Monica
@monica.dev
a web developer who believes the internet is a magical place for creators ✨ focused on building community & tech to elevate people.
I 🫶🏾 teaching and experimenting with #CreativeCoding.
https://www.aboutmonica.com • https://codepen.io/m0nica
I 🫶🏾 teaching and experimenting with #CreativeCoding.
https://www.aboutmonica.com • https://codepen.io/m0nica
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Monica
@monica.dev
· Nov 26
👋🏾 It's lovely to see so many new faces so let me introduce myself! I'm a software engineer who's excited to join a social network that values how the open web makes the internet a magical place for creators. I'm currently building educational software and experimenting with creative coding.
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Wonderful 4 day weekend, @monica.dev came to visit me 🥰
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Wonderful 4 day weekend, @monica.dev came to visit me 🥰
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Great closing keynote from @monica.dev !! Full of really good advice for all creative coders. Check it out when the recordings come out!
#virtualCCfest
#virtualCCfest
September 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Great closing keynote from @monica.dev !! Full of really good advice for all creative coders. Check it out when the recordings come out!
#virtualCCfest
#virtualCCfest
A few years ago, I attended #virtualCCFest for the first time and left inspired! Today, I will be delivering the closing keynote at CC Fest. I'm looking forward to sharing my love of creative coding and encouraging others to archive (and share!) their creative work.
September 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A few years ago, I attended #virtualCCFest for the first time and left inspired! Today, I will be delivering the closing keynote at CC Fest. I'm looking forward to sharing my love of creative coding and encouraging others to archive (and share!) their creative work.
#virtualCCFest is kicking off soon! It's a free, virtual creative coding festival, and there's still time to register at: ccfest.rocks
September 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#virtualCCFest is kicking off soon! It's a free, virtual creative coding festival, and there's still time to register at: ccfest.rocks
I’ll be speaking at Creative Coding Fest! It’s free, fun, and open to anyone who wants to explore creative coding. Hope to see you there!
#virtualCCFest features two amazing keynotes, @monica.dev, software engineer, community organizer, and @charstiles.bsky.social, computational artist, educator. All the details and RSVP at ccfest.rocks
September 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ll be speaking at Creative Coding Fest! It’s free, fun, and open to anyone who wants to explore creative coding. Hope to see you there!
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#virtualCCFest is back on Sunday, Sept 28, with amazing keynotes and workshops on creative coding lined-up. You can see and details and RSVP at ccfest.rocks. If you donate your funds will go to support the costs of the free event, Zoom licenses and small stipends for presenters and keynotes.
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#virtualCCFest is back on Sunday, Sept 28, with amazing keynotes and workshops on creative coding lined-up. You can see and details and RSVP at ccfest.rocks. If you donate your funds will go to support the costs of the free event, Zoom licenses and small stipends for presenters and keynotes.
Based on my collection of memes and photos iOS classifies these celebs/notable figures under my “People”:
* Beyoncé
* President Obama (& “The Rock” Obama)
* Rihanna
* Issa Rae
* President Biden
* Taraji P Henson
* Simone Biles
* Janelle Monae
* Dr. Cristina Yang
* Redacted 🍊
* Beyoncé
* President Obama (& “The Rock” Obama)
* Rihanna
* Issa Rae
* President Biden
* Taraji P Henson
* Simone Biles
* Janelle Monae
* Dr. Cristina Yang
* Redacted 🍊
March 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Based on my collection of memes and photos iOS classifies these celebs/notable figures under my “People”:
* Beyoncé
* President Obama (& “The Rock” Obama)
* Rihanna
* Issa Rae
* President Biden
* Taraji P Henson
* Simone Biles
* Janelle Monae
* Dr. Cristina Yang
* Redacted 🍊
* Beyoncé
* President Obama (& “The Rock” Obama)
* Rihanna
* Issa Rae
* President Biden
* Taraji P Henson
* Simone Biles
* Janelle Monae
* Dr. Cristina Yang
* Redacted 🍊
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Grateful for small joys these days, like a little more sunlight every day. Fun little map I made last week 📊
Parts of the U.S. will gain three hours or more of daylight between Thursday's spring equinox and the summer solstice on June 20, per NOAA's solar calculator.
How much daylight you're gaining as spring begins
Parts of the U.S. will gain 3 hours or more of daylight over the next few months.
www.axios.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Grateful for small joys these days, like a little more sunlight every day. Fun little map I made last week 📊
For a while I've viewed my website as my digital playground, so naturally last week's Webmention adventure—plus all the amazing blogs I've been diving into via RSS lately —have me wanting to get more involved with the #IndieWeb community.
aboutmonica.com/blog/hello-i...
aboutmonica.com/blog/hello-i...
Hello, IndieWeb 👋🏾
Some thoughts on tinkering around with my digital playground and getting more involved with the IndieWeb.
aboutmonica.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For a while I've viewed my website as my digital playground, so naturally last week's Webmention adventure—plus all the amazing blogs I've been diving into via RSS lately —have me wanting to get more involved with the #IndieWeb community.
aboutmonica.com/blog/hello-i...
aboutmonica.com/blog/hello-i...
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I think the next phase of my Webmention project will be setting up a linkblog to share my favorite content & bookmarks.
(In my ideal world everyone would get their own link blog too, but sharing links on Bluesky and Mastodon is almost as good)
March 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I think the next phase of my Webmention project will be setting up a linkblog to share my favorite content & bookmarks.
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Essential to remind that libraries are not just vital sources of knowledge and information but also excellent community centers devoted to under-served populations. Services for job-seekers, the blind, for senior citizens. They lend out books but also tech, cooking equipment, media players.
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Essential to remind that libraries are not just vital sources of knowledge and information but also excellent community centers devoted to under-served populations. Services for job-seekers, the blind, for senior citizens. They lend out books but also tech, cooking equipment, media players.
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#VirtualCCFest is happening tomorrow, and it looks like registration is still open! If you're interested in #CreativeCoding, this free event is a great way to spend your Saturday learning and getting inspired by fellow creators.
Sign up here: ccfest.rocks/register/
Sign up here: ccfest.rocks/register/
March 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
#VirtualCCFest is happening tomorrow, and it looks like registration is still open! If you're interested in #CreativeCoding, this free event is a great way to spend your Saturday learning and getting inspired by fellow creators.
Sign up here: ccfest.rocks/register/
Sign up here: ccfest.rocks/register/
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This Saturday, 15 March, I'm invited by #virtualCCFest to give a talk about my creative coding journey (and my ten years of daily art project). Lots of more exciting keynotes and workshops will be hosted online; so do tune in! ccfest.rocks
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This Saturday, 15 March, I'm invited by #virtualCCFest to give a talk about my creative coding journey (and my ten years of daily art project). Lots of more exciting keynotes and workshops will be hosted online; so do tune in! ccfest.rocks
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
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We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
I've been playing around with adjusting my Webmention workflow all week! Here's an overview of my current Webmention implementation and how I'm using GitHub Actions to review incoming Webmentions. aboutmonica.com/blog/automat...
Fetch Webmentions Automatically with GitHub Actions
An overview of how in addition to using Brid.gy and Webmentions.io I’m adding GitHub Actions and soon Webmentions.app (or its closely related CLI tool) to automate updating my website with the latest ...
aboutmonica.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I've been playing around with adjusting my Webmention workflow all week! Here's an overview of my current Webmention implementation and how I'm using GitHub Actions to review incoming Webmentions. aboutmonica.com/blog/automat...
There's no shortage of ways math can be used in #CreativeCoding to generate visuals, like this donut-shaped Clifford Attractor that uses linear interpolation for color distribution.
🎨 aboutmonica.com/blog/craftin...
🍩 paulbourke.net/fractals/cli...
🎨 aboutmonica.com/blog/craftin...
🍩 paulbourke.net/fractals/cli...
March 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
There's no shortage of ways math can be used in #CreativeCoding to generate visuals, like this donut-shaped Clifford Attractor that uses linear interpolation for color distribution.
🎨 aboutmonica.com/blog/craftin...
🍩 paulbourke.net/fractals/cli...
🎨 aboutmonica.com/blog/craftin...
🍩 paulbourke.net/fractals/cli...
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I noticed someone mentioning that they couldn't afford "How Git Works" right now.
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
How Git Works
wizardzines.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I noticed someone mentioning that they couldn't afford "How Git Works" right now.
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
we have a "buy one give one" program where we give away 1 free copy for every zine sold. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy of How Git Works if $12 is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/git/
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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at sxsw, @jay.bsky.team pokes fun at mark zuckerberg by mimicking a version of a t-shirt he designed for himself, which said "aut zuck aut nihil" (either zuck or nothing, like "aut caesar aut nihil").
jay's shirt? "mundus sine caesaribus" (a world without caesars).
techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/a...
jay's shirt? "mundus sine caesaribus" (a world without caesars).
techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/a...
At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt | TechCrunch
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber walked on stage at SXSW 2025 for her keynote discussion, she wore a large black T-shirt with her hair pulled back into a bun.
techcrunch.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
at sxsw, @jay.bsky.team pokes fun at mark zuckerberg by mimicking a version of a t-shirt he designed for himself, which said "aut zuck aut nihil" (either zuck or nothing, like "aut caesar aut nihil").
jay's shirt? "mundus sine caesaribus" (a world without caesars).
techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/a...
jay's shirt? "mundus sine caesaribus" (a world without caesars).
techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/a...
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Hi everyone! Here to announce that Friday was my last day at Auth0/Okta. I’m excited to be looking for my new role though! I’m interested in:
⭐️ Technical writing
⭐️ Developer education/advocacy
⭐️ Developer marketing
⭐️ Technical program management
Reposts much appreciated!!🔁
More details below✨
⭐️ Technical writing
⭐️ Developer education/advocacy
⭐️ Developer marketing
⭐️ Technical program management
Reposts much appreciated!!🔁
More details below✨
March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hi everyone! Here to announce that Friday was my last day at Auth0/Okta. I’m excited to be looking for my new role though! I’m interested in:
⭐️ Technical writing
⭐️ Developer education/advocacy
⭐️ Developer marketing
⭐️ Technical program management
Reposts much appreciated!!🔁
More details below✨
⭐️ Technical writing
⭐️ Developer education/advocacy
⭐️ Developer marketing
⭐️ Technical program management
Reposts much appreciated!!🔁
More details below✨
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Also this gif has now followed me to three or four different machines now because SPARKLES: aboutmonica.com/blog/how-to-...
How to Make Your VSCode Sparkle
This article shows you how to customize your VSCode set up to display animated sparkles while you are typing. There's a VSCode extension, Power Mode that adds animated flair while you're typing. It ha...
aboutmonica.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Also this gif has now followed me to three or four different machines now because SPARKLES: aboutmonica.com/blog/how-to-...