I commented that I remember seeing mini horses wearing running shoes there. She laughed and right at that moment a guy walked up to join the conversation.
November 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Well I haven't bought an air fryer yet, but I did sign up for my first half marathon for March. 🫣

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November 19, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Feeling some FOMO today - JS Nation looks amazing. jsnation.us
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November 18, 2024 at 3:34 PM
First day back in Ontario after being in Lisbon and I'm already searching "fresh seafood" just to be disappointed with the results...
November 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Gotta say it's pretty nice to be here. When I get notifications, it's based on things related to my actual account (instead of other things that just make me sad/angry...)
November 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM