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  1. Choosing the Right Node.js Package Manager in 2024: A Comparative Guide · · , , ,
  2. Diving into CSS Interactivity · · ,
  3. New to the Web Platform in February · · , , , , , , , ,
  4. Techniques to Break Words · · , , ,
  5. The Wax and the Wane of the Web · · ,
  6. Understanding Cookies and Sessions in React · · , ,
  7. What Is Inclusive Design, and How Does It Relate to Accessibility? · · , ,
  8. What You Need to Know About Software Requirements · · ,
  9. Why Does “is-number” Package Have 59M Weekly Downloads? · · ,
  10. An HTML Switch Control · · , ,
  11. Apple vs. PWAs—Go Act Now and Help Avoid This Disaster… · · , ,
  12. Creativity Lies in the Paradoxes · · ,
  13. Enhanced Internationalization (I18N) in Next.js 14 · · ,
  14. Going Beyond Pixels and (r)ems in CSS—Container Query Length Units · · , ,
  15. Making Math Accessible · · ,
  16. So, What Exactly Did Apple Break in the EU? · · , , , , ,
  17. Test Quality vs. Bashing Tailwind CSS · · , ,
  18. Top 8 Recent V8 in Node Updates · · ,
  19. Ultimate Guide to Visual Testing With Playwright · · , , ,
  20. How to Create a Sidebar Navigation With Astro, Tailwind CSS, and Alpine.js · · , , , ,
  21. A Fun Line of Code · · , ,
  22. A Simple Mistake That Can Screw Up Your Light/Dark Theme (and How to Fix It) · · , ,
  23. Reporting Core Web Vitals With the Performance API · · , ,
  24. Screen Readers and Drag-and-Drop: Grabbing and Releasing Elements · · , , , ,
  25. The 3 Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era · · , , ,
  26. Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools · ·
  27. YouTube Video Embedding Harm Reduction · · , , ,
  28. How to Lazy-Load CodePen and CanIUse Embeds · · , ,
  29. How to Use Server-Sent Events in Node.js · · , ,
  30. AI and Design Systems · · ,
  31. Here Lies the Internet, Murdered by Generative AI · · , ,
  32. 10 Takeaways from the WebAIM Screenreader Survey · · , , ,
  33. A Web Designer’s Accessibility Advocacy Toolkit · · ,
  34. Advanced Figma Tips and Tricks 2024: Little Gems We Love · · ,
  35. CSS Foundations: What Is IACVT? · ·
  36. CSS-Only Bottom-Anchored Scrolling Area · · ,
  37. No Outer Margin · · ,
  38. The CSS Cascade—a (Re)Introduction · · , ,
  39. What Is a Single-Page Application? · · , , ,
  40. Why I Use Firefox · · , ,
  41. How to Build a Newthing · · , , ,
  42. Home Screen Advantage · · , , , , ,
  43. CAPTCHA Is Still [the] Most Problematic Issue on the Web · · , ,
  44. CSS “:has()” Interactive Guide · · , ,
  45. JSDoc as an Alternative TypeScript Syntax · · ,
  46. My WebAIM 10th SR User Survey Takeaways · · , , ,
  47. The Power of Patterns and Playbooks in Content Design · · , ,
  48. Understanding Event-Driven Architecture · · ,
  49. WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey 10 · · , , ,
  50. A Developer’s Guide for Web Accessibility · · ,
  51. Proposal: CSS Variable Groups · ·
  52. Why My Code Isn’t in TypeScript · ·
  53. ARIA (Are Ya) Afraid of the Dark? Unmasking Common HTML Monsters to Create Better User Experiences · · , , , ,
  54. Building Dynamic Progress Bars Using Only CSS · ·
  55. Difference Between the Accessibility Page and the Accessibility Statement · · , ,
  56. htmx vs. React: A Complete Comparison · · , ,
  57. JavaScript Bloat in 2024 · · ,
  58. JSR: What We Know So Far About Deno’s New JavaScript Package Registry · · , , ,
  59. UX Leadership Is Failing (and What We Can Do About It) · · ,
  60. Vanilla JavaScript, Libraries, and the Quest for Stateful DOM Rendering · · , , ,
  61. 10 Best Create React App Alternatives for Different Use Cases · · , , ,
  62. CSS “::backdrop” Now Inherits from Its Originating Element · · ,
  63. Making of True Multi-Brand Design System · · ,
  64. Next.js vs. Remix—a Developer’s Dilemma · · , ,
  65. Node.js 2023 Year in an Article · · ,
  66. Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 189 · · , , ,
  67. Syntax Highlighting With No Spans?! · · ,
  68. View Transitions: Handling Aspect Ratio Changes · · ,
  69. How to Optimize the Web for the Worst User Conditions? · · , , , ,
  70. The One Trick Every Flutter Web Dev Needs to Know · · , ,
  71. My Favourite Animation Trick: Exponential Smoothing · · ,
  72. A Practical Guide to Designing for Colorblind People · · , ,
  73. A Practical Guide to Using Shadow DOM · · , ,
  74. Control Lazy Load, Infinite Scroll, and Animations in React · · , , , ,
  75. CSS-Only Radial Progress Bars Using Conic Gradients · · , ,
  76. Design Patterns That Encourage Junk Data · · , , , ,
  77. Does Your Design Conform With WCAG Accessibility Guidelines—or Does It Comply? · · , , , ,
  78. My Design System Journey: Building the Plane While Flying · · , ,
  79. Okay, Color Spaces · · ,
  80. Preventing SQL Injection Attacks in Node.js · · , , ,
  81. “random()” Distribution Visualizer · · ,
  82. Why Is JavaScript Fragile? · ·
  83. How to Transfer Binary Data Efficiently Across Worker Threads in Node.js · · , ,
  84. 100 Things You Can Do on Your Personal Website · · , ,
  85. 17 Equations That Changed the World—Rewritten in JavaScript · · ,
  86. 7 Effective Ways to Craft Compelling Problem Statements for UX Design · · , ,
  87. Fostering a Collaborative Onboarding Team to Design Better Onboarding Experiences · · , ,
  88. Responsive Web Design: 3 Key Fundamentals · · , ,
  89. The Fifty-Fifty Split and Overflow · · ,
  90. “Web Design as a Process” in Charts: Maintenance, Decay, Tech Debt, and Big Bang Launching · · , , , , ,
  91. What Is Utility-First CSS? · · ,
  92. How to Design an Accessible Web Site for People with Color-Deficient Vision · · , , , , , ,
  93. [Web Accessibility] Survey Results · · ,
  94. Don’t Care About Accessibility? Resistance Is Futile! · ·
  95. Tailwind Marketing and Misinformation Engine · · , , , ,
  96. A Manifesto for Small, Static, Web Apps · · ,
  97. JavaScript on Demand: How Qwik Differs from React Hydration · · , , , ,
  98. JavaScript Workers · · , ,
  99. Understanding React “useEffect” · ·
  100. Be a Better Developer With These Git Good Practices · · , , , ,
  101. How to Set Up a Node Server With TypeScript in 2024 · · , , ,
  102. It’s Official, Apple Kills Web Apps in the EU · · ,
  103. Popular Git Config Options · · ,
  104. A Dozen Thoughts About AI · ·
  105. ARIA “note” · · , , , , ,
  106. Getting to an Accessibility Strategy · · , ,
  107. How I Developed the 10 Usability Heuristics · · , ,
  108. Playing With Infinity in CSS · · ,
  109. React Labs: What We’ve Been Working On—February 2024 · ·
  110. Top 20 JavaScript One-Liners That Don’t Actually Work · ·
  111. Making the Most of Ligatures · · ,
  112. How Accessibility Standards Can Empower Better Chart Visual Design · · , ,
  113. Input Type “date”: The Accessibility of HTML Date Picker · · ,
  114. Reasonable WCAG Additions · · ,
  115. Scroll-Driven Animations: You Want “overflow: clip”, not “overflow: hidden” · · , ,
  116. The Text File That Runs the Internet · · , , ,
  117. When It Says “Name from Author” It Means from You, Not Boll or Bukowski · · , ,
  118. Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Security Releases · · , ,
  119. A Practical Guide to Designing for Children · · , ,
  120. Advanced Architecture for AI Application (aka AAAA) · · , , ,
  121. An Introduction to Node.js Multithreading · · , ,
  122. Be Aware of Arrays—V8 Engine Advice · · , , ,
  123. Building htmx and Go Web Apps With Gemini Advanced · · , , ,
  124. CSS Color Module Level 4 · · ,
  125. How to Fix the Invisible Scrollbar Issue in iOS Browsers · · , , , ,
  126. The New CSS Math: “pow()”, “sqrt()”, and Exponential Friends · · , ,
  127. Why I Like Scrumban · · , , ,
  128. How to Center a Div · · , ,
  129. A CSS Project Boilerplate · · , ,
  130. Can Generative AI Help Write Accessible Code? · · , ,
  131. How to Boost WordPress Security and Protect Your SEO Ranking · · , , ,
  132. Learn TypeScript · · ,
  133. The Anatomy of Addictive Content · · , ,
  134. You Want to Make It Easy to Feature Your Content · · , ,
  135. CSS Mixins and Functions Explainer · · ,
  136. Names Are Complex: Displaying Initials for an Avatar Component in a Design System · · , ,
  137. Using Recursive CSS to Change Styles Based on Depth · · ,
  138. Don’t Disable Form Controls · · , , ,
  139. Everything You Need to Know About Image Formats in 2024 · · , , , , , ,
  140. Have We Forgotten How to Build Ethical Things for the Web? · · ,
  141. HTML as the Baseline · · ,
  142. The Front-End Development We’re Used to Is Dying · · , ,
  143. Accelerating Code Reviews With Nudges · · , , , ,
  144. Frequently Heard in My Beginning Front-End Web Development Class · · ,
  145. Git Tips: Really Large Repositories · · , ,
  146. Going Beyond Pixels and (r)ems in CSS—Relative Length Units Based on the Viewport · · ,
  147. In Its Tantrum With Europe, Apple Broke Web Apps in iOS 17 Beta, Still Hasn’t Fixed Them · · , , ,
  148. Is [“* { min-width: 0; }”] a Good Idea? · · ,
  149. Node.js Community Debate Intensifies over Enabling Corepack by Default and Potentially Unbundling npm · · , , , ,
  150. So You Think You Know Git · ·
  151. The Accessibility Mindset: Moving Beyond Remediating, Fixing, and Reacting · · ,
  152. What Is a Descriptive Transcript? · · ,
  153. CSS Is Logical · ·
  154. Offloading JavaScript With Custom Properties · · , ,
  155. Opportunities for AI in Accessibility · · ,
  156. Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 188 · · , , ,
  157. Web Development Is Getting Too Complex, and It May Be Our Fault · · , , ,
  158. A Guide to Designing for Older Adults · · , ,
  159. Designing User Onboarding: Lessons from Figma, Duolingo, and More · · , , , ,
  160. Detect Caps Lock With JavaScript · ·
  161. Doing What’s Required: Indicating Mandatory Fields in an Accessible Way · · , , ,
  162. Immutable Array Updates With “Array.prototype.with” · · , , ,
  163. In Praise of the “switch” Statement · ·
  164. JavaScript Promises Demystified · · ,
  165. JavaScript vs. Python: Which One Should You Learn First? · · , ,
  166. jQuery 4.0.0 Beta · · ,
  167. Lessons Learned Moving Eleventy from CommonJS to ESM in 2024 · · , , , , ,
  168. Lines of Code—How to Not Measure Code Quality and Developer Efficiency · · , , ,
  169. Malicious npm Package Masquerades as Noblox.js, Targeting Roblox Users for Data Theft · · , ,
  170. Remix Takes on Next.js in Battle of the React Frameworks · · , , ,
  171. UI Elements Are Not So Elementary · · ,
  172. When to Use the “min()” or “max()” Function · · ,
  173. 13 Best Books, Courses, and Communities for Learning React · · , , ,
  174. Bookmarklet: Load All GitHub Comments · · , ,
  175. Everything You Need to Know About Git · · ,
  176. Exciting New Tools for Designers, February 2024 · · , ,
  177. Getting into Web Components—an Intro · · ,
  178. How to Create Rounded Gradient Borders With Any Background in CSS · · , , , ,
  179. It’s the Hope That Kills You · · , ,
  180. Revolutionizing Usability Testing With Machine Learning · · , ,
  181. The Decision to Leave Tech · · ,
  182. The Most Demanded Frontend Frameworks in 2023 · · , , , ,
  183. Thoughts on a Global Design System · ·
  184. Visual Hierarchy: Making User Experiences Easier to Understand · · ,
  185. You Won’t Scale · · ,
  186. htmx Deep Dive With Carson Gross · · ,
  187. The Importance of Web Performance to Information Equity · · , ,
  188. Why Disabled People’s Needs Aren’t “Special” · ·
  189. “X” Marks the Spot: Landmark Elements · · , , , ,
  190. 5 Hidden Risks of Your Inaccessible Website · ·
  191. All Art Is a Copy of Something · ·
  192. From Many to One: Moving Our JavaScript Code into a Monorepo · · , , ,
  193. SOLID Principles: They’re Rock-Solid for Good Reason · · ,
  194. A Complete Guide to Open Source—100× Simpler · · ,
  195. A Look at the New WAI-ARIA 1.3 Draft · · , ,
  196. Career Retrospective · · ,
  197. Drupal Creator: Websites Needed More Than Ever in the AI Era · · , ,
  198. Dynamically Adding Text Alternatives to Images With AI · · , , ,
  199. Everyone’s a Sellout Now · · ,
  200. How to Make a Great Framework Better?—Svelte 5 With Rich Harris · · , ,
  201. Interop 2024 · · , , ,
  202. The Web Just Gets Better With Interop 2024 · · , , ,
  203. Tracking Your Interviews Is Extremely Important · · ,
  204. 5 Essential DevTools Console Hacks for Every Web Developer · · , ,
  205. Be Purposeful About Your Content · · , ,
  206. Designing Accessible Color Palettes in Figma: A Guide for Web Accessibility · · , , , ,
  207. Implementing User Authentication in React Apps With Appwrite · · , ,
  208. Interaction to Next Paint Becomes a Core Web Vital on March 12 · · , ,
  209. Making VPATs and ACRs More Effective in Procurement · · ,
  210. Practice Safe DSD With “setHTMLUnsafe” (It’s Complicated) · · , , , ,
  211. PurePWA—a Radical U-Turn in Web Development · · , ,
  212. Tackling Flaky Tests With Cypress and Playwright Through Network Synchronization · · , , ,
  213. The Art and Science of Annotations in Dev Mode · ·
  214. The Good, the Bad, the Web Components · · , ,
  215. Why Not htmx? · ·
  216. How to Stream Files from Next.js Route Handlers · · , , ,
  217. A Highly Configurable Switch Component Using Modern CSS Techniques · · ,
  218. Celebrate a More Interoperable Web With Interop 2023 · · , , ,
  219. “field-sizing” Just Works! · · , ,
  220. Going Beyond Pixels and (r)ems in CSS—Relative Length Units Based on Font · · , ,
  221. Is Generated Code Harder to Maintain? · · , , ,
  222. Learn Testing · · ,
  223. New to the Web Platform in January · · , , , , , , , ,
  224. Onboarding · · , , ,
  225. Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors · · , ,
  226. The Psychology of Site Speed and Human Happiness · · ,
  227. Understanding Signals in Django · · ,
  228. Use CSS “accent-color” to Style Your Inputs · · ,
  229. Why Do Rubber Ducks Work? · · , ,
  230. Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Security Releases · · , ,
  231. Debunking 10 Common Objections to Incremental Delivery for Software Teams · · ,
  232. At Last, Browser Choice * · · , , ,
  233. Express Forward · · , ,
  234. How to Favicon in 2024: Six Files That Fit Most Needs · · , ,
  235. Next.js App Router Migration: The Good, Bad, and Ugly · · , ,
  236. Practical Guide to Destructuring: TypeScript vs. Dart · · , , ,
  237. The EU Forces Open Apple’s Walled Garden · · , , ,
  238. The Loss of the Process in the Name of Progress · · , , ,
  239. The Web Component Success Story · ·
  240. A Guide to Styling Tables · · , ,
  241. Design Systems Burnout · ·
  242. Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” · · ,
  243. Apple Redecorates Its iPhone Prison to Appease Europe · · , , ,
  244. Apple, the DMA, and Malicious Compliance · · , , ,
  245. Futuring With Design · · , ,
  246. Please, Don’t Force Me to Log In · · , ,
  247. Big, Beautiful, Beefy Focus States With “:focus-visible” · · , ,
  248. Gold Text Effect With CSS · · ,
  249. Inside .git · ·
  250. 5 Web Design Disasters That Will Ruin Your 2024 · · , ,