DevelopmentOpinions
We need more inclusive web performance metrics
It‘s wrong to optimize for visual clues at the expense of others.
DevelopmentResources
Modal
A simple, accessible modal dialog web component.
DevelopmentOpinions
“The modern web dev is an extreme overreaction to not liking some php.”
DevelopmentOpinions
HTML Video Sources Should Be Responsive
Removing ‘media’ support from HTML video was a mistake.
DevelopmentOpinions
“More’s Law: Websites will continuously add more JavaScript to neutralize the performance improvements predicted by Moore’s Law.”
BusinessOpinions
“As a courtesy to others on the website, please remember to click the Read Less button after you are finished reading more.”
BusinessOpinions
“I know of no better way to catch up after some time away than RSS.”
DevelopmentTools
Color picker
A useful little app in just one line of HTML.
DesignOpinions
“Instead of thinking about web design in terms of ‘mobile’ or ‘desktop’ we should think about layout as a ‘continuum,’ where mobile and desktop may be at the extremes.”
DevelopmentSamples
Will serving real HTML content make a website faster?
“It can be one of the best things you can do for a site’s performance.”
DesignOpinions
“Some of these websites’ skeleton loading pages should add some hold music.”
DevelopmentTools
How fast is your web app?
How to test page transition performance in WebPageTest.
BusinessTools
Measure and improve your site’s footprint
The popular WebPageTest tool introduces Carbon Control.
DevelopmentResources
We’re bringing responsive video back
Responsive video becomes a web standard again.
DevelopmentSamples
How to use responsive HTML video (...and audio)
HTML video/audio can be delivered using media queries again.
DevelopmentSamples
Responsive video with HTML Web Components
How to extend native video behavior in priceless ways.
DevelopmentSamples
Conditional web components are perfect for polyfills
A novel way to enable modern features on older browsers.
DevelopmentSamples
HTML web components on the server are great
Server-side HTML web components are easier to scale.
DevelopmentResources
Just speculating
What to expect from the new Speculation Rules API.
DevelopmentSamples
External, styleable, and scalable SVGs
SVG embeddings that leave little to be desired.
DevelopmentSamples
HTML web component with shadow DOM
Sometimes, a little shadow DOM can be a treat.
DevelopmentSamples
Getting oriented with HTML video
How to serve a clip in portrait or landscape format.
DevelopmentSamples
QR code HTML web component
A handy way to add a QR code to a HTML link.
DevelopmentSamples
Fast and smooth third-party web fonts
Loading fonts asynchronously during page rendering.