Hello, I’m Andy and I’ll help you to level up your front-end development skills.

I’m a designer and front-end developer who has worked in the design and web industries for over 15 years, and in that time, I have worked with some of the largest organisations in the world, like Google, Harley-Davidson, BSkyB, Unilever, The Natural History Museum, Oracle, Capita, Vice Media and the NHS.

On Piccalilli, I share my knowledge and experience to make you a better front-end developer.

Currently popular on Piccalilli

  1. It feels like React is getting a bit of a kicking recently

    I talk about an apparent attitude shift in attitude towards React in the community and also make some recommendations about decision-making for your projects.

  2. Reality Check #3: Building out a layered hero grid layout from Dribbble

    In this edition of Reality Check, I tackle an interesting grid layout that also features some pretty unique background image treatment.

  3. A (more) Modern CSS Reset

    I wrote “A Modern CSS Reset” almost 4 years ago and, yeh, it’s not aged overly well. I spotted it being linked up again a few days ago and thought it’s probably a good idea to publish an updated version.

  4. A highly configurable switch component using modern CSS techniques

    Learn how build a highly configurable switch component using modern CSS, such as :has(), container queries, Logical Properties and Custom Properties.

  5. Kind of annoyed at React

    A really interesting commentary on the state of React by one of the best in the biz: Cassidy Williams.

  6. 12 Modern CSS One-Line Upgrades

    A handy run down of newer stable, stable enhancement and progressive enhancement CSS features by Stephanie Eckles.

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