Howard Yeend (CV.pdf)

Computer Scientist, Philosopher, Web Developer

Reach me by email howard.yeend@gmail.com.

Check out my GitHub.

See what books I'm into.

Blog

• Jul 2023: Theming CSS Modules in Next.js.
• Nov 2021: The coolest watch ever made.
• Feb 2014: LondonJSConf talks writeup.
• My old blog puremango.co.uk RIP.

Side Projects
& Pro Bono Work

• Sunken Atlas.
  Forbidden Island layout editor. Side project.
• Friends Of Northampton Castle.
  2008-present. Wordpress website, logo design, branding, journalism, social media & technical consultancy. Hosting.
• Friends Of St. Peter's
  2010. Conversion of 'CMS Made Simple' site to Wordpress. Hosting.
• Greenmead School Fete
  2019. Poster design for print & web, and Friends group logo improvement.

What's in a Name?

When I started building websites, before browsers had nice tools for developers, I found that an easy way to see the underlying structure was to put a thin red border on everything.

The way to do that is to add the following instruction:
* {outline: 1px solid red;}
So that's where solid red came from. Why red? Simple; it's the quickest colour to type.

I know you're dying to see what the page looks like with red outlines so here you go. Pretty neat, eh?