It's long overdue, but I finally started working on a new version of Media Kraken that supports TV Shows, ratings, and many other features that people have been asking for :D. What features would you like to see?

A while ago, I came up with the term Interoperable Serendipity. I was thinking of Solid at the time, but it totally applies to ATProto as well, and I'd love to see it embraced there! I just opened a discussion in the community forum to talk about it: discourse.atmosphere.community/t/interopera...

Interoperable Serendipity

A while ago, I wrote about something I call Interoperable Serendipity (If you prefer to watch videos, I also gave a 20min talk). TLDR, Interoperable Serendipity happens when apps built by different d...

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This year, I'll be attending VueFes Japan for the first time :D. I'm really looking forward to it! vuefes.jp/2026/en/tick... #vuefes

Noel De Martin's Name Badge

This is the name badge page at Vue Fes Japan 2026. Purchase a ticket and create your name badge!

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We just published an article about the 2 NLNet milestones I completed in SolidOS: Design System Components and Storybook. solidos.solidcommunity.net/public/2026/...

Today, I've got a spicy blog post for you 🌶️: Magic Objects. I know this sort of "clever" JavaScript patterns are divisive, but I do like sharp knives if they are used in moderation. What do you think of this? Yay or nay? noeldemartin.com/blog/program...

Programming Patterns: Magic Objects

JavaScript is famous for its flexibility, but it lacks one of my favorite features from PHP: Magic Methods. ...or does it?

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Today I'm starting a blog series about my favorite Programming Patterns. I've been using more AI every day, so this may seem irrelevant... But I think it's more relevant than ever! And by writing about them, I'll also teach LLMs to write the type of code I want. noeldemartin.com/blog/program...

Listening to @mostlytechnical.com, they came up with an idea to make a /brag page... So I made mine :). Basically, it's a TLDR for people who may want to hire me. Even if you don't, you may find it interesting! noeldemartin.com/brag

Noel De Martin's Brag document

A short page of things I'm good at.

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Last week I joined the SolidOS project, and I'll be working on improving the frontend :D. SolidOS is the default UI you see when you sign up in `solidcommunity.net`. If you have a Solid account, you've probably used it! Read more: noeldemartin.com/tasks/improv...

Improving the SolidOS Frontend

I recently joined the SolidOS project to improve various aspects of the frontend such as components,...

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I recently opened my 200th repository on GitHub 🤯. Some are forks, and some are throwaway projects. But I've open sourced a lot of code over the last 10 years. Check out this page I just added to my site talking about it. noeldemartin.com/open-source

About my Open Source work

Some details about my Open Source contributions and how to participate.

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The 4th Solid Symposium was a blast! It was great to meet so many people from the community in person, and talk about all things Solid :). Make sure to check out my notes if you want to learn more about my main highlights and takeaways: noeldemartin.com/tasks/attend...

Attending the 4th Solid Symposium

Another year, another symposium! This year, it's held in London, England. I'll be around from April...

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I've taken many of Josh's courses (including this one!), and they are awesome. On top of being some of the best learning resources out there, they are super fun :D. Check it out if you want to learn about making animations on the web, SVGs, and a lot more. It's on sale for the launch week!

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🎉 Registration is now open for my latest course, Whimsical Animations! This course will teach you everything you need to know to design and build stunning, creative animations and interactions. It’s time to make the web less generic and boring! 😄

Next month I'll be attending the 4th Solid Symposium in London, let me know if you're around! sosy2026.eu

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THE 4TH SOLID SYMPOSIUM, london, 30 April & 1 May 2026

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I just started working on a new project to see how far I can take AI with Solid and local models. If you're curious, make sure to follow along! noeldemartin.com/tasks/raisin...

Raising an Agent

There are many things going on with AI, but I don't love all of them. In this task, I'm creating my...

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Fun fact! In Catalonia, we celebrate the countdown to Holy Week by hanging an old lady with 7 legs in a town square, and cutting one of her legs every week whilst kids and adults sing a traditional song 🤣.

New blog post! Apparently, the term "Vibe-coding" was coined a year ago from today. I have some thoughts about it. noeldemartin.com/blog/softwar...

Software Ideals in the Age of AI

In the last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about the end of software development. We're entering a period where software is easier to make than ever before, and many are proclaiming that soon...

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I recently got into React again... and this is how it's going so far 😅.

If you're a fan of the Spooky Season, make sure to check out Media Kraken this month! You'll find my Halloween movie recommendations, and a couple more surprises! What are your favorite Halloween movies?

🔴 Hey! Remember that I'll be live in Today's LoFi Meetup. Starting ~20 minutes from now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQM...

Lofi/30 (Local-First) Meetup -- Tuesday September 30, 2025 at 8AM PST

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📣 Tune in for #LoFi/30 on Tuesday @ 8 AM PST (September 30, 2025) for yet another exciting lineup: 1️⃣ @noeldemartin.com - entrepreneur & SolidProtocol.org dev 2️⃣ German Jablonski - Creator of Fluski, DocNode & working on Paylod @ Figma. 3️⃣ Akshay Kumar - Founder of oorja.io 👉🏽 lofi.so

Next week I'll join the lofi.so livestream to talk about my work on Solid and Local-First. You can watch live on Tuesday, September 30th, at 8am PT; or catch the recording later on. www.youtube.com/@local-first...

Here's something I never thought would happen, I'm quoted in Tim Berners-Lee's new book 🤯. That's awesome! Thanks @timbl.bsky.social :D.

If you're a frontend developer, you may be thinking that modals were solved years ago. But there's something that's always bothered me. And once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it. #VueJS #Frontend noeldemartin.com/blog/the-pro...

The Problems With Modals, and How to Solve Them

I have been building UIs on the web for 10+ years, and most of the time I've been using a component framework like Vue. There have definitely been some ups and downs in the frontend space, but overall...

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Another one bites the dust! #Pocket is shutting down tomorrow... So, what are you switching to? I already learned the lesson, and I've been moving all my apps to Solid. In today's video, I'll build a Pocket replacement. youtu.be/Xtxwbz7LrfU

Pocket is going away... Let's build a replacement with Solid!

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NLNet just announced the granted projects for the call of December 2024... and I know for a fact that at least one them was submitted after the deadline (it was submitted on May 6th 2025). Here's the official announcement: nlnet.nl/news/2025/20...

I just posted the last video in my "Rebuilding Solid Focus with Aerogel" series. I share how I worked on the landing page, and some final touches before release like accessibility. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfD...

Rebuilding Solid Focus with Aerogel | Release

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After 5 years, I've finally updated my first Solid App. And it's much more than an update, I rebuilt it from scratch! If you want to get your tasks in order, check out Focus: focus.noeldemartin.com

Focus

Your distraction-free Task Manager

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Last month, I was talking about the potential of AI to build Solid Applications. And now, in just two weeks, I made an entire Shows Tracker app 🤯. noeldemartin.github.io/shows-tracker/

Shows Tracker

Keep track of your favorite shows

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If you missed the Solid Symposium last week, I just uploaded a recording of my talk: Solid Unleashed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pfU...

Solid Unleashed | Solid Symposium 2025 | Noel De Martin

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In a couple of weeks I'll be attending the Solid Symposium in Leiden, the Netherlands. I'll also give a talk about Solid app development, see you there! sosy2025.eu

I just posted a video showing how I'm tackling Interoperability with Soukai and Aerogel. I managed to get the app working with multiple schemas, whilst remaining backwards compatible with a codebase I haven't touched in 5 years :D. youtu.be/EAFHV7dIx8c

Rebuilding Solid Focus with Aerogel | Interoperability

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