iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I turned website loading into music, so you can hear the threads, not just see them. Some sites turn into a great track you can loop and work to. blog.alena.rocks/en/artifacts...

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sat there wondering what CSS actually looks like. A night sky, obviously! 634 properties and at-rules turned into stars, spec sections into constellations, and a Milky Way made of vendor prefixes. blog.alena.rocks/en/artifacts...

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The CSS Night Sky

612 CSS properties as a star chart: a star’s size is the real share of page loads, the Milky Way is vendor-prefixed properties. Search, constellations by spec area and links to MDN.

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

LUMINANCE is here 🤍 A triangular lace shawl — lace and cable, 175 cm wingspan after blocking. Advanced level, fingering weight. ravelry.com/patterns/library/luminance

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Luminance pattern by Alёna Bat

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

First pattern release — Sylvan Veil: a fern-and-canopy lace wrap in fingering weight 🌿 25% off on Ravelry until 10 June. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knitting #lace #shawl #knittingpattern #knittersofbluesky

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Sylvan Veil pattern by Alёna Bat

LAUNCH SALE — 25% OFF UNTIL JUNE 10, 2026

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Went to a flea market yesterday and somehow gravitated straight to the darkest corner. Now I have the most badass yarn bowl in existence! 🤩

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

PSA: I knitted something unreasonably beautiful. Thank you for your attention.

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Do we really need a framework for every damn project? (Hint: probably not.) 🧵👇

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Junior starts work: here's the documentation, here's the code, here's the tasks for the week, and here's a mentor — ask if you need anything. Senior starts work: here's the access. If something breaks, you'll find out first. Oh, and there's no documentation, you'll write it yourself.

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André Ruffert @andreruffert.com · 13/03/2025

👓 <syntax-highlight> element v1.0.0 - A custom element that uses the CSS Custom Highlight API for syntax highlighting. Code highlighting works without modification (no need to wrap each token with a <span> element) 👀 Demo: andreruffert.github.io/syntax-highl... ℹ️ Repo: github.com/andreruffert...

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<syntax-highlight> element - Web Component

A <syntax-highlight> web component that uses the CSS Custom Highlight API.

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We’re discussing "beautiful numbers" in chat. Everyone has their own favorites—I love multiples of 5, someone prefers 10, or better yet, 12. But somehow, 207 was unanimously declared *ugly*. Are you the same, or are you normal?

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Signed a contract for a new job 🎉

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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 24/02/2025

🎉 Introducing my upcoming third course, Whimsical Animations! This course will teach you how to build top-tier animations and interactions using a variety of techniques. ✨ You can join the waitlist on the course’s brand-new site, which is the most ridiculous thing I’ve built in quite some time:

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Whimsical Animations

Learn how to create charming interactions and delightful touches using the magic of CSS, JavaScript, SVG, and Canvas. I’m sharing all my tricks in this one!

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Álvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro.com · 21/02/2025

Every time someone publishes an article about CSS colors mentioning only rgb(), hex notation, and hsl(), an angel loses its wings. Two angels if the article only mentions the comma-notation for rgb() and hsl(). Three angels if the article only mentions the 6-chars hex notation, rgba(), and hsla().

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Continuing the letter theme: the pound symbol in the Korolev font is really beautiful. www.devicefonts.co.uk/catalogue/ko...

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Just swapped my code editor font to Martian Mono—never going back. 🚀

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

If your website isn't aiming for mega creativity, please don’t use a custom cursor! Where’s the "tip" of this heart? With a regular arrow, it's obvious. But this? 🤨

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Mama said I'm a software developer 😎 Tired of forgetting about npm run dev and it eating up my memory overnight. So I wrote a little script that checks if the editor window or localhost is open, and if not, shuts down the server after 10 minutes. Feeling proud of myself! 🙌

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

> Bugs in code behave just like those in real life: they live in the darkest, dirtiest places in the code… Immediately imagine dark corners of my codebase. And the funniest that I know exactly where they are! 😆 refactoring.guru/refactoring/...

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Bramus @bram.us · 09/02/2025

CSS Custom Functions are coming … and they are going to be a game changer! 👉 brm.us/css-custom-f...

A custom function that returns different values based on light or dark mode being used to visit the page.

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CSS Weekly @cssweekly.com · 06/02/2025

[ 🔥 VS Code Quick Tip ] Did you know that you can click on breadcrumbs in @vscode.dev and quickly navigate between folders, files, and even symbols?

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Think about this before you sleep tonight. We’re all young and full of energy now, but that won’t always be the case.

A woman with short white hair, wearing a blue sweater, is giving a talk in front of an audience in a modern event space with an exposed brick wall. Behind her, a screen displays a slide with the title: **"Older Adults: Are we really designing for our future selves?"** by Elizabeth Buie. The audience consists of several people seated in rows of chairs, attentively listening. Some are taking notes, while others are focused on the speaker. The room has a casual yet professional atmosphere, with a mix of industrial and cozy design elements, including hanging lamps and a neon sign on the wall.

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Am I the only one tired of AI everywhere? They even brought it into dev tools…

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The interviewer didn’t show up for the interview. That’s a first! =)

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"Imposible HTML & CSS" tread Start here → x.com/ABatickaya/s... Buttons are still the hardest part of UI Netflix

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Blocking first sweater not for myself, but for a friend. So excited and a bit worried about their reaction! 😅

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Подлодка зовёт! С 10 по 15 февраля — шесть дней тёплых встреч, докладов и обсуждений про React: фича-тогглы, мультиязычность и другие штуки. Если хотите присоединиться — держите промокод OBEY_REACT на скидку 500₽. Буду рада видеть вас! 🖤 🔗 podlodka.io/reactcrew?ut...

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Онлайн-конференция Podlodka React Crew, сезон #2

Недельное мероприятие от команды Podlodka: ежедневные интерактивные сессии в Zoom по актуальным проблемам frontend-разработки, нон-стоп общение с экспертами и звёздами индустрии, закрытое профессионал...

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

TIL that there's an unused but reserved HTTP status: 402 Payment Required 💸 Reading HTTP status codes first thing in the morning is oddly refreshing! 😆

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

All AIs say that Promise.try() is not part of standard JavaScript. But it actually is a standard feature (tc39.es/ecma262/mult...). Great interview question to spot those who rely solely on AI. 😏

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Alёna Batitskaia @abatickaya.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

What’s your hobby? How do you spend your free time? Me? I knit. 🧶

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