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A thoughtful look at the idea of sustainability in web development and design, particularly in terms of whether worrying about an individual design choice's carbon footprint is meaningful or simply …

Oh boy, there's a lot worth pulling out of this overview of upcoming web …

A frankly depressing look at the state of the mobile web in 2021. From lacklustre technological advancement in the past decade, to increasing device saturation, and the overuse of JavaScript, here's …

A service worker can request just the bare minimum of data it needs from the server... and then it can programmatically transform that data into a full HTML …

Oh dear. Tim's put together some actual numbers on the impact that using a frontend framework has on the user. As a proponent of the Jamstack, which pretty much has JavaScript frameworks at its core, …

Today is a day for another round-up of interesting pieces from across the web. Nothing too special, but hopefully a little …

YouTube embeds can be expensive on page load metrics, but what alternative is there? How about loading a thumbnail that hot-swaps itself for an <iframe> when clicked? Sounds great, but wouldn't …

Critique of JavaScript-heavy frontend frameworks and useful deep-dive into the issues of using client-side scripts or libraries for webmentions. Nicolas rightfully points out that this isn't just …

I've been saying for years that React feels like jQuery did circa 2010: it's used everywhere, its devotees are numerous, but the leading edge left it in the dust a while ago. I do think that Hooks …

A very thorough overview of how to write a modern, performant, HTML-driven image component that is as optimised to serve the most appropriate image as possible. There are some very neat tricks in …

One of the core downsides to CSS-in-JS is that you have to compile it on the client, which means increased bundle sizes and slower rendering. Linaria is an attempt to fix that, by providing all of …

An interesting look at whether the current mobile-first paradigm is problematic. Ultimately, the title feels a little like click-bait; to me the solution proposed remains mobile-first, but suggests …

A pretty exhaustive overview of the HTML and CSS options that we now have for responsive image layouts. Here are some key …

At the start of the pandemic, Eric made a strong case that all critical websites needed to rapidly optimise for high traffic and accessibility (here very much meaning both a11y and device/situation …

When optimising images with only a few visible colours, reducing the output colour space can have massive savings (Eric is talking about the Acorn software …

An exhaustive guide to image optimisation, compression, formats, and quality on the …

In brief: HTML is resilient, feature-rich, hyper performant, and …

Using a combination of Speedlify and Google Lighthouse tool, Zach is able to display web performance scores in his footer, bespoke for each page. He seems to be doing so client-side, though I don't …

System fonts are often overlooked, but they come with a massive list of advantages: environmental, performance, data …

Max has done a performance analysis of the new Space Jam website versus the old, classic variation, with a damning …

I'm late to the "goodbye AMP" party, but Ethan's has been the best take I've read so far (no surprise there). In brief: it's good that AMP is on the way out, but we're stuck with it for some time, …

A fascinating series looking into how to turn a modern React eCommerce front end into as fast a page as possible. The conclusions are not what I had …

A very interesting rundown of some common performance checks and techniques that Ben went through to boost their lighthouse score from <50 to >95! I was particularly interested that font …

Harry has created an absolutely phenomenal talk here that provides an immense amount of depth whilst still being completely accessible to someone like me who largely doesn't deal with the technical …

Google have recently announced a change to their Core Web Vitals metrics. The existing FID stat is being sunset, and replaced with a new way of measuring responsiveness: Interaction to Next Paint, …

A quick way to check for PageSpeed metrics, Lighthouse scores (are those the same thing these days?), and Core Web Vitals, all in one …

Month in media is an archived project, now with a permanent home in the Reviews section. Films, TV shows, books, video games, and other media watched, read, or played in May 2016.

Month in media is an archived project, now with a permanent home in the Reviews section. Films, TV shows, books, video games, and other media watched, read, or played in January 2017.

Month in media is an archived project, now with a permanent home in the Reviews section. Films, TV shows, books, video games, and other media watched, read, or played in June 2017.

I've recently been spending a lot of time researching, and ultimately buying, a new camera. From an outsider perspective it might seem a little odd, as I already have a very good DSLR that, whilst by …