Look mum, no breakpoints!
An excellent overview of how to approach fluid design on the web. Lots of excellent references and techniques, particularly those around using Flex layout with flex-basis to control widths, or […]
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The good, the bad, the web components
An excellent overview of the current state of web components, including suggestions on how they could be […]
Moderate people, not code
Ryan always has some interesting thoughts around the ethics of online communities, and this is no exception. There's a lot of great questions and thoughts in here around whether or not we should be […]
HTML web components
An excellent look into the new trend of no-or-low-JavaScript web components, which almost operate more like HTML fragments, with graceful fallbacks to native elements. Jeremy proposes terming these […]
Animation versus physics
A beautiful and extremely clever animation that takes you on a journey through the major theories and breakthroughs in physics, with an excellent score and an ultimate twist that makes me desperately […]
Climbing the ladder of abstraction with AI
Wattenberger frequently breaks my brain with some of their incredibly well-reasoned and unique ideas, and this talk from AI Engineer Summit is no exception. The core ideas being introduced are around […]
Designing accessible data visualisations
A broad overview of the best practices involved in designing data visualisations, with heaps of additional context and excellent imagery to really drive home the issues and better solutions. The key […]
Accessibility, data visualisations, & the Norwegian 2023 election
An excellent write-up of where election maps, result graphs, and other common data visualisations used in election reporting most commonly fall down. Missing descriptive text, unassociated labels, […]
Making sense of React Server Components
A superb breakdown of the changes being made in React 18+ around the new React Server Components paradigm. Josh has a knack for explaining complex problems in simpler ways, and this is no exception; […]
A modern CSS reset
Andy always has some interesting thoughts about CSS, and this reset is no exception. Lots of interesting things here that fit very nicely with both my own experience and other resets that I've […]
EAA: what you need to know
An excellent overview of the European Accessibility Act, how it overlaps with existing regulations, and the impact it might have. Doesn't get too technical, but does do a good job of explaining the […]
I will fucking dropkick you if you use that spreadsheet
One of the most entertaining rants I've read in some years! And whilst it may no longer be that pertinent to my current career, having been the person in charge of developing a nested, tangled mess […]
Everything is about to change
There's nothing too exceptional about this video from Tom Scott. I've seen similar arguments made before – I've made them myself – but I think Tom does a very good job of outlining my precise […]
Actual CSS breakpoints you need to know
An excellent overview of why the typical "listicle" style tweet purporting to show you the "only breakpoints you'll ever need! 😎👇🧵" is not just silly, but actively missing the […]
Tailwind and the Femininity of CSS
It will (hopefully) come as no surprise that I found myself nodding vigorously throughout this excellent article by Elaina, which shines a light on some of the reasons that CSS tooling can leave a […]
Camera comparison & feature search
DPReview is one of my go-to sites for photography reviews or news, but every time I start thinking about a new camera I forget about their excellent hardware searching functionality. You can sort my […]
You don't need a UI framework
An excellent overview from Josh of the pitfalls of using UI frameworks. I particularly enjoyed their focus on why developers often advocate for these tools, and how those needs are often […]
The struggle of emoji on the web
I use emoji quite a lot on this site, which means I'm already aware of some of the more unusual browser/OS quirks. Don't ever use flag emoji (except pirate 🏴☠️) because Microsoft refuses to […]