Adding Reading Time to an Astro Blog

First off, I've seen a few rip-offs of this explainer from the recipes section of the Astro site, and this isn't a verbatim copy of that. Their solution didn't work out of the box for me, so I had to tweak it a bit.

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Another first post but also about over-engineering

Every few years, I rebuild a few of my websites, either by redesigning them or by changing the underlying technology. This is a story about the latter.

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A short journey through some Web Development Project methodologies

First off, this is an opinion piece. It’s not a definitive critique of all development processes, it is merely representative of my experience to-date with the different theories surrounding software/web development.

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Above the fold

Many of us will know what above the fold means in relation to print design. It refers to the top section of a broadsheet when folded, which is typically visible to a customer in a newsagents for example.

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A Bad UX Example

One specific example I have is not related to the digital world at all. I own two models of Ford (a Mondeo and a Focus). Being the same brand of car, and close enough in age, I would expect there to be some crossover in the parts used.

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