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Chris Pattle

Personal blog · chrispattle.com/blog · on HN as pattleprogrammingcareer

Chris Pattle's personal blog at chrispattle.com covers programming and career. Since 2013, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 47 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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47mentions?
4HN people?
2013–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 12 in 2015

Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link Chris Pattle's post explaining how he built The Simpsons in CSS. Commenters point to the write-up as the place to learn his method.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Chris Pattle: I make silly little things on the Internet

The author on HN?

pattle · 1,024 karma · member since 2013

www.chrispattle.com

From their public HN profile, which links to this site.

Most-linked posts?

  1. /blog/simpsons-in-css/
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-11-11

What Hacker News says?

  1. Nicely done. I was following the link to "How I did it" and noticed that I got SSL cert errors for the site: https://www.chrispattle.com/blog/simpsons-in-css/ You're using the cert for octopushr.app... Unfortunately port 80 is also closed, so even the most recent wayback machine wasn't working. Here's a link from 2016 which goes into your methods, which honestly, are a bit on the sparse side (it doesn't detract at a…

    Comment linking /blog/simpsons-in-css/

    on “The Simpsons in CSS”
  2. Submitted Show HN: Hindsight Simulator – Go back in time and get rich as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  3. Here: http://www.chrispattle.com/blog/simpsons-in-css/ Now you're 1 step closer to figuring out how to build this tool :)

    Comment linking /blog/simpsons-in-css/

    on “Simpsons in CSS”
  4. Submitted Google insults me as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  5. Location: 1 hour from London Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, Backbone.js, Angular.js, Node.js, PHP, MySQL (I'm happy to learn new technologies) Resume: http://www.chrispattle.com#cv http://github.com/pattle Email: chris.pattle@gmail.com

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2014)”
  6. Submitted I have a thing for fast trains as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  7. He runs through how he did it here: http://www.chrispattle.com/blog/simpsons-in-css/

    Comment linking /blog/simpsons-in-css/

    on “Simpsons in CSS”
  8. Submitted If this is it, it's been good as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK. I have experience with HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, Backbone.js, Angular.js, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, Version Control (Git and Subversion) but I'm happy to take on projects that will require me to learn new languages / technologies. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft which results in high quality applications with a great U…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2014)”
  10. Submitted What it's like freelancing when you have a stutter as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  11. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK with over 5 years of experience. I'm currently working with HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), JS (Backbone, Angular, React, jQuery), PHP, MySQL and Node.js. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer who produces high quality work. To get an idea of what I'm ab…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2015)”
  12. Submitted Freelancing when you have a stutter as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  13. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote Hey, I'm a full stack developer based in the UK. I normally use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP but I'm happy to take on projects that will require me to learn new languages. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft which results in high quality applications with a great UI/UX. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer. I can provid…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2014)”
  14. Submitted How I almost halved my website page size as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  15. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a front end developer based in the UK. I'm extremely proficient in HTML(5), CSS(3), JS (Backbone, Angular, Knockout), jQuery, LESS, SASS, Bootstrap etc I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft which results in high quality applications with a great UI/UX. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer. Email: chris.pattle@gmail.com Websi…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2014)”
  16. Submitted Freelancing Lesson 1: Communication is key as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  17. SEEKING WORK - Remote (UK based) My name is Chris Pattle I am an experienced and talented developer who can do web and mobile. I am a very efficient backend developer yet I have the attention to detail and ability to create great UI/UX. I am looking for part time freelance work and I can provide GREAT references from previous clients. Skill set: PHP (very efficient), node.js, MySQL, CMS's, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML,…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2013)”
  18. Submitted An unlikely programmer as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  19. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK with over 5 years of experience. I'm currently working with HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), JS (Backbone, React, jQuery), PHP and MySQL. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer who produces high quality work. I'd love to learn more about your business and…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2015)”
  20. Submitted Show HN: I made my own version of Google Doodles as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  21. SEEKING WORK - Remote (UK based) My name is Chris Pattle I am an experienced and talented front end developer who can do web and mobile. "Simpsons in CSS" is some cool work I've done recently. Looking for small to medium projects. I can provide GREAT references from previous clients. Github: https://github.com/pattle Website: http://www.chrispattle.com Email: chris.pattle@gmail.com

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)”
  22. Submitted Show HN: Pipe Dream Remastered as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  23. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK with over 5 years of experience. I'm currently working with HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), JS (Backbone, React, jQuery), PHP and MySQL. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer who produces high quality work. I'd love to learn more about your business and…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2016)”
  24. Submitted Hindsight Simulator: Go back in time and get rich as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  25. Location: London, UK Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), HTML5, Canvas, SVG, JS (jQuery, Backbone, React), PHP Resume: Will supply on request, you can also check out my website and GitHub http://www.chrispattle.com http://github.com/pattle Email: chris.pattle@gmail.com

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2015)”
  26. Submitted Show HN: UK Car Bingo as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  27. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK with over 5 years of experience. I'm currently working with HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), JS (Backbone, React, jQuery), PHP and MySQL. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer who produces high quality work. I'd love to learn more about your business and…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2016)”
  28. Submitted UK Car Bingo – Trainspotting for Cars as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  29. SEEKING WORK - London UK, Remote I'm a full stack developer based in the UK with over 5 years of experience. I'm currently working with HTML, CSS (LESS and SASS), JS (Backbone, React, jQuery), PHP and MySQL. I'm passionate about what I do and care deeply about my craft. I pride myself on being a trustworthy and reliable no-fuss developer who produces high quality work. I'd love to learn more about your business and…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2016)”
  30. Submitted UK Car Bingo as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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