Links For You (11/16/25)

"Good morning, programs. I'm sorry for the light posting the last few weeks, but, it's all for a good reason. Last week was my first week at my new job, which means all of my anxiety and fear are gone. Ok, maybe not, but, I'm absolutely delighted to be off the market again. I haven't blogged about the new job yet (or even gotten around to updating LinekdIn), but I'll do so soon. (My job isn't top secret or anything, I'm just waiting a bit.)"

"As you can probably guess, it allows conditionally showing and hiding form fields based on other fields on the form. Here's an example from his post that demonstrates that I mean: <form-show-if conditions="contact_method=phone"> <label for="phone">Phone Number <input type="tel" id="phone" name="phone"> </label> </form-show-if> Both the label and field will only show up when the form field contact_method is set to "phone". In that example only one field is checked, but your logic can check against multiple as well."

"This is from back in May, but this presentation by Katie Fenn covers the Web MIDI spec, and of course, goes into MIDI itself. Best of all, it features music by Daft Punk, not something you see often with web platform talks. Finally, another video, but one that's fun as hell to watch. Annie Sexton gives an entertaining look at how our favorite language (ok, maybe that's a bit controversial) language came to be:"

I started a new job last week and feel relieved and excited to be off the market despite lingering anxiety. I have not updated LinkedIn or written about the role yet and plan to share details soon. I highlight a conditional form field web component by Aaron Gustafson that shows or hides fields based on other form inputs, with example code demonstrating contact_method=phone. I mention a Katie Fenn presentation on the Web MIDI specification that includes Daft Punk music. I recommend an entertaining Annie Sexton video about JavaScript's origins. I finish by sharing a favorite upbeat music video.

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