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  1. Crawling December: CDNs and Crawling (by+/via) · · , ,
  2. AWS S3 Deep Dive · · , ,
  3. Don’t Hide Skip Links (via) · · ,
  4. AI and the Future of Accessibility with Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden (via) · · , , , , ,
  5. Data-Driven SEO and Web Performance (by/via) · · , ,
  6. My Favourite Colour Is Chuck Norris Red (by/via) · · ,
  7. JS Import Maps (by/via) · · , ,
  8. Getting Oriented With HTML Video (by/via) · · , ,
  9. CSS “box-decoration-break” (by/via) · ·
  10. Detecting Web Performance Regressions Using Statistical Tools (by/via) · · , ,
  11. The Bad Apple Effect: How Negativity Can Sabotage Teams’ Performance (by/via) · · , ,
  12. CSS Multi-Column Layout Module Level 2 (by+/via) · · , ,
  13. CSS Display Module Level 4 (by+/via) · · , ,
  14. Is Figma Dev Mode a Worthwhile Tool for Developers? (by/via) · · , , ,
  15. New to the Web Platform in December (by/via) · · , , , , , ,
  16. HTML Conformance: A Comparison of 6.5 npm Validator Packages (With 1.5 Recommendations) (by) · · , , , ,
  17. CSS “::target-text” for Text Highlighting (by) · · ,
  18. Become a Better Developer With Clean Code Essentials: YAGNI, KISS, and DRY in Software Engineering (by) · · , , ,
  19. How I Gained a New Perspective on ARIA (by/via) · · ,
  20. State of JavaScript 2024 [Results] (by/via) · · ,
  21. WebAssembly JavaScript Interface (by/via) · · , , ,
  22. You Don’t Need the “isOpen” Class (by/via) · · , ,
  23. CSS “text-wrap” (by/via) · · ,
  24. Why Product Owners Should Not Assign Work (by/via) · · , , ,
  25. Re-Imagine the Web With View Transitions (by/via) · · ,
  26. When Users Interact (by/via) · · , , ,
  27. Recap of the State of the Word 2024 (by/via) · ·
  28. Developer Guide: How to Implement Passkeys (via) · · , , , ,
  29. The Gift You Do Not Want: A Div in a Button’s Clothing (by/via) · · , ,
  30. HTML “inert” Attribute (by/via) · ·
  31. Creating Shared Ownership for Web Performance From a Cryptic CSS Values (via) · · , , ,
  32. Advanced and Creative TypeScript Techniques for Professionals (by) · · , ,
  33. Potential Dangers of Status Messages (by) · · , ,
  34. Towards Measuring INP on All Browsers and Devices (by/via) · · , ,
  35. Easily Check for Web Accessibility Problems in Ten Minutes or Less (via) · · , , ,
  36. Improving User Experience for Multilingual Web Browsing (by/via) · · , ,
  37. ARIA in HTML (by+/via) · · , , ,
  38. Preventing Ageism in Design: Digital Accessibility for Older Adults (via) · · , ,
  39. Customize Interpolation Syntax in Angular at Component Level (by) · · , ,
  40. Updated Drafts for Review: W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 (via) · · , , ,
  41. Ethical Web Principles (by+/via) · · , , ,
  42. HTML and CSS I Didn’t Even Know About Before I Started Creating Content in Japanese (by/via) · · , , ,
  43. Responsive Tables and Readable Paragraphs (by/via) · · , ,
  44. The “Perilous Pitfalls” of Accessibility Maturity (by) · · , ,
  45. Makeshift Hot Reload (by/via) · · ,
  46. State of Node.js Performance 2024 (by+/via) · · , ,
  47. Designer Problems: “Make the Logo Bigger!” (via) · · , ,
  48. Submit to the Quirks of HTML (by/via) · · ,
  49. HTTP (by/via) · · , , , , , , ,
  50. 8 Types of Load Balancing (by) · · , ,
  51. CSS Wrapped 2024: 17 Features Transforming Modern Web Design (via) · · , , ,
  52. On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2025 (via) · · , , ,
  53. Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel (via) · · ,
  54. Simple Web Performance Mentoring (via) · · , , ,
  55. WordPress Parent Company Must Stop Blocking WP Engine, Judge Rules (by/via) · · , , ,
  56. Site Reputation Abuse: Is Your Website at Risk? (by/via) · · ,
  57. Spot Non-Composited Animations in Chrome DevTools (by/via) · · , , , , ,
  58. WebKit Features in Safari 18.2 (by+/via) · · , , , ,
  59. Putting Performance in Relatable Terms (by/via) · · ,
  60. Native HTML Light and Dark Color Scheme Switching (by/via) · · , , , ,
  61. Top 5 DevOps Skills That Will Pay Big in 2025 (by) · · , , , , ,
  62. AI Is Killing Coding (by) · · ,
  63. Cloudflare Radar 2024 Year in Review (via) · · , , , , , , , , ,
  64. Accessibility Best Practices for Single Page Applications (SPAs) (via) · · , ,
  65. Mastering SVG Arcs (via) · · ,
  66. Drizzle Database Migrations (by/via) · · , ,
  67. What Makes a Great Engineering Manager? (by) · · ,
  68. Understanding the Main Thread in the Browser (by/via) · · , ,
  69. The Heartfelt Story Behind CSS’s New Logo (via) · · ,
  70. Douglas Crockford Is Not Your Dad (by) · · , ,
  71. Past HTML, Future HTML? (by/via) · ·
  72. Your Website Is a Restaurant (by/via) · · ,
  73. Almost, but Not Quite, Entirely Unlike… (by/via) · · , , ,
  74. CSS “@ supports”: Write Future-Proof CSS (by) · · ,
  75. Native CSS Nesting Is Here (by) · · , ,
  76. What Do the State of CSS and HTML Surveys Tell Us? (by/via) · · , , ,
  77. Node.js Delivers First LTS With “require(esm)” Enabled, Enhances Security and Release Automation (by/via) · · ,
  78. “aria-labelledby = self” (by/via) · · ,
  79. Tools for Unmoderated Usability Testing (by/via) · · , ,
  80. The State of UX in 2025: A Love Letter About Change (by+/via) · · , ,
  81. The Importance of Graceful Degradation in Accessible Interface Design (by/via) · · , , , ,
  82. The Evolution of Instant Web: What It Means for Performance Tooling (via) · · , ,
  83. The Complete Guide to ARIA Live Regions for Developers (by/via) · · , , ,
  84. Exploring the Core Concepts of Node.js Readable Streams (by) · · , ,
  85. When Is a Skip Link Needed? (via) · · , , ,
  86. React v19 (via) · · ,
  87. Multi-State Buttons (by/via) · · ,
  88. Build a SolidJS App With Deno (by/via) · · ,
  89. Knowing CSS Is Mastery to Frontend Development (by) · · , ,
  90. The Importance of Hover States (by/via) · · , ,
  91. CSS Wrapped 2024 (by+/via) · · , , ,
  92. What Is HTML Optimization? What Is It Not? (by) · · , ,
  93. Forced Colors Mode Futility (by/via) · · , , ,
  94. How to Include Web Accessibility in Your Web Development Process (via) · · , , , ,
  95. How React Compiler Performs on Real Code (by) · · , , ,
  96. How to Include Web Accessibility in Your Content Writing Process (via) · · , , , ,
  97. The World Doesn’t Need More Managers—It Needs People Who Care Enough to Lead (by/via) · · ,
  98. Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 209 (by/via) · · , , ,
  99. Angular 19: Standalone Updates (by/via) · ·
  100. Googling Is for Old People: What This Means for Web Designers (via) · · , , ,
  101. A Leap in the Evolution of Airtable’s Codebase: Scaling TypeScript to Thousands of Projects (via) · · , ,
  102. Control the Viewport Resize Behavior on Mobile With “interactive-widget” (by/via) · · , , , , ,
  103. How Does the React Compiler Perform on Real Code (by/via) · · , , , ,
  104. 24 Best AI Tools for Developers in 2025 (by/via) · · , ,
  105. Privacy (by+/via) · · , , , , ,
  106. You Should Have a Website (by) · · ,
  107. The Pixel Canvas Shimmer Effect (by) · · ,
  108. Pure CSS Halftone Effect in 3 Declarations (by/via) · · ,
  109. What a Web Performance Engineer Needs to Know About Cloud Cost Savings (via) · · , , ,
  110. Astro 5.0 (by+/via) · · ,
  111. Creating an Effective Multistep Form for Better User Experience (by/via) · · , , ,
  112. Why We Switched to Astro (and Why It Might Interest You) (by/via) · · , ,
  113. Smooth Multi-Page Experiences With Just a Few Lines of CSS (by/via) · · , ,
  114. A Beginner’s Guide to Information Architecture in UX (via) · · , ,
  115. A Layered Approach to Speculation Rules (by) · · ,
  116. The HTML Native Search Element (by) · · ,
  117. Hints and Suggestions: The Design of Web Design (by/via) · · , , , ,
  118. SEO (by+/via) · · , , , , , , , , ,
  119. Run Your Next.js SSR App on Deno Deploy (by+/via) · · , ,
  120. The Logical Border Radius Equivalents (by/via) · · , , ,
  121. How GenAI Impacts User Experiences—Even Beyond AI (via) · · , ,
  122. The Danger of Defaults (by/via) · · , ,
  123. How to Stay and Grow in Tech (Especially if You’re a Minority) (by) · · ,
  124. I Was Laid Off From Spotify One Year Ago: Here’s What I’ve Learnt (via) · · ,
  125. DreamHost Removed From WordPress.org’s Recommended Hosting Page (by/via) · · ,
  126. Starting Off Right: Where Autofocus Shines (by/via) · · , ,
  127. How to Usability Test Your Product (if You Want Bad UX) (by) · · , , ,
  128. Goodhart’s Law in Action: 3 Webperf Examples (by/via) · · , , , , , ,
  129. CSS Advent Calendar (by) · · , ,
  130. Blast From the Past: 2advanced.com (via) · · , , ,
  131. How to Clamp the Lightness of a Relative Color in CSS (by) · · , , ,
  132. Development Advent Calendars for 2024 (by) · · ,
  133. A Link on a Logo in the Header, What Should the Alt-Text Be? (by/via) · · , , , , ,
  134. Why You Should Avoid Grand System Redesigns (by) · · , , ,
  135. How to Join Blue Beanie Day: Wear and Share (by) · · , ,
  136. Designing Your Own Accessibility Vendor Monitoring Program (via) · · , , ,
  137. A False Sense of Accessibility: What Automated Testing Tools Are Missing (by/via) · · , , , ,
  138. Don’t Fuck With Scroll (by) · · , , , , ,
  139. Stop Aiming for Compliance: Craft a Better Product Strategy Instead (by/via) · · , , , ,
  140. Character-Based Alignment (by) · · , ,
  141. Angular v19 No Signals Edition (by/via) · ·
  142. The Many Faces of Digital Accessibility (by/via) · · , ,
  143. Let’s Learn Generators in JavaScript · · ,
  144. If Not React, Then What? (by) · · , , , ,
  145. Why Pipes Sometimes Get “Stuck”: Buffering (by) · · ,
  146. Preloading Responsive Images (by) · · , , ,
  147. New to the Web Platform in November (by/via) · · , , , , , ,
  148. Understanding CSS Inheritance: A Guide to Consistent Styling (by) · · , ,
  149. 10 Git Commands You’ll Wish You Knew Earlier · · ,
  150. When Is It Time to Move Prototyping From Figma to ProtoPie? (by/via) · · , , ,
  151. A Quick Snapshot of the Microblogging Landscape (by) · · , , , , , ,
  152. Prisma 6: Better Performance, More Flexibility, and Type-Safe SQL (by/via) · ·
  153. Observation: CSS Math Eval (by) · · , ,
  154. Decoupling OKRs: It’s Time to Let Go (by) · · , , ,
  155. The Hype Around Signals (by/via) · · , ,
  156. Building Better CLI Apps (by/via) · · , , , ,
  157. Is Next.js 15 Any Good? “Use Cache” API First Look (by/via) · · , ,
  158. Unit Testing in Node.js With Jest (by/via) · · , ,
  159. Optimizing JavaScript Engine Performance (by/via) · · , , ,
  160. Contributing to JavaScript and TypeScript (by/via) · · , , , ,
  161. Create Accessible Websites: Top Free Tools You Need to Know (by) · · , , , , , , ,
  162. Faster TypeScript Compilation (by/via) · · , , ,
  163. Jekyll to Astro: An AI-Assisted Migration · · , , , ,
  164. Avoid Hotlinking Images With “Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy” · · ,
  165. How to Cut Water Usage in Cloud Data Centers (by/via) · · ,
  166. A Button Is Not a Link (by/via) · · , ,
  167. A Framework for Evaluating Browser Support (by) · · , , ,
  168. Why AI Can’t Replace Developers: The Real Limits of AI in Coding (by) · · ,
  169. The Free Web (by) · · ,
  170. Which IDEs Do Software Engineers Love, and Why? (by) · · , ,
  171. Designing (and Evolving) a New Web Performance Score (by) · · ,
  172. X’s Objection to the Onion Buying Infowars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts (by/via) · · ,
  173. Automated Decision Logs in AI-Assisted Coding (by) · · ,
  174. How I Feel About AI (by) · · , , , ,
  175. Agile Is Dead · · , , , , ,
  176. WebAssembly (Wasm): When (and When Not) to Use It (by) · ·
  177. Language of Parts Bookmarklet (by) · · , , ,
  178. The End of the Twitter Era (by) · · , , , ,
  179. From Gatsby to Eleventy (by) · · , , , ,
  180. How to Comply With DOJ’s Seemingly Impossible Web Accessibility Regulation (via) · · , , ,
  181. How Browsers Really Load Web Pages (by/via) · · , , , , ,
  182. Design Systems vs. Style Guides (via) · · , , , , ,
  183. Deno vs. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript Trademark (by/via) · · , ,
  184. What Causes “Bad Days” for Developers? (by) · · , ,
  185. Figma Releases the Pattern Library (via) · · ,
  186. Interop and Hard Problems (by) · · , , ,
  187. The Semantic Interface Palette Is Simple (via) · · , , ,
  188. Mastering JavaScript Event Delegation (by) · · ,
  189. Old Alt Text Advice (by) · · , , , , ,
  190. Solved by CSS: Donuts Scopes (by/via) · · ,
  191. Recursion Explained in Simple Terms (by) · · ,
  192. Git Like a Pro: 10 Things I Regret Not Knowing Earlier (by) · · ,
  193. Using Severity Ratings to Prioritize Web Accessibility Remediation (by/via) · · ,
  194. Content Security Policy Level 3 (by/via) · · , ,
  195. Screenshot-Driven Development (by) · · , ,
  196. The PHP Foundation Turns Three (by/via) · · ,
  197. Third Parties (by+/via) · · , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  198. Tailwind CSS v4.0 Beta 1 (by/via) · ·
  199. Why Accessibility Matters for Your SEO Strategy (by/via) · · , ,
  200. Introducing the Leader’s Guide to Accessibility (via) · · , , , , ,
  201. Node.js 22 Runtime Now Available in AWS Lambda (by/via) · · , ,
  202. Where Has All the Valid HTML Gone (by) · · , ,
  203. Doing the Numbers: Digital Accessibility and Shifting Left (via) · · , , ,
  204. What’s Next for WebGPU (by/via) · ·
  205. CSS Selectors: Unlocking Advanced Selectors for Modern Web Design (by) · · ,
  206. Why We Need to Have a Change of HEART With UX Metrics (by/via) · · , ,
  207. Exploring Alternative Interactions in JavaScript (by/via) · · , , ,
  208. I Don’t Have Time to Learn React (by) · · , , ,
  209. Avoid Read-Only Controls (by) · · , ,
  210. Make Creative Borders With “background-clip: border-area” (by/via) · · , , , , ,
  211. An Outline Version of the New CSS Logo (by) · ·
  212. React.js Best Practices for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide (via) · · , , , , , ,
  213. What We Learned Migrating From Webpack to Vite (via) · · , , ,
  214. Static Site Generation With Next.js: Using Next.js for React.js Applications (via) · · , ,
  215. My 3 Most-Wanted CSS Table Features (by) · · , , ,
  216. So You Decided to Do a Technical Migration (by/via) · · , ,
  217. How to Use Lighthouse Wisely in Your Front-End Projects (by/via) · · , , , , , , ,
  218. The CSS Reset Contradiction (by/via) · · ,
  219. WP Engine Updates Its Original Legal Complaint Against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg (by/via) · · , , ,
  220. Avoiding False Positives in Node.js Tests (via) · · ,
  221. Node.js Corepack: Version Control for Package Managers (by) · · , , ,
  222. Mastering Accessible Modals With ARIA and Keyboard Navigation (via) · · , , , ,
  223. How to Prerelease an npm Package (by/via) · · , , , ,
  224. Why WASM: Quickstart (by) · ·
  225. Migrating From VuePress to VitePress (by) · · , ,
  226. AI’s Transformative Impact on Web Design: Supercharging Productivity Across the Industry (by/via) · · , , ,
  227. Meet Angular v19 (by/via) · · ,
  228. State of JavaScript 2024 (by/via) · · ,
  229. Native Dual-Range Input · · , ,
  230. The Future of Voice User Interfaces (via) · · ,
  231. Testing Digital Products the RITE Way (by/via) · · , ,
  232. Addressing Users’ Painpoints: Best Practices for Identifying and Solving UX Design Problems (by/via) · · , , , ,
  233. Why Responsive Design Is Failing Modern Users (via) · · , , ,
  234. No Fuss Light/Dark Modes (by/via) · · ,
  235. Foundations: Types of Disability (via) · · ,
  236. Anchor Positioning Is Disruptive (by/via) · · , ,
  237. Why Is Hiring Software So Impersonal? (by/via) · · , ,
  238. Importing a Frontend JavaScript Library Without a Build System (by) · · , , , , ,
  239. AWS Lambda Turns Ten—Looking Back and Looking Ahead (by/via) · · , , , ,
  240. Web Accessibility and the Second Trump Administration (via) · · ,
  241. Can [Open Source Pledge] Fix Open Source Sustainability? (by) · · , ,
  242. My Issues With Shorthand Properties (by) · · ,
  243. Content Design Practices for Sustainable Communication in Tech (via) · · , ,
  244. The Tragedy of Running an Old Node Project (by) · ·
  245. The Root Causes for the Dev–Design Mismatch (by/via) · · , ,
  246. CSS Gets a New Logo: And It Uses the Color “rebeccapurple” (by) · ·
  247. The Art of Clean Code: A Practical Guide to Writing Maintainable JavaScript · · , , ,
  248. Some Tips for Keyboard Support on Native Mobile Applications (by) · · , , , ,
  249. [A Book Apart] Authors Together (by) · · , ,
  250. Against Best Practices (by) · · ,