You're never going to know everything there is to know in tech. Instead, aim for the confidence to know that you can figure it out.

The logical next step was to add an 💫 11ty Webring - now featured at the end of the page ✨ Composed using my 11ty Web Component Generator You can add your Eleventy 🎈 resource link, and host the webring on your site, too! Details: github.com/5t3ph/11ty-roc…

I've been struggling with this too. I like the conclusion of doing formatting after the user blurs away from the field.

Finished my yearly roundup blog post. It was quite a year, but I'm trying to remain hopeful about the next one. bensweedler.com/2020-yearly-ro…

More fiddle tunes. This one's called Bonaparte Crossing the Alps

Microfrontend Slides: slideshare.net/VanessaBhner/m… #JSworldConference

I'm going to try to blog 8 posts in a month (ok maybe 2). My first is about writing and how it's hard! bensweedler.com/leveling-up-my…

New blog post! I wrote about some concepts of mentorship that I've experienced. bensweedler.com/3-of-my-greate…

I was feeling hopeful when this bill got vetoed yesterday, but the veto was overruled. I fear for what's to come next in terms of anti-trans laws. cnn.com/2021/04/06/pol…

The Champaign Urbana JavaScript meetup is starting now! meetup.com/C-U-JavaScript…

This is a great post about making disabled buttons more inclusive, immediately bookmarked. Loved the table about the aria features. css-tricks.com/making-disable…

In my spare time, I ported Kid Pix 1.0 to JS/HTML ✨ kidpix.app

Our recording of tonight’s Hot Club of Urbana’s set at the Rose Bowl Tavern, featuring “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” is now online! archive.org/details/Hot-Cl… RoseBowlTavern @visitchampaign #Jazz #LiveJazz #CharlieBrownChristmas CU Jazz Festival #CUMusicScene

closing all my tabs from 2021, we don't need those anymore

Time for my yearly roundup post, where I post all about my year: bensweedler.com/2021-yearly-ro…

NEW ALBUM RELEASE!!! We are please to announce that our very first studio album Mania Mode is now LIVE! You can pick it up at Bandcamp or stream it on Spotify and other platforms by clicking this link: album.link/maniamode

I have THREE gigs this weekend! All times central. Saturday 1pm I'm part of a livestream concert on twitch.tv/bonusstagevan Saturday 3pm at the Rosebowl Tavern Sunday 2pm at the Urbana Library