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Adam Argyle
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Teachin, designin, and buildin on the web all day.

Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nerdy.dev

[bridged from https://front-end.social/@argyleink on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
give it an upvote if you agree that outline shape should continue to match the element when using corner-shape

https://issues.chromium.org/u/1/issues/458409066
Chromium
issues.chromium.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
What'd I miss?

components know:
- user stuff
- device stuff
- app stuff
- design stuff
- what stuff is in them
- what stuff they're inside
- etc

It's amazing how much a component can know on the web, and I'm going to try and list it all out. Help me 🤓

#css
https://nerdy.dev/components-can-know
Web components know about the user, device, variables, layout and more · October 30, 2025
As Miriam Suzanne says "components know stuff," but like, how much stuff?
nerdy.dev
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
ep216 of Whiskey Web and Whatnot
(live) All Things Open 2025

Shruti Kapoor shares her career journey, career tips, tricks, and trips, and a little bit of whatnot in this episode with host Robbie and guest host Jason Lengstorf […]

[Original post on front-end.social]
Whiskey Web and Whatnot
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
workin on a web component: `<color-input>`
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Sneak peak at my upcoming @btconf talk 👀

Be there or be `aspect-ratio: 1`

https://nerdy.dev/beyond-tellerrand-2025
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
NEW @whiskey.fm ep215
w/ guest @nmn.bsky.social

Rust, StyleX, Swift, whiskey and whatnot

https://nerdy.dev/www-ep215-rust-is-overrated-with-naman-goel
Ep #215 **Rust Is Overrated w/ guest Naman Goel** Robbie and I talk with Naman Goel about the origins and evolution of StyleX, how it integrates with React and other frameworks, the pros and cons of different programming languages like Rust, TypeScript, and Swift, and whatnot. ⤷ whiskey.fm · youtube · spotify · apple
nerdy.dev
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
New WWW ep #213
**NPM Worms & RubyGems Coups:
Trust Issues in Open Source**

Crappy whiskey and chats about Tailwind as a “state management library,” recent security scares in open source, dependency hygiene, developer visa drama, tech salaries and whatnot.

⤷ […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
`closedby=any`

cool feature, not enough written about it yet
https://nerdy.dev/closedby-any
closedBy=any · October 16, 2025
Declarative dialog light dismiss
nerdy.dev
October 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
"Oops… #css got away from me, send halp!"
🎥 video out now

a 25m tik-talk just given at @cascadiajs.com

⤷ https://nerdy.dev/oops-css-got-away-from-me-send-halp-at-cascadiajs-2025
You can now watch my talk from CascadiaJS 2025 3 weeks ago 🤘🏻💀 Watch on YouTube
nerdy.dev
October 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
🆕 WWW ep #213
Is #css A programming language?

Robbie, @kevinpowell and I chat about the quirks and complexities of CSS, Tailwind and flexbox, AI’s failure to write decent styles, anchor dingles, trim styles, and more.

https://nerdy.dev/www-ep213-with-kevin-powell
Ep #213 **Is CSS A programming language?** Robbie and I chat with Kevin Powell about the quirks and complexities of CSS, Tailwind and Flexbox, AI’s failure to write decent styles, anchor dingles, trim styles, and more. ⤷ whiskey.fm · youtube · spotify · apple
nerdy.dev
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
🆕 ep #212
TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

Robbie and I chat with @davatron5000 about whiskey, web culture, the quirks of building side projects, the shifting landscape of the web, AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and more […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Reposted by Adam Argyle
edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
🆕 blog! “Targetting specific characters with CSS rules”

You can't. There is no way to use CSS to apply a style to every letter "E". It simply can't be done.

At least, that's what they want you to think…

What if I told you there was a secret and forbidden way to target specific characters in […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
you get a squircle,
you get a squircle,
i get a squirtle

https://nerdy.dev/squircles #css
Squircles with `clip-path: shape()`, while we wait for `corner-shape: squircle`. Vote for `corner-shape` in Interop 2026 or give this little GUI a peep from Zoran. Try on Codepen
nerdy.dev
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
sticky slices

https://nerdy.dev/sticky-gradient-transitions #css
September 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Ep #210
DevRel, Linux, and the Shrinking Path for Junior Developers w/ Ali Diamond

Robbie and Chuck talk with Ali about her journey through tech, cybersecurity, and community building.

Tequila this time!

https://nerdy.dev/www-ep210
Ep #210 **DevRel, Linux, and the Shrinking Path for Junior Developers w/Ali Diamond** Robbie and Chuck talk with Ali Diamond about her journey through tech, cybersecurity, and community building. They sip tequila, swap hot takes on programming languages and developer culture, and dig into the realities of junior engineering paths. ⤷ whiskey.fm · youtube · spotify · apple
nerdy.dev
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Ep #211 Agents of Chaos: Whiskey Experiments and the Future of IDEs

Offbeat experiments and the chaos of tech culture. AI workflows, Warp vs. IDE debates, and the realities of coding culture, from bleeding-edge hype to WordPress drudgery.

https://nerdy.dev/www-ep211
Ep #211 **Agents of Chaos: Whiskey Experiments and the Future of IDEs** Chuck and I talk about offbeat experiments, and the chaos of tech culture. They discuss AI workflows, Warp vs. IDE debates, and the realities of coding culture, from bleeding-edge hype to WordPress drudgery. ⤷ whiskey.fm · youtube · spotify · apple
nerdy.dev
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Nobody wants to see your ugly config,
Just Vite it.

https://nerdy.dev/just-vite-it
Nobody wants to see your ugly config, **JustVite It.**
nerdy.dev
September 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Link to my slides for my talk at @cascadiajs.com

https://nerdy.dev/cascadiajs-2025-talk
My talk is in just a couple hours here in Seattle at CascadiaJS 🤘🏻💀 https://cascadiajs-2025.netlify.app
nerdy.dev
September 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Reposted by Adam Argyle
nerdy.dev
deployed a `scroll-target-group` and `:target-current` #CSS scroll spy upgrade from the scroll driven animation variant that was a little uncanny to my site, now it's always right

read about the feature from @una.im
una.im/scroll-targe...

try it here in Canary
nerdy.dev/cascading-se...
One List To Rule Them All · September 10, 2025
In the darkness may it bind us
nerdy.dev
September 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Rolled my own Twitter API aggregations, so posts can now show engagement from that platform again 🤘🏻💀

https://nerdy.dev/twitter-integrated-again
Twitter comments, likes and reposts are now integrated.
nerdy.dev
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
Me 🤝 Shopify

https://nerdy.dev/joining-shopify
I'm stoked to share my next role: **Design Engineer** at Shopify; alongside Jason Miller to hack on next-gen admin UI/UX and a new Polaris. I'm also workin to rejoin the CSSWG via Shopify too 🙂 Thanks for all y'all's support! 💀🤘🏻
nerdy.dev
September 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
🆕 ep #209 on https://whiskey.fm

Is Cracker Barrel a JS Framework?

JS trends, overused hooks, frameworks chasing sameness, why Cracker Barrel's rebrand felt like a NPM package metaphor, retro console nostalgia, LAN parties, and plenty of other delightful whatnot!

🥃 https://nerdy.dev/www-ep209
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.
whiskey.fm
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
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!

https://nerdy.dev/cascading-secret-sauce
One List To Rule Them All · September 10, 2025
In the darkness may it bind us
nerdy.dev
September 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
I've joined Whiskey Web and Whatnot as a permanent show host!

I'll be bringing #css content and overall more dorky nerdery to the pod.

Tune in if you're into
(web tech news || whiskey || whatnot)

https://nerdy.dev/www-ep208
Ep #208 **I've joinedWhiskey Web and Whatnot** as a permanent show host 🎉 In this episode, Robbie and I talk about CascadiaJS, my new role at Shopify 👀, and why tech interviews are so broken. ⤷ whiskey.fm · youtube · spotify · apple
nerdy.dev
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy
TIL how to set keyframe offsets in JS WAAPI animations

been using them for a long time in CSS, but needed them in my JS today, somehow for the 1st time 🤔

https://nerdy.dev/keyframe-offsets
Keyframe Offsets · September 5, 2025
The percentages you can pass to CSS and JS for keyframe timing.
nerdy.dev
September 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM