Mandy
@mandymichael.bsky.social
Lead Software Engineer, Frontend Dev, Speaker, Eng Manager (she/her) | GDE Web Tech, Microsoft Regional Director (MVP program) | http://instagram.com/adognamedjello
I was scrolling through linkedin (I don’t know why) and mos of the posts were very clearly AI generated. If that wasn’t bad enough most of the comments were aswell.
This is so dumb. It’s just AI talking to AI about AI? I don’t want to know what AI thinks about itself.
This is absurd. I hate it.
This is so dumb. It’s just AI talking to AI about AI? I don’t want to know what AI thinks about itself.
This is absurd. I hate it.
June 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I was scrolling through linkedin (I don’t know why) and mos of the posts were very clearly AI generated. If that wasn’t bad enough most of the comments were aswell.
This is so dumb. It’s just AI talking to AI about AI? I don’t want to know what AI thinks about itself.
This is absurd. I hate it.
This is so dumb. It’s just AI talking to AI about AI? I don’t want to know what AI thinks about itself.
This is absurd. I hate it.
I’ve started writing down some of my thoughts about Frontend & AI. I’m not an expert, but where I’ve landed for now is that Design Systems are no longer optional. They are critical, and having dedicated people focused on them is more important than ever.
mandy.dev/posts/design...
mandy.dev/posts/design...
Design Systems Are No Longer Optional
Frontend notes, type experiments, and web things by Mandy Michael
mandy.dev
June 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I’ve started writing down some of my thoughts about Frontend & AI. I’m not an expert, but where I’ve landed for now is that Design Systems are no longer optional. They are critical, and having dedicated people focused on them is more important than ever.
mandy.dev/posts/design...
mandy.dev/posts/design...
Some holiday text effects. There are definitely better ways to do these now but use it for inspiration
codepen.io/collection/X...
codepen.io/collection/X...
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Some holiday text effects. There are definitely better ways to do these now but use it for inspiration
codepen.io/collection/X...
codepen.io/collection/X...
I’ve been seeing a lot of AI talks and articles lately - I have no idea what’s going on but it has got me wondering about Performance and accessibility and I only have more questions.
“People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?”
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“People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?”
medium.com/@mandy.micha...
People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?
Like many people in the web industry I’ve been keeping an eye on the “state of AI” and what it means for my job, and my day to day life. To…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I’ve been seeing a lot of AI talks and articles lately - I have no idea what’s going on but it has got me wondering about Performance and accessibility and I only have more questions.
“People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?”
medium.com/@mandy.micha...
“People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?”
medium.com/@mandy.micha...
Today I learned about “slopsquatting”. What a word. @webdirections.org #code2025
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsqu...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsqu...
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Today I learned about “slopsquatting”. What a word. @webdirections.org #code2025
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsqu...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsqu...
@elly.lol immediately after the talk I realised the answer to your question! You can use size adjust in font face to adjust roboto. There is no reason you can let size adjust multiple fallback options to match your first choice font
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
@elly.lol immediately after the talk I realised the answer to your question! You can use size adjust in font face to adjust roboto. There is no reason you can let size adjust multiple fallback options to match your first choice font
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Either A.I. is an essential part of the job, in which case it's reasonable for candidates to use it and reasonable for employers to assess the skill of candidates at using it, or it's not.
Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and Anthropic all discourage candidates from using ai during the hiring process 🤷🏿♂️
Goldman Sachs wants students to stop using ChatGPT in job interviews with the bank
Anthropic and Amazon have also warned job-seekers about using AI tools, even disqualifying applicants if they’re caught.
fortune.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Either A.I. is an essential part of the job, in which case it's reasonable for candidates to use it and reasonable for employers to assess the skill of candidates at using it, or it's not.
Whenever I see someone give a talk about CSS I always get reminded how awesome it is! It’s always getting better and solving problems in simple ways! So underrated for what it does!! (Great talk by @5t3ph.bsky.social about Modern CSS at @webdirections.org )
June 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Whenever I see someone give a talk about CSS I always get reminded how awesome it is! It’s always getting better and solving problems in simple ways! So underrated for what it does!! (Great talk by @5t3ph.bsky.social about Modern CSS at @webdirections.org )
Caught a great talk by @ghuntley.com at Code Leaders @webdirections.org
He talked about the future belongs to people who can understand and work with AI. If you're not picking up these tools, you're gonna get left behind.
He talked about the future belongs to people who can understand and work with AI. If you're not picking up these tools, you're gonna get left behind.
June 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Caught a great talk by @ghuntley.com at Code Leaders @webdirections.org
He talked about the future belongs to people who can understand and work with AI. If you're not picking up these tools, you're gonna get left behind.
He talked about the future belongs to people who can understand and work with AI. If you're not picking up these tools, you're gonna get left behind.
In Melbourne for @webdirections.org Code and Code Leaders! 👋✨
June 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In Melbourne for @webdirections.org Code and Code Leaders! 👋✨
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May 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nice to see features supporting the use of CSS Grid being implemented into Figma. #config2025 Hope to see more people using CSS Grid in the future as a result!
May 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nice to see features supporting the use of CSS Grid being implemented into Figma. #config2025 Hope to see more people using CSS Grid in the future as a result!
Visiting SF for Config! Looking forward to all the sessions! #Config2025
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Visiting SF for Config! Looking forward to all the sessions! #Config2025
Can someone move Buy Nothing groups off Facebook so I don’t have to use it anymore please!?
January 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Can someone move Buy Nothing groups off Facebook so I don’t have to use it anymore please!?
I was scrolling through TikTok and came across a fashion video - long story short TIL that people don’t know what wingdings looks like and that there are multiple versions. Then I wondered if that’s normal and I’m the weird one?
December 19, 2024 at 7:50 AM
I was scrolling through TikTok and came across a fashion video - long story short TIL that people don’t know what wingdings looks like and that there are multiple versions. Then I wondered if that’s normal and I’m the weird one?
This is one of my favourite talks about Accessibility! Definitely worth a watch!
The next #perfnow video is up: @ericwbailey.website
with Accessible is Performant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfEm...
with Accessible is Performant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfEm...
Accessible is Performant | Eric Bailey | performance.now() 2024
YouTube video by Web Conferences Amsterdam
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December 10, 2024 at 11:01 PM
This is one of my favourite talks about Accessibility! Definitely worth a watch!
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I created a starter pack for speakers at @webdirections.bsky.social Tis year go.bsky.app/M4kMv3g
November 28, 2024 at 4:11 AM
I created a starter pack for speakers at @webdirections.bsky.social Tis year go.bsky.app/M4kMv3g
@mariafarrell.bsky.social’s talk at @webdirections.bsky.social is so relatable and interesting. ❤️
Listening to Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social present Let’s Rewild The Internet at Web Directions #webdirections @webdirections.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 5:29 AM
@mariafarrell.bsky.social’s talk at @webdirections.bsky.social is so relatable and interesting. ❤️
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Listening to Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social present Let’s Rewild The Internet at Web Directions #webdirections @webdirections.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Listening to Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social present Let’s Rewild The Internet at Web Directions #webdirections @webdirections.bsky.social
Really excited to see @mariafarrell.bsky.social talk “We Need to Rewild the Internet” at @webdirections.bsky.social !
November 28, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Really excited to see @mariafarrell.bsky.social talk “We Need to Rewild the Internet” at @webdirections.bsky.social !
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A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web, by @mandymichael.bsky.social
github.com/mandymichael...
#WebPerf #Performance #Fonts
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#WebPerf #Performance #Fonts
GitHub - mandymichael/font-performance-resources: A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web
A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web - mandymichael/font-performance-resources
github.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM
A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web, by @mandymichael.bsky.social
github.com/mandymichael...
#WebPerf #Performance #Fonts
github.com/mandymichael...
#WebPerf #Performance #Fonts
Great talk by Miriam at @webdirections.bsky.social on container queries! Learnt a lot I’m excited to play with them some more!
November 27, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Great talk by Miriam at @webdirections.bsky.social on container queries! Learnt a lot I’m excited to play with them some more!
I always enjoy coming to @webdirections.bsky.social , the talks are great but i love catching up and seeing friends from all over Australia and the world and talking about fun web stuff. ❤️
November 27, 2024 at 5:38 AM
I always enjoy coming to @webdirections.bsky.social , the talks are great but i love catching up and seeing friends from all over Australia and the world and talking about fun web stuff. ❤️
I appreciate the matching shirt, shoes and slides that @philna.sh is rocking at @webdirections.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I appreciate the matching shirt, shoes and slides that @philna.sh is rocking at @webdirections.bsky.social