a web developer who believes the internet is a magical place for creators ✨ focused on building community & tech to elevate people. I 🫶🏾 teaching and experimenting with #CreativeCoding. https://www.aboutmonica.com • https://codepen.io/m0nicahttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lzvt2xqsik2uA few years ago, I attended #virtualCCFest for the first time and left inspired! Today, I will be delivering the closing keynote at CC Fest. I'm looking forward to sharing my love of creative coding and encouraging others to archive (and share!) their creative work.28 Sep 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvt2xqsik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lzvs5bih4c2u#virtualCCFest is kicking off soon! It's a free, virtual creative coding festival, and there's still time to register at: ccfest.rocks28 Sep 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvs5bih4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lynxu22emk2pI’ll be speaking at Creative Coding Fest! It’s free, fun, and open to anyone who wants to explore creative coding. Hope to see you there! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynxu22emk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkyzn5wpd22qBased on my collection of memes and photos iOS classifies these celebs/notable figures under my “People”: * Beyoncé * President Obama (& “The Rock” Obama) * Rihanna * Issa Rae * President Biden * Taraji P Henson * Simone Biles * Janelle Monae * Dr. Cristina Yang * Redacted 🍊23 Mar 2025 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyzn5wpd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkmao3gap223For a while I've viewed my website as my digital playground, so naturally last week's Webmention adventure—plus all the amazing blogs I've been diving into via RSS lately —have me wanting to get more involved with the #IndieWeb community. https://aboutmonica.com/blog/hello-indie-web/17 Mar 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmao3gap223https://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkiupk5ids2xI think the next phase of my Webmention project will be setting up a linkblog to share my favorite content & bookmarks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiupk5ids2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkeujykakc2p#VirtualCCFest is happening tomorrow, and it looks like registration is still open! If you're interested in #CreativeCoding, this free event is a great way to spend your Saturday learning and getting inspired by fellow creators. Sign up here: ccfest.rocks/register/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2025 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkeujykakc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkespkrpwc2uI've been playing around with adjusting my Webmention workflow all week! Here's an overview of my current Webmention implementation and how I'm using GitHub Actions to review incoming Webmentions. https://aboutmonica.com/blog/automate-webmentions-with-github-actions/14 Mar 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkespkrpwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lkbb5spltk23There's no shortage of ways math can be used in #CreativeCoding to generate visuals, like this donut-shaped Clifford Attractor that uses linear interpolation for color distribution. 🎨 https://aboutmonica.com/blog/crafting-color-gradients-with-lerp/ 🍩 https://paulbourke.net/fractals/clifford13 Mar 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbb5spltk23https://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lk44n22orc2qI've been tidying up my @astro.build site with @zod.dev & Astro's content collection schema functionality. https://aboutmonica.com/blog/organizing-astro-content-with-schemas/11 Mar 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk44n22orc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3lk2i35jdg22kI've re-wired webmentions on my site, so now likes and mentions of my articles on @bsky.app will (eventually*) appear on my site! *It's not fully automated yet, because I ran into an issue with Cloudflare's bot protection blocking brid.gy requests 🤖10 Mar 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2i35jdg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3ljy7mb6vwc24I'm testing sending WebMentions from BlueSky to my (new-ish) Astro site. Testing 1,2,3... https://aboutmonica.com/blog/getting-started-with-webmention-next-js/09 Mar 2025 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljy7mb6vwc24https://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3ljqufoyihc2yVirtual #CCFest returns on March 15th! 🎉 It's a free, welcoming event with keynote talks & hands-on technical workshops for anyone curious about #CreativeCoding with tools like p5js and hydra.07 Mar 2025 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqufoyihc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3ljido2au6s2uThere are so many lovely details on @leanrada.com like this article which features an interactive custom web component that renders the Lily58 keyboard layout and allows readers to toggle between keyboard layers. https://leanrada.com/notes/my-personalised-keyboard/03 Mar 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljido2au6s2u