Mastodawn

2026 work update. Still looking for full time or part time work. Remote or onsite in Spain.

I fall neatly into the creative developer / design engineer category. I'm good at #html, #css and #js

I mainly work with #AstroJS, #CraftCMS, #Kirby and #Shopify. I don't use UI frameworks and take pride in a craft I’ve spent over 20 years learning.

Open to collaborating with companies and individuals to bring projects to life. It would be nice if you do work that gives good belly feels.

#fedihired

James Basoo Mar 6

WarGames font? Yes please. https://mw.rat.bz/wgterm/

-=:[ WarGames Terminal Fonts ]:=-

WarGames Terminal Fonts

James Basoo Feb 26

World Wide Web Consortium Feb 26

📆 4 March 2026
Are you a web developer, or content author, with questions about why the web is the way it is, how it's evolving, or suggestions on how it should evolve? Do you want to know more about how the standards that govern how the platform works are being developed?

Meet the TAG for a panel discussion at Samsung KX, London 🇬🇧
#WebStandards #WebArchitecture #TechnicalArchitectureGroup
See more at:
https://www.w3.org/events/happenings/2026/meet-the-w3c-technical-architecture-group/

James Basoo Feb 21

My electric shaver died and I just tried using a regular razor for the first time in years. I won't be doing that again. I look like Electrode.

James Basoo Feb 20

David Bushell 🪿Feb 20

what's that? 4000 words on a single CSS class? I've got you :)

Everything you never wanted to know about visually-hidden
https://dbushell.com/2026/02/20/visually-hidden/

Everything you never wanted to know about visually-hidden

The one where I attempt to answer a question

dbushell.com

James Basoo Feb 17

"Jaffa" crepe cake. Alternating clotted cream and orange marmalade between regular and chocolate crepe layers.

James Basoo Jan 20

It's Winterwatch week! 🐿️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/live/c0keg04z6ypt

Winterwatch 2026

Join us for a week of winter wildlife

BBC Website

James Basoo Jan 18

Paul Hebert Jan 18

I'm officially a curmudgeon. Here's a rant about the Shadcn component library and how over-complicated its radio buttons are: https://paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shadcn-radio-button/

(Inspired by this week's work frustrations lol)

#WebDev #CSS #HTML #JavaScript

The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button

Radio buttons are built into web browsers. Why are we using a UI library that wraps another UI library that rebuilds radio buttons from scratch? Why does rendering a radio button require multiple dependencies and several kilobytes of JavaScript? How did we make a built-in browser control so complicated?

James Basoo Jan 16

Angelika Cathor Jan 16

Storyblok is looking for a Senior Backend Developer with Ruby on Rails experience. A fully remote position from anywhere in Europe: https://grnh.se/v7lksvd2teu

#Hiring #Ruby #RubyOnRails

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James Basoo Jan 10

Frederik Braun �Jan 9

Hello internet, I am actively looking for speaking opportunities in central Europe (e.g., a train-ride from Berlin) to talk about Web security, XSS, `innerHTML` and the Sanitizer API. Ideally to an audience of web developers, framework engineers and the like :)