In this episode I chat with Henri Helvetica, a performance engineer and active member of the web community. We dive into the significance of conferences and meetups, and how COVID-19 has affected in-person events. Henri offers insights on event organizing, the need for new in-person experiences, and what makes a good event. We also explore the value of community and networking, and how to find events and meetups in today's landscape.

Give Henri a follow!  
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/henrihelvetica.bsky.social
- Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/henri-helvetica
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrihelvetica
- X: https://x.com/henrihelvetica

✅ Follow Sara: https://front-end.social/@sarajw | https://bsky.app/profile/sjoy.lol
✅ Sara's site: https://sarajoy.dev/
✅ Whimsica11y: https://whimsica11y.net/
✅ Sara’s CSS Joy web ring: https://cs.sjoy.lol/
✅ NeoCities: https://neocities.org/
✅ Yesterweb: https://yesterweb.org/
✅ Mellonland: https://forum.melonland.net/
✅ 32-bit Cafe: https://32bit.cafe/

In this episode, I sit down with Sara Joy to explore her passion for CSS and the critical role of accessibility in web development. We dive into her journey from a hobbyist to a professional, discussing the latest CSS trends and the challenges of making the web accessible for everyone. Join us for an insightful conversation that blends creativity with functionality!

✅ The Admin Bar: https://theadminbar.com/

In this episode, I sit down with Kyle of The Admin Bar to talk about the evolution of WordPress. We dive into how WordPress has maintained its staying power over the years, and Kyle shares insights on the challenges and opportunities within the WordPress ecosystem, including the impact of page builders. We also touch on the importance of community and collaboration.

Roma's article: https://blog.kizu.dev/dashed-idents-for-everything/

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Sara Soueidan, a renowned expert in web accessibility. Our conversation was a deep dive into the nuances of making the web more inclusive and accessible for everyone.

Follow Sara:

• Her course, Practical Accessibility: https://practical-accessibility.today/
• Her newsletter: https://www.sarasoueidan.com/newsletter/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sarasoueidan.com
• Mastodon: https://front-end.social/@SaraSoueidan
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarasoueidan/
• X: https://x.com/SaraSoueidan

Things we mentioned during our conversations:

• Making the web sweeter with Food Network and Cupcakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2l56RmQAQE
• Blockquotes in screen readers https://adrianroselli.com/2023/07/blockquotes-in-screen-readers.html
• The Blockquote element https://heydonworks.com/article/the-blockquote-element/
• The HTML Living Standard https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html
• WCAG Quick Reference (contains links to Understanding and Techniques docs) https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/
• HTML AAM https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aam-1.0/
• ARIA 1.3 https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.3/
• My course :D https://practical-accessibility.today
• My newsletter https://sarasoueidan.com/newsletter/

Starting with a dive into an article about the light-dark() function and theming in CSS, I ramble my way through topics of browser support of new features, browsers fixing issues with existing features, and some talk about the spec and how we can all help out in improving the current state of things.

✅ Should the CSS light-dark() function support more than light and dark values: https://css-tricks.com/should-the-css-light-dark-function-support-more-than-light-and-dark-values/
✅ The game I mentioned: https://css-questions.com
✅ Frontend Masters workshop: https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/kevin-powell/?utm_source=powell&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pro-css&code=powell (affiliate link)
✅ The New CSS Toolkit - Online workshop with Smashing Conference: https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/css-toolkit-kevin-powell/
✅ Smashing Conf Amsterdam (and in person workshop): https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026
✅ Interop Proposers Guide: https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop/blob/main/proposal_guide.md

This one has nothing to do with front-end! Rather, I ramble a lot about how I might be doing too much, and spend quite a bit of time talking about what I wanted to do, and what I might be doing with my HTML & CSS Tip of the Week.

🔗 Links
✅ HTML & CSS Tip of the Week: https://html-css-tip-of-the-week.netlify.app/
✅ DevTools for Beginners: https://devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co/
✅ CSS Demystified: https://cssdemystified.com/

Why is CSS so weird? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHUtMbJw8iA HTML & CSS Tip of the Week: https://html-css-tip-of-the-week.netlify.app/ The Ben Schwarz post on Bluesky I mentioned: https://bsky.app/profile/benschwarz.bsky.social/post/3lulxryudjs2t  

My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell  

✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK  

Help support my channel  👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell

Been having a hard time getting anything done the last few weeks, and as I pull out of it, I talk about some of the issues around productivity culture in general, and how sometimes it seems like we are less productive than we might have realized. 

The livestream I mentioned: https://youtube.com/live/r7m3Ka2LmPM

State of CSS Survey: https://survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey/state-of-css/2025?source=kevin_powell

The gap decoration demos by Edge: https://microsoftedge.github.io/Demos/css-gap-decorations/

In this episode I discuss CSS features I wish existed, like custom media queries, gap in block elements, and the color contrast function.