Max Böck @mxb.dev · 12/09/2026My toddler's current thing is counting things without knowing any numbers. He'll put his toys in a chest one by one and go "zop, sasa, haik..." and he's really proud when he's finished counting. I feel like there's an AI metaphor in there somewhere 😅 3271
Reposted by Max BöckTyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 29/08/2026what a time to be alive (derogatory) 501573403
Reposted by Max BöckCory LaViska @cory.laviska.com · 30/06/2026“The frontier of 2026, the stuff the sharpest people are most excited about, is render the HTML on the server, ship almost no JavaScript, and use the web platform instead of fighting it.” davidpoblador.com/deep-dives/t...davidpoblador.comThe Descent — What Happened to the Frontend While You Weren't WatchingThe last time you wrote a frontend it was a <button> and an FTP upload. Spare twenty minutes and get up to speed on everything the web did while you looked away. By David Poblador i Garcia. 94911
Reposted by Max BöckManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 26/06/2026I’ll be available for freelance work from August onwards. I can help you with: - Accessibility workshops, either in person or online - CSS workshops - Consultancy on HTML, CSS and accessibility - Front-end development EN or DE. Get in touch if that sounds interesting ❤️ matuzo.at/about-mematuzo.atAbout me - Manuel MatuzovicI’m a frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, blogger, teacher, and book author from Austria. 15130
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 24/06/2026I was a massive fan of star fox on N64 when I was a kid. I can play every level blindfolded. Spent so much time on it I actually learned English through the radio comms! So yeah I'm *quite* excited for the remake. youtu.be/ip0KL2RQQMU?...youtu.beStar Fox – Coming June 25th! (Nintendo Switch 2)YouTube video by Nintendo UK 040
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 12/06/2026 🚨 Cool Job Alert! Are you: - a front-end dev (Sass, Vanilla JS, React) - based in Austria / Vienna - ideally with some backend knowledge (Python, Django, APIs) - looking for work in a small, dedicated, remote team? Let's talk! (reposts for reach appreciated) 21718
Reposted by Max BöckStuart Robson @sturobson.com · 24/02/2026🎉 Looking for new work. 15 years front-end dev + Design Systems specialist. I help folks build, maintain & transform design systems. I'm also available for focused projects, front-end builds, codebase modernisation. Short to long term. Let's chat - stu@alwaystwisted.com reposts appreciated <3 26575
Reposted by Max BöckPaweł Grzybek @pawelgrzybek.com · 26/01/2026Last week I lost my job. It took me a while to process... If you or your company needs an experienced full stack developer who understands how the web works, knows modern tech, communicates well, please reach out. My CV: pawelgrzybek.com/cv/ I'd appreciate if you could share. Thank you.pawelgrzybek.comCV | pawelgrzybek.comI’m a software developer with 15 years of professional experience, specialising in building performant and accessible full-stack web applications. I’m passionate about web standards and ethical design... 42627
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 19/01/2026MooTools www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comBack-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cowsBrown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees 0251
Reposted by Max BöckManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 04/12/2025On day 3 @tunetheweb.com introduces us to Speculation Rules and recent improvements to the API that help us speed up our websites. #HTMHellAdventCalendar htmhell.dev/adventcalend...htmhell.devSpeculation rules improvements - HTMHellA collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites. 0185
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 27/11/2025I' m fairly sceptical about most courses. But this @piccalil.li stuff - especially "JavaScript for Everyone" by @wil.to - is the real deal. It will improve your entire understanding of JS, not just framework-specifics. That kind of stuff pays off for years! Get. It. Now. piccalil.li/courses/piccalil.liPremium CoursesExpansive, high quality education to make you a better developer and designer. Join thousands of others in boosting your career opportunities. 193
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 07/11/2025Short Answer: Fuck no. Long Answer: If a company tries AI phrenology in their hiring process, they're guaranteed to do worse things once you work there. Don't. 15516
Reposted by Max BöckJosh Collinsworth @collinsworth.dev · 06/11/2025Inside you there are two woffs. Ignore the first woff. You just need the woff2. 1515
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 23/10/2025A11y experts should start selling "Agentic AI Optimization" packages and just bring as many sites up to WCAG standards before the hype dies down 🚀 280
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 21/10/2025I wonder if that will make devs care more about a11y - to make it accessible for AI 3161
Reposted by Max BöckRyan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 13/10/2025Container queries and CSS make it simple to smoothly transition an element to the other side of its parent container without knowing exact dimensions or distance. Read more in my latest post: ryanmulligan.dev/blog/transit... 511318
Reposted by Max BöckMat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 13/10/2025This is it. 86,791 words. 836 emdashes. 625 `const`, 141 `let`, 16 `var`. One (1) reference to the pause music from Battletoads for the NES. Spread the word: JavaScript for Everyone launches tomorrow. 24215
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 12/10/2025You'd think that opting out once is all you need, surely no reasonable person would assume that Microsoft would randomly enable this feature again without consent, right? ... Riiiight? 1181
Reposted by Max BöckSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 07/10/2025OK @kevinpowell.co has written what has to be one of the best (if not THE best) practical article to #CSS colors I have read in a while. piccalil.li/blog/a-pragm... Easy to read, practical examples, and *perfect* for someone like me who's fallen behind and hasn't kept up with all the new stuff.piccalil.liA pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part oneWhether you've got a firm grasp on modern CSS colour capabilities, or you're thinking 'I struggle to understand why I should use modern CSS colours at all', then the first part of this article series,... 514829
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 08/10/2025theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_arttheoatmeal.comA cartoonist's review of AI art - The OatmealThis is a comic about AI art. 182
Reposted by Max BöckManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 02/10/2025Last week I wrote my first post for @piccalil.li 💛 In this article I explain how you can use container style queries to work around the limitation in media queries that hinders you to use custom properties. piccalil.li/blog/a-worka...piccalil.liA workaround for using custom properties in media queriesOne of the most frustrating aspects of media queries is that we can’t use custom properties with them. This often results in hard-coded values in otherwise, highly configurable codebases. Manuel has a... 1387
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 30/09/2025Watching this is like eating styrofoam. It's just a big bowl of nothing (and will slowly kill you) 2203
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 22/09/2025Dev trick: imagine page weight as *actual weight* on a plane. "Sir your luggage comes in at 684 lbs, that'll be $7.000 extra. What the hell did you pack?" "Well you know how eagles are really cool?" 0150
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 20/09/2025The fax machine is a bit too much, other than that I pretty much grew up here 0100
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 25/08/2025Now if only there was a gov agency of IT professionals actually capable of building stable software for people, let alone the website for it. Something like 17E or 090
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 20/08/2025Hearing more and more stories about companies reprimanding employees for *not* using AI. Don't think I've ever seen new tech forced so much down people's throats. 5223
Reposted by Max BöckIrish @nakedirish.com · 17/08/2025This, actually works. For me at least.tenbluelinks.orgHow to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default 971811726
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 15/08/2025What GIF pops up when you type your name?media.tenor.coma boxer dog wearing a green beanie is sitting in the back seat of a car ..Alt: a boxer dog wearing a green beanie is sitting in the back seat of a car .. 330
Reposted by Max BöckThe Pudding @pudding.cool · 14/08/2025Ever cry while cutting an onion? Well, now you don’t have to! Building off of chef J. Kenji López-Alt, we found the mathematically optimal way to dice an onion. *Cutting uniform pieces has not been proven to reduce crying, but you do get bragging rights. pudding.cool/2025/08/onio... 36615
Reposted by Max BöckMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 06/08/2025The order of science: 1.) Discover there’s a deadly problem 2.) Work for years to solve it 3.) The problem may not be gone forever, but we’ve won 4.) People forget the deadly problem actually existed 5.) People decide this must mean the science to solve it was a hoax 6.) The deadly problem returns 232486637
Reposted by Max BöckLuke Knox @lukeknox.me · 03/08/2025the ending of this explainer might surprise you 9746801114
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 03/08/2025Haven't checked these in a while but I think #32 is great considering the competition. Really anything thats > 100 places above @matuzo.at is fine with me 😜 250
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 02/08/2025Practical Accessibility Test: holding my 8-month-old son with one hand and trying to fill out a web form on my phone with the other. 1290
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 26/07/2025I'm fixing up an old mountain bike that's been in the shed for 15 years. Some parts need replacing, but all in all pretty straightforward. I wish software worked like that. If I try to fix a 15yo website, I'd spend days fighting deprecated dependencies. 6210
Reposted by Max BöckDavid Bisset @davidbisset.com · 24/07/2025Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟 10023051204
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 17/07/2025Working on a Shopify/Sanity/Eleventy project (a headless e-commerce thing) and boy that's a nice stack. Feels very close to the metal, 100% control of the data structures and markup. 🚀 0270
Reposted by Max BöckAlex Russell @infrequently.org · 17/07/2025I spent hours and hours trawling through the sites of some of the world's best web developers, and despite the horrors I regularly experience in my daily work in Big JavaScript Territory, what I saw left me hopeful: infrequently.org/2025/07/links/infrequently.orgLinks? Links! - Infrequently NotedAlex Russell on browsers, standards, and the process of progress. 68219
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 16/07/2025*pressing a big red button on fisher price toy, the cow says: Moo* "yeah I'm operating on the edge of what's known here" 1221
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 10/07/2025I want to hear one (1) product update announcement that's like "we thought about adding AI, but found that it did not fit our usecase, so we focused on [any other feature] instead." 4302
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 06/07/2025www.honest-broker.com/p/the-force-...honest-broker.comThe Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling PublicThis isn't innovation, it's tyranny 060
Reposted by Max BöckAndy Bell @bell.bz · 27/06/2025Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it. Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments Freelancers/contractors: get in comments Everyone else: boosts appreciated 68355270
Max Böck @mxb.dev · 28/06/2025Fascinating read (in German) by one of Austria's top journalists who tried the legal way to fight hatespeech on X. TL;DR: it doesn't work. www.arminwolf.at/2025/06/28/x...arminwolf.atX ist ein rechtsfreier Raum › Blog von Armin WolfWarum es praktisch unmöglich ist, anonyme Hass-Postings auf X zu bekämpfen: Die Gesetze sind zu schwach, X ignoriert sie, zuständige ... 051