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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
We’re Creating a Knowledge Collapse and No One’s Talking About It205
ai, learning, career
The Context Collapse Problem204
ai
The Most Dangerous Person on Your Team Is “Dave” (and He Just Quit) (hac)203
collaboration, ai, prompting
The Anatomy of a Web Performance Report (web/per)202
performance, web-vitals, lighthouse
Design Tokens Aren’t Enough—Architecture Decisions Need a Place in Your Design System (sam)201
design-systems, design-tokens, architecture
How to Write an Accessibility Statement in 2025, With Examples (chr)200
how-tos, accessibility, compliance, legal, examples
10 Niche Developer Tools You Didn’t Know Existed199
tooling, link-lists, command-line, debugging, testing
The Killer Feature of Web Components (dav)198
web-components
When’s the Right Time to Start Documenting Your Design System? (amy/zer)197
design-systems
Following Processes Won’t Make You a Robot (may)196
processes
How Software Engineers Can Take Advantage of Gen AI Tools195
ai, tooling, user-experience
Accessibility Statements Are Not Legal Contracts—They’re Value Signals194
accessibility, compliance, legal
How to Audit Developer Docs: A Quick, Effective Method (hac)193
how-tos, auditing
AGENTS.md192
websites, ai, conventions
Stop Skimming Documentation191
learning
We Need to Talk About Your Accessibility Statement (cer)190
accessibility, compliance
How JSDoc Saved My Dev Workflow (ato)189
jsdoc, javascript, typescript
Top Storybook Documentation Examples and the Lessons You Can Learn188
storybook, examples, lessons, link-lists
Accessibility Statements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly187
accessibility, compliance
6 Ways to Use Documentation Analytics in Your Next Design System Launch186
design-systems, analytics
5 Common Mistakes When Creating Design Specs185
videos, design, mistakes
WordPress Needs Documentation About Accessibility, Help Me Work on It (ria)184
wordpress, accessibility
Good Commit Messages Are Just Self-Care: Why I Document Everything183
commit-messages, git
CSS Isn’t Broken—You Just Never Read the Docs182
css, cascade, layout, presentational-html
Design System Documentation Is Essential—as Long as It’s Good (pjo)181
design-systems, content, writing, principles
Bias in Design Systems (ben)180
design-systems, collaboration, processes
How Documentation Analytics Can Help You Prioritize Design System Improvements179
design-systems, analytics
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)178
training, ai, programming, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, quality, testing
Don’t Use Scores From Automatic Tools in Your Accessibility Statement (cer)177
accessibility, compliance, tooling
Designing Design Systems: A Framework for Names, Terms, and Definitions176
design-systems, naming, processes
The Hidden Burden of Architectural Decision Fatigue (and How to Fix It)175
architecture
How GitHub Engineers Learn New Codebases (bri/git)174
github, learning
Automatically Generate Changelogs With Git (dan)173
git, automation
10 Open-Source Documentation Frameworks to Check Out172
foss, tooling, link-lists, zola
Documenting Web Components With Storybook171
design-systems, web-components, storybook, examples
Why You Shouldn’t Use AI to Write Documentation (lur/zer)170
writing, ai
Navigating the Web Platform (pat)169
web-platform, browsers, standards, link-lists, cheat-sheets
5 Ways to Increase the Quality of Your Design System Documentation168
design-systems, quality
How to Bring Structure and Clarity to Design System Components167
how-tos, design-systems, components, conventions, information-architecture
How to Build a Design System? Bridging the Gap Between Design and Development166
how-tos, design-systems
How to Write a Good Design Document (gra)165
how-tos, writing, software-design
Node.js EOL Versions CVE Dubbed the “Worst CVE of the Year” by Security Experts (sar/soc)164
nodejs, security
9 Design System Metrics That Matter163
design-systems, metrics, user-experience, consistency, accessibility, maintenance, economics
Creating Better Pull Requests (bel)162
version-control, code-reviews, collaboration
What Is the Definition of Done?161
agile, scrum
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering160
principles, programming, complexity, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, maintenance, collaboration
How to Use Baseline Data (rac/5t3)159
how-tos, web-platform, browsers, support
Design Systems vs. Style Guides (nng)158
videos, design-systems, style-guides, comparisons, design
What Accessibility Statements Are Really For157
accessibility, legal
Do’s and Don’ts of Commenting Code156
comments, examples, best-practices
Design Systems: Simplifying Documentation Writing (uxd)155
design-systems, writing
Documentation Driven Design (ikn)154
design
Component Spec: The Design System Component Delivery (uxd)153
design-systems, components, figma
8 AI Tips for Web Developers (and Their Careers) (j9t)152
ai, tooling, code-reviews, refactoring, processes, career, tips-and-tricks
Outdated Docs Are Tech Debt (tre)151
technical-debt, comparisons, processes
The Problem of Knowledge Debt in Tech (bek/ope)150
collaboration, version-control
How to Create a Weekly Google Analytics Report That Posts to Slack (sma)149
how-tos, google, analytics, apis, slack, functionality
Writing Effective Pull Request Descriptions: A Developer’s Guide148
guides, version-control, code-reviews, collaboration
Present Technical Information Using a Storytelling Framework (nza)147
communication, writing
Attaching Notes to Git Branches146
git
Documentation and Migration: From Vue 2 to Vue 3145
videos, interviews, vuejs, migrating
Using Postman for API Documentation: All You Need to Know144
apis, postman
Why You Should Have a Brag Document (uxd)143
career
How to Check and Document Design Accessibility in Your Mockups (ste)142
how-tos, auditing, prototyping, design, accessibility
A Proposal for MDN to Use the APG141
accessibility, mdn
When Technical Debt Becomes Institutional Knowledge140
technical-debt, economics
Strategies for Effective Urgent Ticket Classification139
processes, productivity, strategies
Design Systems vs. Style Guides (nng)138
design-systems, style-guides, comparisons, design, terminology, concepts
How to Document Your JavaScript Package (den)137
how-tos, javascript, dependencies, writing, jsdoc, readme
Document Collaboration (With Comments!) (chr/fro)136
collaboration, comparisons, link-lists
Complete a VPAT: Show How Accessible Your Product Is (deq)135
accessibility, vpat-acr, conformance
Web Accessibility Statement: How to Write One134
how-tos, accessibility, writing
Accessibility in Design Systems: A Comprehensive Approach Through Documentation and Assets133
accessibility, design-systems, dei
Visualizing Frontend Architecture (max)132
architecture, visualization
JSDoc as an Alternative TypeScript Syntax131
typescript, jsdoc
Difference Between the Accessibility Page and the Accessibility Statement130
accessibility, comparisons
The API That No One Dared Delete129
apis, infrastructure, maintenance, technical-debt
What Is JSDoc and Why You May Not Need TypeScript for Your Next Project128
javascript, typescript, jsdoc
Crafting Effective Documentation127
Baseline’s Evolution on MDN (pep/mdn)126
browsers, support, web-platform, mdn, case-studies
My 3 Rules for Documenting Code (wra)125
naming, processes
Designing Web Design Documentation (fre/sma)124
design, design-systems
JavaScript Anti-Pattern: Self-Documenting Code (cfe)123
javascript, anti-patterns
Don’t Do It on Frontend or… Frontend Good Practices for Devs122
best-practices, quality, maintainability
Design System Documentation Sucks—How We Can Do Better121
design-systems
Documentation Is a Living Thing: How We Talk Informs What We Make120
communication, collaboration
Co-Authoring Git Commits (cas)119
git, collaboration
Writing Component Specs118
components, writing
Why Inclusive Language Matters in Coding (uxd)117
dei, terminology, processes
Top 7 Things That Kill Developer Productivity116
productivity, technical-debt, code-reviews, processes, developer-experience
SECURITY.md: Should I Have It? (mry/ecl)115
security
Introducing the MDN Playground: Bring Your Code to Life (mdn)114
introductions, mozilla, mdn, testing
A Practical Overview on Architecture Decision Records (ADR)113
overviews, processes
Reading a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (mer/equ)112
accessibility, vpat-acr
API Design Practice111
apis, link-lists
Two Underused Arguments for Writing Documentation (j9t)110
writing, career
Document or Die: The Importance of Writing Things Down in Tech109
maintainability, link-lists
Boost Your JavaScript With JSDoc Typing108
javascript, typescript, jsdoc
Why Do They Ignore My Awesome Design Documentation?107
design
How to Write an Accessibility Statement (ger)106
how-tos, accessibility, writing
Everything You Need to Know About the Updated React Docs105
react
Component Specifications (nat)104
design-systems, components
Git Commit Patterns103
git, commit-messages
How to Write an Awesome README102
how-tos, readme
React’s New Killer Documentation Focused Only on Functional Components101
react
We Document Our Design Systems—Why Don’t We Systematise our Documentation? (amy)100
design-systems
Growing Design System Documentation99
design-systems
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)98
accessibility, writing, design, style-guides, consistency, quality
Writing Better Documentation (ale)97
writing
Tips for Design System Component Pages96
design-systems, components, consistency, tips-and-tricks
The Perfect Commit (sim)95
version-control, testing, commit-messages
Evolution of Manuals: UX Inspiration From History (uxd)94
user-experience, history
Awesome Tools for Open Source Contributions93
tooling, foss
Where Are the Accessibility Statements? Digital Accessibility Shouldn’t Be a Surprise (deq)92
accessibility
Software Engineering Practices (sim)91
best-practices, testing, migrating, formatting, environments, automation
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility (ste)90
videos, design, accessibility
Screenshots Are Not Documentation89
screenshots, images
Results of Quick Testing of Documentation Tools’ Accessibility88
accessibility, tooling
Use the Active Voice to Transform Your Design System Documentation (amy)87
design-systems, writing
Maintenance Matters (vig)86
maintenance, code-reviews, consistency, testing, logging
A Different View Into Accessibility Overlays85
accessibility, overlays, testing, auditing
Design System Documentation Best Practices84
design-systems, best-practices
How to Document Accessibility Issues83
how-tos, accessibility
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility and User Interactions (ste)82
guides, accessibility, interaction-design
What Every Good README Should Contain81
Structuring Documentation in Multi-Brand Design Systems (amy)80
design-systems
4 Ways to Document Your Design System With Storybook (sto)79
design-systems, storybook
How to Automate Documentation Workflow for Developers (sma)78
how-tos, automation, github-actions
Browser Makers Launch New Project for Writing Documentation for Web APIs (cam/zdn)77
web-platform, google, microsoft, mozilla, w3c, igalia
Welcoming Open Web Docs to the MDN Family (chr/moz)76
mozilla, mdn, web-platform, community
CommonMark: A Formal Specification for Markdown (sma)75
markdown, content
How to Make Your Code Reviewer Fall in Love With You (mtl)74
how-tos, code-reviews, automation, communication, best-practices
How to Document the Screen Reader User Experience73
how-tos, screen-readers, assistive-tech, user-experience
Automating Inclusive Documentation (pau/24a)72
accessibility, dei, automation
CanIUse and MDN Compatibility Data Collaboration (flo+/moz)71
web-platform, caniuse, mozilla, mdn, browsers, support
VuePress: Documentation Made Easy (ben/sma)70
vuejs, tooling
Tips for Managing Design Systems (sma)69
design-systems, maintenance, communication, efficiency, design, processes
Code as Documentation: New Strategies With CSS Grid (css)68
grids, sass
Front-End Documentation, Style Guides, and the Rise of MDX (oll/css)67
style-guides, markdown, mdx, tooling, storybook
How to Create Accessibility Statements (w3c)66
how-tos, accessibility, compliance
Documentation Unit Tests (sim)65
testing
Build a Style Guide Straight From Sass (ben/css)64
style-guides, css, sass, automation, tooling
Managing Architecture Decision Records With ADR-Tools63
architecture, tooling
TSDoc: A TypeScript Source Code Documentation Format (inf)62
typescript
Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla Team Up for Web Documentation (inf)61
mdn, microsoft, google, mozilla, web-platform
Ten Extras for Great API Documentation (ali)60
apis, developer-experience
Browser Makers Agree to Move Web Documentation to Mozilla’s Portal (cam/ble)59
browsers, web-platform, mdn, mozilla, microsoft, google, w3c
W3C to Work With MDN on Web Platform Documentation (don/w3c)58
w3c, mdn, web-platform
The Ten Essentials for Good API Documentation (ali)57
fundamentals, apis, developer-experience
Integrating Animation Into a Design System (ali)56
design-systems, animations
The Options for Programmatically Documenting CSS (css)55
css, tooling
What Does a Well-Documented CSS Codebase Look Like? (css)54
css, tooling, conventions, architecture, components
What Is the Future of Front End Web Development? (chr/css)53
outlooks, user-experience, javascript, native, web, urls, performance, css, preprocessors, html, building, tooling
Conventional Commits52
websites, version-control, commit-messages, conventions
“My Code Is Self-Documenting” (eri)51
comments, myths
Taking the Pattern Library to the Next Level (vit/sma)50
design, pattern-libraries, style-guides, design-systems
Building the UI for the New “The Times” Website49
design, collaboration, architecture, css, case-studies
Aligning Your Front End Process48
processes, tooling
Why I’m Not Using Your Open Source Project (nza)47
foss, licensing, maintenance
On MDN Keeping Around Outdated Information (ppk)46
mdn
Writing CSS on Growing Teams (ali)45
css, processes, communication, code-reviews
Style Guide Best Practices (bra/btc)44
videos, design, style-guides, best-practices
W3C Launches One-Stop Accessibility Resource for Developers43
w3c, accessibility, wcag
How to Create a Web Style Guide You’ll Be Proud Of42
how-tos, design, style-guides
Defining and Dealing With Technical Debt (geo/css)41
technical-debt, concepts, maintainability, style-guides, code-reviews
An In-Depth Overview of Living Style Guide Tools (sma)40
design, style-guides, pattern-libraries, tooling, overviews
Style Guide Generator Roundup (ali)39
design, style-guides, tooling, link-lists
Website Style Guide Resources38
websites, design, style-guides, pattern-libraries, overviews, link-lists
A Front-End Developer’s Ode to Specifications (sma)37
design, design-systems, processes
How to Write a Git Commit Message36
how-tos, commit-messages, communication, git
Creating Style Guides (ali)35
design, style-guides, pattern-libraries
My Current CSS and Sass Styleguide (kit)34
css, sass, conventions, naming, bem
Getting Started With Pattern Libraries (ali)33
introductions, design, pattern-libraries, case-studies
Best Practice for Code Examples (sib)32
best-practices
MS Donates 400 Pages to Web Documentation Project31
microsoft, web-platform, javascript
On CSS Documentation30
css, cssdoc
How to Start an Open-Source Project (nza/sma)29
how-tos, foss, processes, licensing, versioning, releasing
IndexedDB Featured in New Web Development Open Standards Site28
indexeddb, databases, standards, w3c
WebPlatform.org: Apple, Google, MS, Mozilla… Working on Standards27
web-platform, w3c, apple, facebook+meta, google, microsoft, mozilla, adobe, opera
Tech Rivals Team Up for Free Web Dev Docs (the)26
web-platform, apple, facebook+meta, google, microsoft
W3C Announces Web Platform Docs (sdt)25
w3c, web-platform, adobe, facebook+meta, google, microsoft, mozilla, opera
WebPlatform.org24
websites, web-platform, standards
10 Tips for Better Coding23
tips-and-tricks, quality, conventions, refactoring, naming, version-control, building, testing, tooling
Introduction to PHPDoc22
introductions, php
KSS—Knyle Style Sheets (kne)21
css
Documenting Architecture Decisions20
architecture, processes
Help the Community! Report Browser Bugs! (lea/sma)19
community, collaboration, browsers
New and Improved WCAG 2.0 Techniques (w3c)18
accessibility, wcag, techniques
HTML5Rocks.com: Google DevRel Shares the Love (dal/aja)17
html, google
Discover New Ways of Thinking About Accessibility (w3c)16
accessibility
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)15
cheat-sheets, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization, typography
YUI Library, YUI Doc, and GitHub (dal/aja)14
tooling, yui, yahoo
Manageable CSS With CSSDOC (tka)13
css, cssdoc
Are Accessibility Statements Useful? (dig)12
accessibility, compliance
When Guidelines Should Be Descriptive or Prescriptive (j9t)11
processes
Writing an Interface Style Guide (jin/ali)10
design, style-guides, design-systems, conventions
Google Doctype: Documenting the Open Web (dal/aja)9
google, open-web
Many Ways to Access W3C Mailing-Lists (oli/w3c)8
w3c
Bad Documentation Is a Killer7
career
CSSDOC6
websites, css, cssdoc
cssdocs.org: CSS Documentation Helper (dal/aja)5
css
How Readable Is Your PHP?4
php, formatting
Documentation, Documentation, Documentation (sil)3
jsdoc, javascript, tooling
Accessibility Statement Generator (w3c)2
tools, exploration, content, accessibility, compliance
GitHub Repository to Documentation Converter1
tools, exploration, conversion, github