General Musings with Kevin Powell Kevin Powell

The Veritasium video I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIhB58PA   [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIhB58PA]

In this episode, Kevin discusses the importance of being open to different learning methods and not getting stuck in one's preferred way of learning. He emphasizes the debunking of the learning styles myth and advocates for a multimodal approach to learning. Kevin shares his personal experience of scheduling learning time and how it has helped him become more organized and efficient. He also talks about the challenges of creating online courses that cater to different learning preferences. The key takeaway is to be willing to try different learning methods and not dismiss them outright.   

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

* Una's Website: https://una.im/
* All of Una's Talks: https://una.im/speaking/  [https://una.im/speaking/]
* Give Una a follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Una  [https://una.im/speaking/]
* More on anchor positioning: https://12daysofweb.dev/2023/anchor-positioning/ [https://una.im/speaking/]

Una Kravets, a developer advocate at Google, discusses her journey into front-end development and her passion for CSS. She shares how her background in design led her to explore the world of front-end development and how she found a perfect blend of logic and design in CSS. Una also talks about the rapid evolution of CSS and the exciting features that have been introduced, such as container queries and scroll-driven animations. She emphasizes the importance of staying up-to-date with new CSS features and encourages developers to experiment with them. Una also highlights the collaborative process of working on new CSS features and the role of community feedback in shaping the specifications. Una and Kevin discuss the importance of revisiting browser support matrices and using progressive enhancement in web development. They also talk about the adoption of new CSS features, the role of teaching in their careers, and their hobbies outside of work.

In this episode, I answer questions from my audience, covering topics such as studying coding courses, the importance of consistency in learning, starting a blog, the relevance of pixel units in CSS, other programming languages Kevin knows, the use of utility classes vs custom classes, and subtle UI animations and page transitions.

In this episode, Kevin discusses the benefits of teaching as a way to enhance your learning. He shares his personal experience of teaching and how it helped him deepen his understanding of CSS. Kevin emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation and filling in knowledge gaps through teaching. He encourages listeners to start a blog or any public-facing platform to share their learnings and insights. Teaching not only helps you solidify your knowledge but also benefits others who are trying to learn the same thing.

The podcast is back! And in this episode, I talked about how the difficulties of semantic HTML. 

If you ask any front-end developer what the easiest language is between HTML, CSS, and JS, and everyone is going to say HTML, right?

It's funny though, because most of the things I hem and haw over the longest are often related to how to mark something up in my HTML.

Links

* My newsletter: https://kevinpowell.co/newsletter
* The Discord community: https://kevinpowell.co/discord
* Stephanie Eckle's article on the difficulty of semantic HTML: https://thinkdobecreate.com/articles/a-call-for-consensus-on-html-semantics/
* The twitter post I mentioned: https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell/status/1773035208175911301

The year in review: https://kevin-powell.ck.page/posts/year-in-review-and-my-plans-for-2024

I should be back by March 😊