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X marks the spot: Landmark elements
February 5, 2024
Imagine you had to describe the way through a building to someone without being able to point out certain things that the person could use for orientation: “First you go through the thing to get...
Read MoreSpeedCurve | The psychology of site speed and human happiness
February 2, 2024
In the fourteen years that I’ve been working in the web performance industry, I’ve done a LOT of research, writing, and speaking about the psychology of page speed – in other words, why ...
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, The Web Components—zachleat.com
February 2, 2024
WEB COMPONENTS ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS STORY Despite some notable criticism, web components are already widely used across the web.In August 2023, Chrome Platform Status reports that 19.4% of page loads...
Read MoreIt feels like React is getting a bit of a kicking recently – Piccalilli
February 1, 2024
I talk about an apparent attitude shift in attitude towards React in the community and also make some recommendations about decision-making for your projects. Source: It feels like React is getting a ...
Read MoreHow we reduced CSS size and improved performance across GOV.UK – Government Digital Service
February 1, 2024
We recently reduced CSS size and improved performance across GOV.UK pages by moving away from bundling all CSS into a single stylesheet served to all pages to serving smaller stylesheets containing o...
Read MoreThe Performance Inequality Gap, 2024 – Infrequently Noted
February 1, 2024
The global device and network situation continues to evolve, and this series is an effort to provide an an up-to-date understanding for working web developers. So what’s changed since last year?...
Read MoreHow Core Web Vitals affect application SEO: Understanding Google page experience ranking and Lighthouse scores – Vercel
January 31, 2024
Core Web Vitals influence how your application’s pages rank on Google. Here, we’ll dive into what they are, how they’re measured, and how your users and search ranking are impacted by th...
Read MoreField-sizing just works! | Polypane
January 31, 2024
field-sizing is wild. It’s a new CSS property that makes input and textarea automatically scale to the size of their content. Source: Field-sizing just works! | Polypane...
Read MoreHTML Web Components on the Server Are Great | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer
January 31, 2024
I’ll start this post by echoing what many others have been saying: Web Components are having a moment lately! After a decade dominated by fragile, complicated, and slow Single-Page Application d...
Read MoreOn Web Components – macwright.com
January 30, 2024
There’s just this assumption that now that React is potentially on its way out (after a decade-long reign! not bad), the natural answer is Web Components. And I just don’t get it. I don’t get it...
Read Morejakelazaroff.com
January 30, 2024
I don’t see web components on their own as a huge productivity boon for individual websites. Once you’ve bought into a particular set of technologies, it makes sense to use it for as much ...
Read MoreThe Website vs. Web App Dichotomy Doesn’t Exist | jakelazaroff.com
January 29, 2024
You don’t need to wade far into web development discourse to hear about the website vs. web app dichotomy. It posits that websites can be grouped into two categories: mostly static “documents” w...
Read MoreRemoving React is just weakness leaving your codebase — Begin Blog
January 29, 2024
Well, there must have been something in the zeitgeist, as we’ve seen a spate of articles where developers are voicing their displeasure with React. Increasingly miffed about the state of React relea...
Read MoreAre Design Systems a zero-interest rate phenomenon? | daverupert.com
January 29, 2024
So are design systems a zero-interest rate phenomenon? No. Well, maybe. Depends on who you ask. If I need to build 5-10 pages, I can do those one at a time without much of a system. If I need to creat...
Read MoreThe CSS “content” property accepts alternative text | Stefan Judis Web Development
January 29, 2024
Developers often use before and after pseudo-elements (generated content) to style elements. With a few lines of extra CSS, it is possible to include icons, images, or even add text without adjusting ...
Read MoreAI software still needs the human touch, Willison warns • The Register
January 29, 2024
FEATURE Simon Willison, a veteran open source developer who co-created the Django framework and built the more recent Datasette tool, has become one of the more influential observers of AI software re...
Read MoreA quick introduction to CSS @scope – Bram.us
January 29, 2024
Have you heard about #CSS @scope? It’s an upcoming way to scope the reach of your CSS selectors, allowing you to move away from methodologies such as BEM because you no longer need to name those in-...
Read MoreAccessible notifications with ARIA Live Regions (Part 1) – Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer
January 24, 2024
Without live regions, some rich web applications would be more challenging to use for screen reader users. So if you’re building web applications such as Single Page Applications (SPAs), you need to...
Read MoreWhat PWA Can Do Today
January 24, 2024
A showcase of what is possible with Progressive Web Apps today. Source: What PWA Can Do Today...
Read MoreDesigning better target sizes
January 24, 2024
An interactive guide on designing better target sizes on the web. Source: Designing better target sizes...
Read More12 Modern CSS One-Line Upgrades | Modern CSS Solutions
January 24, 2024
Sometimes, improving your application CSS just takes a one-line upgrade or enhancement! Learn about 12 properties to start incorporating into your projects, and enjoy reducing technical debt, removing...
Read MoreThe Open Source Sustainability Crisis ❧ Open Path by Chad Whitacre
January 24, 2024
Okay, now let’s talk about the Open Source sustainability crisis. The purpose of this post is to define terms. What is Open Source sustainability? Why do I say it is in crisis? My answers are that s...
Read MoreAn Attempted Taxonomy of Web Components—zachleat.com
January 22, 2024
As my experience with web components grows, my personal view of how to build a web component is also evolving. In some cases I’ve gone back and refactored older components with the new knowledge and...
Read MoreA Global Design System | Brad Frost
January 22, 2024
TL;DR: This is a call to action to create a Global Design System that provides the world’s web designers & developers a library of common UI components. A Global Design System would improve the ...
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