One day you're like "we should send a weekly newsletter about the cool stuff on @codepen.io and around".
Then 500 weeks go by. 🎉
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One day you're like "we should send a weekly newsletter about the cool stuff on @codepen.io and around".
Then 500 weeks go by. 🎉
codepen.io/spark/500
705: CodePen Public Beta, Anchor Positioning, and Build Awesome
Chris talks through going public with CodePen v2's beta, the magic words and AI skills needed today, Chris has a beef with anchor positioning, thoughts on classless CSS libraries, Eleventy growing up into Build Awesome, and how would…
“SOMEbody once told me”
Oh yeah? WHO told you? Don’t be vague!
omg. Amazing. Fanciest I ever got was a red LED powered by a 9V battery.
Three days of four cats and four humans chasing a fly in the house and I’m the one who got it. What am I paying all of these cats for??
Oh… yup. That totally bit me in the butt before.
codepen.io/beta
Listed as out of stock on AdaFruit, but you can usually get them through DigiKey: www.digikey.com/en/products/...
The PicoStepSeq code is even designed to run on the Macropad, too.
github.com/todbot/picos...
Highly recommend the AdaFruit Macropad. It has an RP2040 chip, so it can do most everything a Pico can do. No solder assembly with a built in screen and basic speaker, a ton of inputs, and it's pretty easy to set up as a keyboard/MIDI controller.
www.adafruit.com/product/5128
It's definitely cool. Here's a goofy little video of me playing with it, but the github.com/todbot/picos... has some better examples of what it can do.
The Pico is primarily what I've worked with (RP2040 chip) and it's got plenty of power for my needs, though heavy layouts/screen updates I need to optimize a bit more! 😅
@wesbos.com has some good resources, like this episode syntax.fm/show/627/ele...
And @adafruit.com is great learn.adafruit.com
Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Step Sequencer
I've mostly been dabbling in Macropad/MIDI Controller kind of stuff.
My biggest build so far has been this MIDI Step Sequencer github.com/todbot/picos...
I ordered the circuit board then had to source all the components and solder everything. I definitely need to level up my soldering skills/gear.
I think the Espruinos are more expensive and less powerful than Pi Pico, but there may be some variants that are a more balanced. Depends on what you're doing and how deep you want to go into it.
Microcontrollers like Pi/Espruino are definitely computers, but super low-powered compared to a modern computer. With the right hardware you could have a basic terminal. I have seen some NES Emulators running on Pico's!
Nice! I've been experimenting like this lately. It's so fun to make something that works in the real world.
CircuitPython has been relatively easy to get into, but there are microcontrollers that can run JavaScript if you find yourself looking for a more familiar environment www.espruino.com/Pico
Out with :nth-child(), in with :sibling-index()! Just so satisfying to use.
* no Firefox yet
It’s been a hard balance between familiarity and functionality. You don’t want to fix what isn’t broken but you also have to make room for what people don’t even know they want yet.
2.0 definitely takes some adjustment, but it’s definitely worth it!
I tried out the new @codepen.io 2.0 editor! It was a bit confusing at first, but once it clicked, I realized how cool it was 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R4l...
And Google Reader and Google Wave, please. Peak Internet. Everything else has been downhill.
First time I am using the @codepen.io V2 in that article 👇
I no longer need to create a new pen for each tiny CSS change. One pen can hold all my demos with one CSS file.
With my PRO account, I can have up to 50 demos! 😀
codepen.io/beta
Two Factor Authentication where one of the factors is just annoyance.
Designed by Slackbot AI’s abilities.
omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for
gradient.horse
Noooo
Excellent! Mind sharing the formula?
You're fast! 😂
Lovely! Add a little directional awareness in there for a real treat.
Given the current state of the web, maybe we shouldn‘t have killed off Flash?
If a centaur does ballet, is it technically dressage?
