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Entry (Sources) and TopicsDate#
What’s !important #19: CSS Refraction Effects, Scroll State Queries, @custom-media, and More (dxn/css)53
css, web-platform, retrospectives, link-lists
W3C Launches Second Pilot of Program to Support Open Source Projects (w3c)52
w3c, foss
The Web Can’t Afford a JavaScript Runtime Monoculture (kat/red)51
javascript, runtimes, browsers, web-platform
The JavaScript Feature You’ve Probably Never Used Allows Running Untrusted JavaScript Safely50
javascript
Express.js 6 and Beyond: Modernizing the Most Popular Node.js Framework (nod)49
nodejs, express, frameworks, modernization
Inlining Critical CSS: Does It Make Your Website Faster? (mat/deb)48
css, critical-path, performance, lazy-loading
What I Learned Porting Mastro From Deno to Node.js (mas)47
lessons, migrating, deno, nodejs
Your Accessibility Score Is Lying to You46
accessibility, metrics, testing
16 Charts That Explain the AI Boom (bin)45
ai, metrics, economics, openai, anthropic, facebook+meta, oracle, google, microsoft, aws
JavaScript for Everyone: Iterators (wil/sma)44
javascript
Alt Text or Image Description?43
accessibility, images, alt-text, comparisons, terminology
A11y 101: 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (nat)42
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Why Do We Need Dithering?41
images, dithering
The State of Django 2025 (wsv/jet)40
surveys, metrics, django
Naming Things Is Still a Common and Enduring Challenge in Accessibility (cer)39
accessibility, naming
WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 202438
wp-engine, wordpress, legal
Test Smart: How to Apply Automation and Stay Sane?37
quality, testing, automation, ci-cd
JavaScript Truthy and Falsy: A Deep Dive (tre)36
javascript, deep-dives
Eng Org Seniority-Mix Model (let)35
engineering-management, hiring
Some Sensible Defaults for Your img Elements (css)34
images, css
How to Find a Developer Job in 2023 (With Little or No Experience)33
how-tos, career
Liquid vs. Headless: A Look at Real User Web Performance (sia)32
shopify, headless, performance, metrics, comparisons
So You’ve Been Publicly Accessibility-Shamed (dav)31
accessibility, quality, communication
How Often Should You Redesign Your Website?30
redesigning, refactoring, seo
You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Browser (rob)29
browsers, web-platform, user-experience, outlooks
AI as a UX Assistant (nng)28
user-experience, ai
State of React 2023 (sac/dev)27
surveys, react
Getting WCAG Color Contrast Right (luk)26
accessibility, wcag, colors, contrast
Accessibility Beyond the “Obvious” (tem)25
accessibility
Masked Gradient Dashed Lines (mey)24
css, gradients, masking
CSS Runtime Performance23
slides, css, performance
Best Practices on Embedding Third-Party Web Widgets22
embed-code, performance, best-practices
A Step by Step TypeScript Tutorial for Beginners21
typescript, tutorials
UX Design Isn’t Killing Creativity, Money Is20
user-experience, creativity, economics
Material Design 319
websites, design-systems, material-design
Comparing Various Ways to Hide Things in CSS (css)18
accessibility, css, hiding, comparisons
Authentication in Vue.js (sma)17
vuejs, authentication
UX: What Can We Prototype? What Can’t We Prototype?16
user-experience, prototyping, information-architecture, navigation, layout
Is Your Website ADA-Compliant?15
accessibility, compliance, ada, legal
Templating With Handlebars (css)14
handlebars
The Argument Machine (fra)13
social-media, community, communication
The 3 Ground Rules for Writing HTML (j9t)12
guidelines, html
Data URIs Explained (nza)11
data-urls, base64, performance
Firefox 3.1 to Support HTML 5 Video and Audio (bra/aja)10
firefox, browsers, multimedia, html
Debunking Dojo Toolkit Myths9
dojo, myths
IE7 CSS Tweak Show and Tell (zel)8
internet-explorer, browsers, css
IE7 Spells Trouble7
internet-explorer, browsers, dreamweaver, code-editors, css
Reinventing HTML (tim/mit)6
html, web-forms, xhtml, xforms, forms, w3c, community
Cross-Browser XForms (sen)5
xforms, css, browsers, support
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design4
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, semantics, principles, quality
Joining the XHTML vs. HTML Discussions3
xhtml, html, comparisons
Bring on the Tables2
tables, html
Is Bloated CSS the New HTML? (jus)1
css, performance, caching