Ana Rodrigues
Ana Rodrigues — Front-end developer, London
Front-end developer in London on web development, IndieWeb, and creative personal blogging.
ohhelloana.blogA forty minute tech talk might not fix a very specific code problem at work, but it might leave you inspired to fix everything else.
Ana Rodrigues' blog feels like the personal web at its best — playful, handmade, and completely hers. She writes about front-end development, the IndieWeb, conference talks, and everyday life with a warmth that's rare in tech blogging. The site itself is a statement: retro-inspired design, pixel art, a guestbook, tilted elements — everything the modern corporate web isn't. It's a reminder that personal websites can be weird, creative, and genuinely fun.
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A bookmarks post that closes all the tabs
I am deeply frustrated with my inability to stick to the plan and do this post once a month. But I will really make an effort from now on because the more I delay the more links (and tabs) pile on and I end up not being able to share everything. Bookmarks related to tech and web development Webmentions by Joe Crawford. Selfish reasons for building accessible UIs by Nolan Lawson. Radical Web. Bot or not? by Oleh. Charity Digital Skills. Being lazy with view-transition-old and -new by Cyd Stumpel...
2025 was the year of no sleep and pushing through
The last time I wrote a year in review was in 2019. I ended it with “have a healthy 2020” and we all know how that went. Since it does feel like we’ve been living in hell since 2020 I somehow stopped writing yearly reviews. But I have been itching to capture more of my life and I did have an okay 2025 so here it is. The struggle is, I am a glass half empty person. I’d hate to sound like I am always moaning and complaining but with the current state of the world, I just can’t justify, nor do I fe...
Talking around about CSS: The final act
I am back from Berlin after spending a few days last week at Beyond Tellerrand where I was a speaker! It was my first time attending as well. Before that, in September, I did the same talk in Freiburg at Smashing Conference. In both events I gave the talk that I worked on the first half of this year about modernising and maintaining CSS. Now that this is all done, I want to write out all my feelings. The origin of this talk Everything I say on that talk is true: This talk came to my head after...
IndieWeb Book Club: Oct 2025
I've never participated in a book club so I don't know if I am doing this right. I don't know how the conversation would go in a group setting and I normally lean to sharing my experiences as a way to connect. I've recently learned it isn't something people are keen on. But since this is my personal blog I guess I get a pass. Zachary Kai proposed the book The Creative Act by Rick Rubin and I was immediately drawn to it. I managed to borrow the book from my local library and a few pages in I imme...
“Why would anybody start a website?”
Slowly catching up on my RSS feed and I just read Dave's post “Why would anybody start a website?”. Obviously, Dave's post is right up my street but it reminded me of a random notes post on my phone that I wrote a while back. Why build a website? Why knit a jumper with your bare hands? Why cook a homemade meal from scratch? Why paint in a canvas? Why fix a broken thing? Why write a letter? Why anything really? We, humans, are driven to touch and craft with our body. Deep down we crave that. Webs...
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