Mayank @mayank.co · 09/07/2026anchor positioning solves what would otherwise be major headaches. with two lines of code! 070
Mayank @mayank.co · 15/05/2026is it normal to make a website just to show my hair stylist so they fully understand what i want them to do with my hair? 290
Mayank @mayank.co · 28/04/2026one of my favorite code snippets that i've written: *:focus-visible { &:not(#a#b) { /* inflating specificity */ outline-style: solid !important; outline-width: 2px !important; } } placed outside all layers, and intentionally not using the `outline` shorthand for easier customization. 2110
Mayank @mayank.co · 27/04/2026might as well go outside if i can't get any work done thanks github! 020
Mayank @mayank.co · 01/04/2026so done with rounded corners. give me pointy corners. give me razor-sharp "wear a glove before you press it" corners. 4161
Reposted by MayankTyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/03/2026Over the past 19 years, my team @cloudfour.com have shared over 600 articles and resources with the #WebDesign community, absolutely free. But now, our design practice is in danger without your help. Please read and share: cloudfour.com/thinks/more-... #OpenToWork #UXDesign #UIDesigncloudfour.comMore Projects PleaseWe’re actively seeking new UX design, UI design or hybrid creative/development challenges to solve. 03737
Mayank @mayank.co · 30/03/2026tidal keeps updating their UI seemingly every other day, and yet large parts of it remain untouched and broken. so many design issues just in this one little screenshot. 250
Reposted by MayankKy @ky.fyi · 29/03/2026I’ve been doing design+webdev for over 10 years and I have deep expertise building and implementing design systems. if you’re looking for a design/dev hybrid to take polish and product thinking to the next level, let’s chat: ky.fyiky.fyiKy DeckerKy is a designer and web developer based in NYC. 25020
Mayank @mayank.co · 27/03/2026too much good stuff is locked behind login (or worse, behind app stores). a few years ago, i would shake my head furiously. today, i still do that, but at the same time i get it because of all these fucking bots :/ 3181
Mayank @mayank.co · 17/03/2026looks like we're about to find out how much of a community project deno is 1281
Mayank @mayank.co · 16/03/2026accidentally clicked the copilot button in Outlook and now i need to take a shower 251
Mayank @mayank.co · 13/03/2026what's the difference between these two lines of code? the first one imports the styles into a layer named css_is_awesome. the second one imports the styles into an anonymous layer if `@media (css_tooling_sucks)` matches. i've lost so many hours to this over the years. 2212
Mayank @mayank.co · 13/03/2026currently listening to Lauren Babic's EP "Too Much and Never Enough", released almost one year ago. laurenbabic.bandcamp.com/album/too-mu... some incredibly powerful vocals throughout the EP, and of course this seriously disgusting opening riff in "Let It Die": www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi7r...youtube.comLauren Babic – Let It Die (Official Music Video)YouTube video by Lauren Babic 000
Mayank @mayank.co · 11/03/2026this is both unreasonably fun and made me realize my screen is nasty. my score: 0.0033keithcirkel.co.ukWhat's My JND?Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see? 030
Mayank @mayank.co · 10/03/2026don't like semicolons? you can punctuate your css with exclamation marks instead! p { color: hotpink! important} 0140
Mayank @mayank.co · 27/02/2026this year i'm going to write at least one print stylesheet 🖨️ (i've never written one before!) 4151
Mayank @mayank.co · 23/02/2026this article perfectly captures the kind of system i've been building for myself: an always-on computer that runs a bunch of services which can only accessed within the local network. goodinternetmagazine.com/whats-a-home...goodinternetmagazine.comWhat's a Home Lab and why do you need one?There is an overarching belief that most things we want to do on the internet can only be accomplished by signing up for accounts with big technology companies. While it is true that a quick and dirty... 241
Mayank @mayank.co · 21/02/2026<link rel="icon" href="data:," /> adding this line to all my starter templates to fix those pesky 404s. 2331
Mayank @mayank.co · 18/02/2026this looks wonderful! new tech tends to be pretty uninspiring, so why not look towards old tech? 160
Mayank @mayank.co · 17/02/2026the week has barely started but my open tabs are piling up fast 😬 (i like to close my browser at the end of the day) 000
Reposted by MayankBart Veneman @veneman.dev · 06/02/2026Announcing The CSS Selection! 📰 www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele... 📚 100,000 websites ⏱️ 100+ metrics 🔖 7 chapters The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!projectwallace.comThe CSS Selection - 2026 Edition - Project WallaceThe CSS Selection shows real-world CSS usage from over 100,000 websites and looks at the most important metrics. 68636
Mayank @mayank.co · 29/01/2026RESOLVED: Add balance keyword to flex-wrap 🥳 github.com/w3c/csswg-dr... 2171
Mayank @mayank.co · 25/01/2026i built a micro-site that shows what i've been listening to! it periodically pulls music data from my last.fm obsessions.mayank.co 2110
Mayank @mayank.co · 21/01/2026ugh i want to work on my personal projects full time. there isn't enough time in the day 1170
Reposted by Mayankking lola 👑 @lolaodelola.bsky.social · 06/01/2026New year, new course! 🤓 I’m running a standards course for policy & digital rights professionals & students. We’ll explore the W3C & ways standards & policy can collaborate. This is funded by the UK Gov Department for Science, Innovation and Technology lolaslab.co/standards-co... 0116
Mayank @mayank.co · 06/01/2026one of my 2026 goals is to intentionally focus more on _the work_ and less on $work. 070
Reposted by MayankAshlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com · 23/12/2025I've had an execeptionally tough year. I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜 semanticfish.com/2025-year-in... Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience. Many more details in post!semanticfish.com2025: Year in Review | Semantic Fish Creative GroupThis post gets personal about my experiences this year with grief, loss, health emergencies, and being disabled & working in accessibility in the US. 55039
Reposted by MayankNathan Knowler @knowler.dev · 19/12/2025Anyone a part of a “divitis” webring? Is the `<section>` element your best friend? Do you use semantic HTML, but have never looked up the definitions for the elements you use? I wrote this for you. htmhell.dev/adventcalend...htmhell.devSemantics beyond the tag name - HTMHellA collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites. 1247
Mayank @mayank.co · 11/12/2025this doesn't use the bleeding edge stuff (like subgrid) but it's still so much more advanced than anything else you'll see out in the wild. every-layout.dev 161
Mayank @mayank.co · 05/12/2025so… who's looking for a frontend dev? i'd love to work on/with a robust design system DMs are now wide open! 03727
Mayank @mayank.co · 02/12/2025i just want to do good work with other people who want to do good work 2463
Mayank @mayank.co · 29/10/2025the design tokens community group spec is now "stable" 👀 www.designtokens.org/tr/2025.10/w3.orgDesign Tokens specification reaches first stable version | Design Tokens Community Group 032
Mayank @mayank.co · 30/09/2025can any Nova users vouch for it? as someone who dislikes Apple UX, i'm always skeptical of Mac-only apps. but really i just need strong support for the languages of the web: HTML, CSS, JS (including TS and JSX). these languages are usually overlooked by code editors.nova.appNovaThe beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic. 350
Mayank @mayank.co · 11/09/2025shoutout to anyone still working on design systems in 2025. it's rough out here 2361
Reposted by MayankAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/08/2025I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.anthonymoser.github.ioI Am An AI HaterI am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater. 17458372004
Mayank @mayank.co · 01/08/2025an industry standard pattern: when you scroll a page, a dialog pops up out of nowhere and autofocuses a text field, which then triggers the virtual keyboard. peak UX right there. possibly the most elaborate way to say "fuck you" 1221
Mayank @mayank.co · 22/07/2025if you're wondering what working on a design system feels like today i've already had conversations about: - rem vs px - logical properties/units - color-mix - popover API and top layer - pointer-events/inert - transforms and blurry text - use of color and WCAG - AT support - … (char limit) 4381
Mayank @mayank.co · 17/07/2025playing with the customizable HTML select today. i find it weird that the `::picker-icon` is a pseudo-element that requires using old-school CSS tricks for customizing the glyph developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/L... 181
Reposted by Mayank⭑ salma @whitep4nth3r.com · 16/07/2025I have been back and forth over the span of 5 years about whether to publish this article. All opinions and experiences in this post are my own, or from people I personally know, backed up with recent reports and statistics.whitep4nth3r.comWhy Women in Tech isn't enoughWomen in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power. 2828492