Front-end Web Ninja, Creative Thinker, Ale Drinker, Dad, sometimes all at the same time. Working at @JET_technology.
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined September 2009
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We were chatting about this exact thing in our team last week – it's a habit that devs need to make sure they don't pickup: Don't be a meat proxy gruhn.me/blog/2026-08-03/ #ai #dev
Don't Kill the Disc: Tell Sony to Keep Physical PlayStation Games - Sign the Petition! c.org/N2pdhrNydh via @UKChange
This is sad news.
At a time when gamers are already stretched financially, and console prices rising, Sony are killing off the 2nd hand game market for their games to stick the knife in blog.playstation.com/2026/07…
For anyone who knows a little person with a Yoto, check out Animal Facts. It’s a dynamic card app, narrated by my 7 yr old daughter Alice, which is now featured as part of the Yoto digital club collection.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
animalfacts.uk
I just flipped the switch on my revamped site. I'm not afraid of Friday production releases 🤣 Here's my first post in almost 7 years –
Hello again (and a new look) ashleynolan.co.uk/blog/hello…
We're hosting the Pixel Pioneers Warm-up at JET's Bristol office next Thursday 18th June, with talks from Molly India Nye, Jamie Maguire and Marwa Gorvan.
The event is free – grab your ticket here: ti.to/pixel-pioneers/bristol…
It's been a while, but I've been working on updating my site so that I can start posting again.
To give an idea of how ancient the old code is, it uses RequireJS, Grunt, and floats for CSS layout (everywhere).
Releasing it will be like removing a huge weight from my back 😆
I've decided to have a dabble into the world of making video content.
If you're interested in HTML/CSS/JS, AI coding tips and tutorials, and just frontend topics in general, subscribe to my new channel, Frontend Guidelines.
youtube.com/@FrontendGuideli…
#frontend #css #js #html
I built a thing!
For any parents who know what a Yoto Player is, I submitted an entry for their Developer Challenge – Animal facts! It's a dynamic card app that updates daily with new animal facts.
If you (or your kids) have a Yoto, check it out! #yoto
yoto.space/developers/post/a…
I mainly built this as an excuse to show my eldest daughter how things get made with code, but I actually learnt a ton from making it too.
There's a small technical info section on the Yoto card page, which explains how the application is built.
Also, if you do like it (and have a Yoto account), please hit like at the bottom of the Yoto space page – I'd really appreciate it!
yoto.space/developers/post/a…
I'm really interested to hear devs' thoughts on this – When interviewing, do you prefer Live Coding or Take Home tests?
I've made a poll on Reddit, which would be great if you could respond to, but I'd love to hear any thoughts here too!
reddit.com/r/webdev/comments…
The State of JavaScript Survey always provides an interesting look at the JS world. Make sure you fill out the 2024 Survey if you use JS in some way survey.devographics.com/en-U… #js
Great to see Web Components being discussed on Syntax again with @scottjehl joining @wesbos and @stolinski – worth a listen for anyone wanting to learn a bit more about the area syntax.fm/show/848/web-compo…
Looking forward to taking part in Figma's "In The File" livestream next week. I'll be talking about globalising JET's Design System, PIE, and why we've been moving to use native web components to replace our current React and Vue component systems:
figma.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
ALT Join us on May 2nd at 4pm CET. Unlocking Unity: Just Eat Takeaway's Evolution towards a global Design System
I love the sentiment of a global design system – but as someone working with Web Components I think there are a few issues that would need resolving (through WC specs) before being actually possible for big companies to adopt
bradfrost.com/blog/post/a-gl…
Excited to be talking at #DSDay23 later today!
I'll be going through the work we've been doing at JET this year moving our design system to Web Components