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A street completely lined with cherry trees bursting with pale pink sakura blossoms.

Learning Log, Apr 2023

May 08, 2023 — Weeping over the beauty of flowering trees, reading a lot, and continuing to have copiuos amounts of fun with data.

Bout of Books 37

May 08, 2023 — Doing another readathon, this time a week-long one!

Deploy Previews and branch deploys are each set to use a custom subdomain

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Now generally available: Automatic deploy subdomains

Apr 26, 2023 — Developers can set a custom domain for Deploy Previews and/or branch deploys, and Netlify will automatically create context-based subdomains for you. Now generally available!

An A5 journal clad in a single panel of fabric in abstract black and white doodled shapes. A black and gold Sailor fountain pen sits beside the journal

Made in 2023 Q1

Apr 04, 2023 — A sewn journal cover, some fabric bookmarks, a finally-completed knitted scarf, and just the one sketchbook spread.

Rahul and I with our parents in traditional Indian wedding garb, in front of a wall full of flowers. I am wearing a bright red lehenga dress. Rahul is wearing a cream-colored suit called a sherwani. Rahul and I both have garlands of pink and yellow flowers around our necks.

Learning Log, 2023 Q1

Apr 03, 2023 — Scooping up a whole quarter into one Learning Log, as life was super busy—we got married twice! Still got to read and write quite a few blog posts.

Collaboration tools shown on a Deploy Preview associated with a Bitbucket repo

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Collaborative Deploy Previews now available with Bitbucket

Mar 30, 2023 — In addition to Github, Gitlab, and Azure DevOps, Netlify Deploy Previews are now supported with repositories on Bitbucket.

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How to set a custom domain for Deploy Previews

Mar 27, 2023 — You can now set a custom domain for Deploy Previews and/or branch deploys, and Netlify will automatically create context-based subdomains for you!

Pass client state to a Netlify function

Mar 22, 2023 — How I implemented filters on my drawing idea generator using query parameters.

Netlify showing a build cancelled by plugin

Conditionally rebuild a site on Netlify, based on a webhook payload

Mar 18, 2023 — Using a tiny build plugin to cancel builds kicked off by webmention “likes”.

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QA and collaborate directly on branch deploy URLs

Jan 17, 2023 — Developers can now collaborate with stakeholders using the Netlify Drawer on branch deploys!

A card advertising a tier list of Amari. There is a roughly cut-out bottle of Amaro Nonino on the card.

New “Random” project collection

Jan 08, 2023 — A new space for one-pager explorations, starting with a tier list of amari.

A black pouch with a patchwork panel made of triangles, squares, and rectangles. Colors include red, yellow, pink, blue, teal, black, and white. There are black and white squares in a checkboard pattern. Two red and yellow Posca markers are next to the pouch

2022 in Review

Dec 30, 2022 — A busy year for personal life things. Finding joy in art, fountain pens, gardening, and many other passions.

Closeup of focaccia bread studded with tomatoes, olives, and rosemary

Learning Log, Dec 2022

Dec 23, 2022 — Bit of a rollercoaster this month. Enjoying painting and books.

Branches of a tree filled with vibrant orange leaves

Learning Log, Nov 2022

Dec 02, 2022 — Finding joy in “parallel play”, finishing up projects, and ogling autumnal leaves.

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