Quick Recommendation #9: Niléane
Just a Really Cool Woman
In this instalment of Quick Remmondations, I’m going to recommend a person in general!
While listening to the last few episodes of one of my favourite tech podcasts, Comfort Zone, a thought has been growing in me: “I think Niléane might be one of my favourite people online!” (I do like both Matt and Chris as well, to be clear. 🫶🏻)
She’s French-Réunionnese – and in addition to the podcast, she, among other things, writes for MacStories, creates a great theme for Mastodon called TangerineUI, and is the president of Toutes des Femmes.
Recently, she wrote a great post, called Are Pride Wallpapers and a Watch Band Enough in 2025?, and that pushed me over the edge to write this recommendation. (I also really liked this follow-up post by Matt. 👌🏻)
Why I think she’s a treasure for the community:
As a European,1 I value her French perspective. (And I have a soft spot for France, as my wife’s a French teacher, and we’ve lived there!)
I also like that she has a bunch of fresh preferences, and ways of doing (also small) things. Like how she’s moved to mostly listening to music offline (instead of streaming),2 and that she doesn’t use a task manager.
She has a great way of talking about LGBTQ issues, being both powerful, clear, and pedagogical. And I really appreciate her values when it comes to other things as well, like ethics in tech.
Oh, and in general, I just find her funny and interesting.
But enough fan-boy-ing from me for now!
- Check out her writings over at MacStories,
- subscribe to Comfort Zone,
- buy her a cup of coffee,
- and follow her on Mastodon. (And speak up if you find some people talking crap in her mentions.)