https://thingoftheday.xyz thingoftheday is a lightweight microblogging site powered by Contentful and vanilla HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Good morning everyone and happy Saturday! I'm pretty excited to share with you my latest YouTube video! I'm proud of this one. When and why should you use aria labels in your HTML? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjqV8InkBc whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#4PmM5aCciLBlVj852EMdcO https://thingoftheday.xyz#4PmM5aCciLBlVj852EMdcO Sat, 15 May 2021 07:15:00 GMT Confused about when to use aria-label for #a11y? Let's look at one of the most important ways to use aria-labels in your HTML to ensure your website provides contextual information to screen-readers and assistive technologies. - https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/when-to-use-aria-labels-in-your-html whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#f99hMMKZxqnITPfgK3078 https://thingoftheday.xyz#f99hMMKZxqnITPfgK3078 Wed, 05 May 2021 07:39:00 GMT How to build, test and publish an npm package in ES6 via Panther's Twitch Stream Highlights on YouTube. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjqV8InkBc whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#4nibvlKyuFyy0OMWufCLj https://thingoftheday.xyz#4nibvlKyuFyy0OMWufCLj Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:50:00 GMT So I did a thing. For the first time. And I'm scared. BUT I DID IT. Behold. My first YouTube video. ⚡️ 7 web developer accessibility tools to help you build better websites for everyone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbYTdR-NYE whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#2hWr4pyXi1FbUI7eHOwCHJ https://thingoftheday.xyz#2hWr4pyXi1FbUI7eHOwCHJ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:59:00 GMT I might have made a YouTube channel. I might have decided to record some actual videos. I might regret it. I might not. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1aUkTCM1zY whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#60D0nyCqs8cV1G9NmPr1YQ https://thingoftheday.xyz#60D0nyCqs8cV1G9NmPr1YQ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:01:00 GMT I received a top 7 badge this week on dev.to! Click the link below to read the article: My Twitch live coding setup in OBS. - https://dev.to/whitep4nth3r/my-twitch-live-coding-setup-in-obs-4he0 whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#6VPVmiGFVnoJkky3DbQCKN https://thingoftheday.xyz#6VPVmiGFVnoJkky3DbQCKN Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:12:00 GMT 📣 Fresh on the Contentful blog today! ✨ Take screenshots of web pages with code! There are TWO live demo applications available to check out in the article! Create your open graph images for social sharing automatically with code. - https://www.contentful.com/blog/2021/03/17/puppeteer-node-open-graph-screenshot-for-socials/ whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#6o3O65jGMJOAW1K1bKc6bJ https://thingoftheday.xyz#6o3O65jGMJOAW1K1bKc6bJ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:16:00 GMT Make your code examples on your website 100% accessible and keep all the humans and all the search engines happy! Here's how I do it. - https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/how-to-make-your-code-blocks-accessible-on-your-website whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#6VbgqjJtQm3WprJz4tURyt https://thingoftheday.xyz#6VbgqjJtQm3WprJz4tURyt Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:09:00 GMT If you joined me last night on Twitch, you'll have watched me add an RSS feed to whitep4nth3r.com that's generated at build time. Click the button below to visit a super secret unlisted VERY meta page on the site that tells you how it works! - https://whitep4nth3r.com/buildrss whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#F0SoO9nq0xlsRwig4gLkX https://thingoftheday.xyz#F0SoO9nq0xlsRwig4gLkX Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:53:00 GMT Contentful are sponsoring CityJS on 24th-26th March 2021. Stefan and I are currently recording the booth video for the CityJS conference and it's going pretty well! - https://cityjsconf.org/ whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#4i9YXe9s3dLh92eetq8EbR https://thingoftheday.xyz#4i9YXe9s3dLh92eetq8EbR Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:17:00 GMT I'm still overwhelmed this morning at the generosity of a certain Bald Bearded Builder who showed up to a Twitch stream yesterday and gifted far too many subs to the world. - https://www.twitch.tv/whitep4nth3r/clip/PrettyCoySrirachaSSSsss whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#3Pt132VEDiAHcUhYiPi6FM https://thingoftheday.xyz#3Pt132VEDiAHcUhYiPi6FM Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:20:00 GMT RSS is alive! You can now subscribe to the thingoftheday RSS feed via your favourite RSS reader. (Auto discovery is also enabled!) - https://thingoftheday.xyz/.netlify/functions/rss whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#40CkHBbYqBJ1iB6Ofx1Zi9 https://thingoftheday.xyz#40CkHBbYqBJ1iB6Ofx1Zi9 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:46:00 GMT I'm currently streaming with Shy Ruparel on the ContentfulDevs Twitch channel! Come on down! - https://www.twitch.tv/contentfuldevs whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#4ZfehUen7Xt0YrH9G2Qn1t https://thingoftheday.xyz#4ZfehUen7Xt0YrH9G2Qn1t Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:24:00 GMT My first tutorial blog and videos are up on the Contentful site! I'm really proud to share everything I've been working on to help you get started with Contentful and zero front-end frameworks. Give it a try! - https://www.contentful.com/blog/2021/02/05/how-to-build-a-lightweight-blog/ whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#1rlx9yw0xVDKrLIMBMUHXf https://thingoftheday.xyz#1rlx9yw0xVDKrLIMBMUHXf Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:06:00 GMT @whitep4nth3r has Photoshop skillz, yo! whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#7yy9wqf0BGV8XtIRPvjZe5 https://thingoftheday.xyz#7yy9wqf0BGV8XtIRPvjZe5 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:34:00 GMT The Contentful Images API isn't as scary as it looks. To fetch a specific size of an image, you can append query parameters to the image URLS returned by the Content Delivery API. Images on thingoftheday are now confined to w=500. Inspect the DOM to check it out. - https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/images-api/ whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#71IU3t9HOunWvVsYieQ4Wx https://thingoftheday.xyz#71IU3t9HOunWvVsYieQ4Wx Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:11:00 GMT I've had quite a productive day despite suffering a mild concussion from a blow to the head by a metal toy car in the hands of a small human! 😬 whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#2gwextInLHcm25SIQ7uRxX https://thingoftheday.xyz#2gwextInLHcm25SIQ7uRxX Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:35:00 GMT thingoftheday passes Google Lighthouse tests with a score of 100% across the board 😎 whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#5l3LjfJpT9HgpjoE83UXkX https://thingoftheday.xyz#5l3LjfJpT9HgpjoE83UXkX Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT @whitep4nth3r reached 2k followers on Twitch 🍿 👀 - https://clips.twitch.tv/MistyUglyTarsierLeeroyJenkins whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#12jT3pPto44dDGO6hZUaiG https://thingoftheday.xyz#12jT3pPto44dDGO6hZUaiG Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:35:00 GMT Want to make sure you initialise new git repositories with a 'main' default branch rather than 'master'? Run this command once in your terminal (works in git v2.28 onwards): git config --global init.defaultBranch main Then you can `git init` to your heart's content ❤️ - https://twitter.com/whitep4nth3r/status/1351100956910485508?s=20 whitep4nth3r@gmail.com (whitep4nth3r) https://thingoftheday.xyz#2Qpzp2vQgv1WDIMvuA69et https://thingoftheday.xyz#2Qpzp2vQgv1WDIMvuA69et Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:43:00 GMT