What I'm doing now

I live in Pretoria, South Africa with my wife, three kids, five dogs and three cats. Like some folks at work said, at this point the pets have us. 😃

I am also writing a book on HTML called HTML, a comprehensive guide. It is written in the open, available as open source and your feedback is welcomed and encouraged. I write the book by reading the HTML specification and other resources such as MDN Web Docs, and have a core focus on teaching you how to use HTML to make more semantic and accessible web experiences.

Work

Starting on 21 May 2024, I am a senior frontend engineer at Factorial Gmbh. More than an agency we develop customer experiences with a focus on web accessibility, the open web platform, privacy, ethical tech, and open source.

My current focus areas

For the longest time I was running around chasing my own tail trying to keep up with everything and constantly suffering from the fear of missing out (FOMO). For me, this has not been a very successful way to try and manage my time and energy. It took me some time, critical thinking and being brutally honest with myself, but in the end I do believe that focused attention will be more effective than what I have doing for the past year.

For the coming year my primary focus will be on my work at Factorial. In support of this I am refining my overall focus to the following areas:

When learning, writing about, and expanding my knowledge of these areas my focus will be on web accessibility, performance, and the effective use of web components. Unless I am guest posting, all my writing will happen on this blog. On the open source side I will be focusing on completing my book on HTML, finishing the first version of the CSS library minimalist, and iteratively improving the MakerBench.

What now? Go read about the origin of the /now page movement, discover some other great pages on nownownow.com, and create your own.