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.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3mxq2g57xf225I just received an email that the Grace Hopper Celebration scheduled for later this month has officially been cancelled 😢. When I was a student I had such an incredible experience attending GHC with my university’s Women in Computer Science (WiCS) organization.13 Oct 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxq2g57xf225https://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3mxgypeljk22tI'm looking forward to exploring the @codepen.io API. I've set up a selection of CodePen demos on my personal site, but they're forks that either diverge or have to be manually kept in sync. The API will let me use my local development workflow to keep self-hosted and CodePen-hosted pens in sync. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgypeljk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3mxab3py5cs2x#virtualCCFest is an amazing creative coding festival designed for anyone who wants to make computers playful again👇🏾 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxab3py5cs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3muwqnifhrs2bI’m doubling-down on my physical media collection and forgot how DVDs/Blu-Ray include bonus content. I love that I can watch the animated movie along with feature-length storyboards and avoid subscribing to another service. 😍 https://static.klipy.com/ii/35ccce3d852f7995dd2da910f2abd795/ad/78/0I6gUzBT.gif?hh=269&ww=498&mp4=92nHOjWk&webm=WQf0rChCqzXTU6Gn07 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqnifhrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monica.dev/post/3mrmxbgmgys2uI miss the World Wide Web that I grew up on and fell in love with. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:cmwklekyinrt2rer3kz2ivor/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmxbgmgys2uhttps://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/3lkespkrpwc2u