Chronological Feed

A chronological view of *everything* I've posted here, since the beginning of time (or the blog's inception, whichever comes first).

04 Nov 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Belon
Picture of a staircase surrounded by vineyards. In the background, a church tower and the blue sky.

Belonging Somewhere

7 min read

I could always see parts of myself belonging to some groups or places, but never really felt like I was truly a part of anything.

Personal
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14 Oct 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
“Clas

“Classic rock, Mario Kart, and why we can't agree on Tailwind”

1 min read

Great article from Josh Collinsworth explaining why Tailwind is good and bad for the exact same reasons.

Reading Recs
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19 Sep 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
The O
AI-generated image of a concrete wall with barbed wire. There's a gap in the wall from which it's possible to see a vast green field below blue skies, with many people walking around and birds flying.

The Open Web and "the masses"

6 min read

A rant about the Open Web and how it is not for everyone - but that's okay.

Misc
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16 Sep 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
My Re
Official artwork of the game. Link stands on a floating island, with more floating island and clouds in the background

My Review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

9 min read

A spoiler-free review of the ultimate Zelda game

Games
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10 Sep 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
How t
How to automatically manage Node versions

How to automatically manage Node versions

3 min read

Tired of manually switching Node versions for different projects? Discover how to automate the process using nvm.

Dev
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16 Jun 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Iron
Cover of the album

Iron Maiden's "Killers" is a concept album

12 min read

Seriously, hear me out

Misc
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16 Feb 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Conta
Photo of fireworks on the night sky

Container Queries Are Here!

5 min read

Responsive web development will never be the same again.

Front-End
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12 Feb 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Condi
Laptop and phone side by side

Conditional Hover Styles in CSS

2 min read

Have you ever crafted a nice hover effect for an element in your website, then opened it on mobile and saw that effect erroneously appear when that element is tapped on?

Front-End
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10 Feb 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Who R
Who Runs Our Code

Who Runs Our Code

2 min read

In a world with tons of business requirements, conversion metrics, and a stampede of new technologies, front-end development can easily become oblivious of one thing: where our code runs.

Dev
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07 Feb 2023

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
From
From Twitter to Mastodon

From Twitter to Mastodon

2 min read

Turns out the elephant network feels much lighter than the bird one.

Personal
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19 Dec 2022

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
2022
An AI-generated image of a boy, seen from the back, wearing a hoodie with headphones, looking to a city in the background. The city is well-lit and the sky is partly clear, but there are some clouds forming around. The clouds merge with what seems to be pollution coming from the city.

2022 In Hindsight

11 min read

A year of big changes, both to me and to the world.

Retrospective
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05 Sep 2022

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
Thoug
Thoughts on GitHub Copilot

Thoughts on GitHub Copilot

5 min read

I was initially skeptical about it, but I've come to appreciate it more and more as I use it.

Dev
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