Ana Rodrigues
Ana Rodrigues — Front-end developer, London
Front-end developer in London on web development, IndieWeb, and creative personal blogging.
ohhelloana.blogA forty minute tech talk might not fix a very specific code problem at work, but it might leave you inspired to fix everything else.
Ana Rodrigues' blog feels like the personal web at its best — playful, handmade, and completely hers. She writes about front-end development, the IndieWeb, conference talks, and everyday life with a warmth that's rare in tech blogging. The site itself is a statement: retro-inspired design, pixel art, a guestbook, tilted elements — everything the modern corporate web isn't. It's a reminder that personal websites can be weird, creative, and genuinely fun.
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It's 2026 and women are still asked to teach others to think a little bit and not be a prick
This article was originally drafted in 2024 but I struggled to finish it then. I was stuck wondering if I was just moaning over the past. Recently, Salma and Jo both shared thoughts that gave me the rage and energy to come back to this. Today is the day I finally have the courage to publish. I can’t recall how many times I thought of writing something like this. I thought of riding certain waves inspired by other authors but most times the embarrassment got the best of me. During those waves thi...
Offline break in New Forest
A couple of weeks ago we took a little break. The first adults-only break since my daughter was born. For that reason, we decided to do something that was quite close to home. I am still was quite nervous about being far away from her and I didn’t want to go abroad because of her seizures. So I figured that we should stay near London and a small train journey away. Ideally, a train journey that wouldn’t be too expensive and that we could go on the day without price difference. Since we’re based...
Overthinking: AI wasn't the first to break my heart
So I’ve been thinking, when was the last time I’ve experienced some sort of burnout from a community. And I had forgotten that tech was not my only interest, or the only thing I’ve been deeply enthralled with. While I started making websites when I was 13, I wasn’t always stuck on only thinking about web development as a hobby and career. I used to be quite obsessed with films and filmmaking. I spent a great chunk of my young adulthood watching films and analysing them. I had semesters in univer...
A bookmarks post that closes all the tabs
I am deeply frustrated with my inability to stick to the plan and do this post once a month. But I will really make an effort from now on because the more I delay the more links (and tabs) pile on and I end up not being able to share everything. Bookmarks related to tech and web development Webmentions by Joe Crawford. Selfish reasons for building accessible UIs by Nolan Lawson. Radical Web. Bot or not? by Oleh. Charity Digital Skills. Being lazy with view-transition-old and -new by Cyd Stumpel...
2025 was the year of no sleep and pushing through
The last time I wrote a year in review was in 2019. I ended it with “have a healthy 2020” and we all know how that went. Since it does feel like we’ve been living in hell since 2020 I somehow stopped writing yearly reviews. But I have been itching to capture more of my life and I did have an okay 2025 so here it is. The struggle is, I am a glass half empty person. I’d hate to sound like I am always moaning and complaining but with the current state of the world, I just can’t justify, nor do I fe...
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