A brief introduction
Hi, I’m Melanie, a product manager with a design and web-dev background. Currently, I’m helping enable web teams on the Jamstack at Netlify. My core personal mission is to empower people to make interesting, useful, and inclusive things on the web…and I still love designing and coding my own projects!
Recently on the web platform
Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and the rest of the Open UI community are working towards a future where HTML controls are more developer-customizable—from both a content model and aesthetic perspective. We started with a customizable <select>, complete with a proposed <popup> part and CSS anchored positioning scheme.
On the blog
Wrapping up my time on the Microsoft Edge web platform, finishing up some side projects, and finding a better system for my to-read list.
Recent side project
2021 Ideas for living more intentionally by the seasons, particularly in the Seattle area.