Chris Henrick
clhenrick.bsky.social
Chris Henrick
@clhenrick.bsky.social
Design/UX engineer who gives a damn about accessibility & social justice. Also a drummer, cyclist, & dog lover. Sometimes a map maker & geo tinkerer. Currently working at Esri; formerly: Google, UC Berkeley, Stamen Design, GreenInfo Network.

clhenrick.io
Could we please add aria-label=“figma” to that div? Can’t leave out that particular accessibility fail!
May 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Well in that case I spotted: “…was to create toast notificatins”
May 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Downside is it will flag unknown words in things like variable names or a person’s last name, but you can add to a list of “known words” so it won’t do that.
May 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Not sure what you use to write your blog posts but I have been using the Code Spell extension for VS Code and it’s a huge help for avoiding spelling mistakes: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...
Code Spell Checker - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Spelling checker for source code
marketplace.visualstudio.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Reposted by Chris Henrick
Completely agree with this point:

“Clever engineers write clever code. Exceptional engineers write simple code.”

Back in when people wanted “ninjas”, I said I wanted to be/wanted to work with gardeners. Ninjas come in and leave a bloody mess in the morning. Gardeners patiently cultivate.
April 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM