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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
On the Engineering Philosophy for HTML Minifier Next (j9t)292
html-minifier
AI Operating Principles (buz)291
ai
AI-Assisted Development Means Test-First Development (j9t)290
ai, testing
Defining Ethical Design for Machines289
design, ethics, ai
39 Principles for Designing Human-AI Interaction288
design, hci, ai
Open-Source AI Agent: Integrating OMO With OpenCode—Principles and Practices287
translations, opencode, ai, ai-agents, best-practices
What’s New in Web UI (una+)286
videos, web-platform, user-experience, html, canvas, css, google
Three Stoic Principles for Better Web Accessibility (stv/pic)285
accessibility
The Vertical Codebase (tkd)284
components, concepts, monorepos
A Practical Guide to Design Principles (sma)283
guides, design, link-lists
Why Most Design Principles Fail (ben)282
design
Agentic UX: 7 Principles for Designing Systems With Agents281
ai-agents, ai, design
Software Design Principles That Matter280
software-design, examples
The Web Runs on Tolerance (ede)279
web-platform, standards
Good Visual Design, Explained (nng)278
design, quality
Programming Principles for Self Taught Front-End Developers (kil/pic)277
programming
My CSS Selector Strategy (mal)276
css, selectors
12 Essential Java Best Practices Every Developer Should Follow275
programming, java, best-practices
The Hidden Cost of URL Design (ahm)274
urls, routing, seo
Principles of Simplicity in Frontend Architecture273
simplicity, dependencies
The 10 Foundational UX Principles Every Designer Should Know (web)272
design, user-experience
Is SOLID Still a Solid Choice for Software Design? (lan)271
solid, oop, programming
Ambient Animations in Web Design: Principles and Implementation (mal/sma)270
design, animations, css
Why Inclusive Products Are Green Products (tet)269
accessibility, dei, user-experience, consistency, sustainability
The First Rule of ARIA (nat)268
accessibility, aria, html
How to Write Clean Code, Actually…267
how-tos, programming, software-design
Agent Experience (AX): The Concept of AI Agent Designing266
agent-experience, ai, concepts
A Progressive Complexity Manifesto (che)265
manifestos, complexity, web-apps, html, htmx, javascript, web-components, frameworks
The Three Great Virtues of an AI-Assisted Programmer (sea)264
programming, ai, career
24 UX Design Principles of the Build-for Framework (uxm)263
user-experience, design
Designing Information Architecture: Design Principles (pab/uxm)262
books, information-architecture, design
The Eleven Commandments of AI UX261
ai, user-experience, design
Setting Targets for Developer Productivity Metrics (lau)260
productivity, metrics
Designing Calm: UX Principles for Reducing Users’ Anxiety (uxm)259
design, user-experience
The Fastest Way to Spend Less Time Debugging258
videos, debugging, testing
Design System Documentation Is Essential—as Long as It’s Good (pjo)257
design-systems, documentation, content, writing
Principles for Coding Securely With LLMs (sea)256
ai, security
7 UI/UX Principles Every Dev Should Know255
design, user-experience
12-Factor Agents—Principles for Building Reliable LLM Applications254
ai, reliability
From Designing Things to Designing Change253
design, collaboration
Ethical Foundations in Modern Software Development (fra)252
fundamentals, ethics, foss, ai
Google’s Principles for Measuring Developer Productivity251
google, productivity, studies, research
11 Practical Tips to Make Code Reviews Easier as a Developer250
code-reviews, tips-and-tricks, ai, linting, formatting, quality, collaboration
Clean Code in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide249
guides, javascript, conventions, variables, objects, functions, comments, testing, quality
Accessible UX Design: 6 Advanced Techniques to Elevate Your Process (a11)248
design, user-experience, accessibility, techniques, processes
Designing for AI Engineers: UI Patterns You Need to Know (eve)247
design, design-patterns, processes, ai
The Systemic Failure of Implementing CSS Principles246
css, history, maintainability, consistency, modules, craft
Your Clean Code Might Be Someone Else’s Technical Debt245
technical-debt, quality
Angular Clean Coding Fundamentals244
fundamentals, angular
Open Source Drives the Twelve-Factor Modernization Project243
foss, architecture
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering242
programming, complexity, documentation, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, maintenance, collaboration
Principles of Web Accessibility (hey)241
accessibility
15 Principles for Secure Programming (rak)240
security, validation, testing
The Design Leader Dilemma (boa/sma)239
design, leadership, policies, prioritization
Become a Better Developer With Clean Code Essentials: YAGNI, KISS, and DRY in Software Engineering238
fundamentals, minimalism, simplicity, maintainability
Ethical Web Principles: Building a Better Web (tor/w3c)237
web, ethics, processes, advocacy
Ethical Web Principles (tor+/w3c)236
web, ethics, w3c
Goodhart’s Law in Action: 3 Webperf Examples (nom/per)235
performance, lighthouse, web-vitals, metrics, examples
Program Errors Out of Existence (ale)234
programming, errors
Privacy Principles (rob+/w3c)233
privacy
The Art of Clean Code: A Practical Guide to Writing Maintainable JavaScript232
guides, javascript, maintainability
What Developers Miss About the Single Responsibility Principle (jac)231
solid
How Gestalt Principles Influence UX Design (uxm)230
user-experience, design
Mastering Clean Code With SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI Principles229
solid, quality, craft
9 Laws That Every Software Developer Should Know228
programming
The Golden Ratio in CSS (sto)227
css, design
Conway’s Law: The Hidden Force Shaping Your Software Architecture (tre)226
architecture, engineering-management
The Evolution of CSS: From Early Days to Flexbox and Grid (kev/thi)225
videos, css, history, concepts
Good UX Is Not Just About Minimizing Clicks224
user-experience, design, processes
The Nine Node Pillars (mco/pla)223
nodejs, dependencies
Frontend Development Practices That Will Help You Avoid Failure222
best-practices, tech-stacks, architecture, validation, linting, testing
Interface Segregation Principle in React (ale)221
solid, react
In Defense of DRY (max)220
maintainability, link-lists
80/20 Accessibility (mar)219
accessibility
SOLID Principles for Designers218
design, solid
HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and CSS Encapsulation Easier (css)217
html, web-components, solid, progressive-enhancement, examples
The Art of Clean Code: Mastering the SOLID Principles216
quality, solid
Kagi’s AI Integration Philosophy (kag)215
kagi, ai
Some UX Design Principles Startups Should Know214
user-experience, design
Opinions for Writing Good CSS (wal)213
css, conventions
Ethical Web Principles (tor+/w3c)212
web, ethics, w3c
Write SOLID React Hooks211
react, hooks, solid
Applying the Four Principles of Accessibility210
accessibility, wcag
Software Engineering Principles Every Frontend Developer Should Know209
craft, quality
Manifesto for a Humane Web (mic)208
websites, manifestos, web, accessibility, dei, security, sustainability, user-experience
Build Your Own React.js in 400 Lines of Code207
react, jsx
How I Use Generative AI in Branding206
ai, branding, design
15 Essential UX Design Principles and Practices for Developers (uxm)205
user-experience, best-practices
Psychology and UX: Decoding the Science Behind User Clicks204
user-experience, design
Homepage Design: 5 Fundamental Principles (nng)203
design, homepages
What Is Utility-First CSS? (hey)202
css, presentational-html
Tailwind Marketing and Misinformation Engine201
tailwind, css, semantics, maintainability, marketing
A Manifesto for Small, Static, Web Apps (ros)200
manifestos, web-apps
SOLID Principles: They’re Rock-Solid for Good Reason199
programming, solid
Web Platform Design Principles (lea/w3c)198
web-platform, software-design, standards, w3c
“HTML First” Is Not HTML First (j9t)197
html, quality, craft
The Golden Rule of Web Performance and Different Performance Engineering Specializations (per)196
performance
The Goldilocks Principle for Prototyping (nng)195
videos, prototyping, usability
Behavior Belongs in the HTML194
html, javascript
Is It Worth Keeping Your CSS DRY—Pros and Cons193
css, maintainability
HTML First192
websites, html
We Need Web Progress, Not Pessimism (kev)191
web-platform
Designing for All: The Basic Principles of Web Accessibility190
accessibility, fundamentals, aria, tooling
What Happened to Separation of Concerns in Frontend Development (j9t)189
maintainability, css, frameworks, history
Sustainability and Tech and Us (j9t)188
sustainability, performance, minimalism
Writing Clean Code: Best Practices and Principles187
javascript, best-practices, conventions, formatting, maintainability
The 5 Principles of Unit Testing186
testing, quality
4 Design Principles I Use Every Day to Avoid Bad UX and Create Products That Work for Everyone (ada)185
design, user-experience, dei
The SOLID Principles: Writing Scalable and Maintainable Code184
solid, scalability, maintainability
Three Key Principles for an Accessible Website183
accessibility
48 Laws, Rules, and Principles of Web Development (j9t)182
programming, terminology
Visual-Design Principles and UX Design Best Practices (uxm)181
design, user-experience, best-practices
Core Principles of SEO180
seo, overviews
System Design Blueprint: The Ultimate Guide (zon)179
guides, cheat-sheets, architecture, system-design
A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design178
guides, design, consistency, legibility, navigation, images, hierarchy, whitespace, usability
Formulating Your Product Design North Star (aka Design Principles)177
design, processes
UX Principles for AI Products176
user-experience, ai
From UX to Growth Design: 5 Principles to Multiply Your Value175
user-experience, design
Privacy Principles (rob+/w3c)174
privacy
Platform Engineering Teams Done Right… (adr)173
platform-engineering
5 Principles of Readable Code: KISS, YAGNI, DRY, BDU, Occam’s Razor172
maintainability
7 Principles of Design Psychology Every UX Designer Should Know (uxm)171
design, user-experience
Select the Right Tool for the Job (jim)170
Proximity: Gestalt Principle for User Interface Design (nng)169
videos, design
Accessibility and MVPs (dav)168
accessibility
10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design (web)167
design, usability, user-experience, user-focus
The BBC’s 15 Web Principles—15 Years Later (ede)166
web, history
Design Principles for the Web165
videos, design
W3C TAG Ethical Web Principles164
ethics, w3c
20 Principles I Learned From 10 Years of Developing Software163
The Design Principle Paradox (ian)162
design
Applying SOLID Principles in React161
quality, maintainability, solid, react
Software Engineering: The Soft Parts (add)160
Design Principles for the Web (wea)159
videos, software-design, web
10 Dos and Don’ts of Web Design in 2022 (web)158
design
The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers (mis)157
design
W3C TAG Ethical Web Principles (tor+/w3c)156
ethics, w3c
Resilience, Flexibility, and Immediacy: Working With Headless Systems (sma)155
headless, resilience
If Design Principles Are for Designs, Then Design Values Are for Designers154
design
9 Useful Principles of UX Design (uxm)153
user-experience, design
Principles of Object-Oriented Programming in TypeScript (app)152
typescript, oop
Designing “Above the Fold”? Try the Reciprocity Principle151
design
Design System—Principles of Success150
design-systems
Remember You Are Not the User (css)149
accessibility, internationalization, user-experience
Web Platform Design Principles (w3c)148
web-platform, software-design, standards, w3c
Three Principles to Better Present Your UI Designs147
design
The Golden Ratio and User-Interface Design (nng)146
design, layout, aesthetics
Writing Clean JavaScript Tests With the BASIC Principles145
javascript, testing
New Principle: Do Not Design Around Third-Party Tools Unless It Actually Breaks the Web (lea)144
software-design, css
8 Fundamental Principles of Effective Web Design143
Principles by Design142
design
The (Most Comprehensive) JavaScript Design Principles Guide141
guides, software-design, javascript
UX Principles That Include Cognitive Accessibility (gar)140
accessibility, user-experience
Principle of Closure in Visual Design (nng)139
design
Making the Web—Faster138
web, performance, developer-experience
9 Principles of Good Web Design137
design, simplicity, navigation, content, layout, performance, mobile
Information Architecture—Secret to Converting Complexity Into Clarity136
information-architecture, user-experience, examples
Optimizing Your CSS: Writing DRY, Scalable Styles (ath)135
css, optimization, maintainability
10 Principles of the Best Landing Page Design134
design, landing-pages
The Principles of Visual Communication (sma)133
design, communication, examples
Similarity Principle in Visual Design (nng)132
design, colors, shapes
The Cicada Principle, Revisited With CSS Variables (lea)131
css, custom-properties
Design Principles 101130
videos, introductions, design
The Most Critical Python Code Metric129
python, metrics, quality
Goodbye, Clean Code (dan)128
processes, quality
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)127
design, typography, spacing, colors, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Characteristics of a Strong Performance Culture (tka)126
performance, culture
F.I.R.S.T. Principles of Testing (www)125
testing
5 Simple UX Principles to Guide Your Product Design124
user-experience, design
The Anchoring Principle (tbf/nng)123
design, user-experience
The Psychology of Design (jon/ali)122
design, user-experience
Notes to Myself on Software Engineering121
career, apis
DRY HTML or DRY CSS?120
maintainability, html, css, bem, oocss, atomic-css
The Principle of Commitment and Behavioral Consistency (tbf/nng)119
user-experience
The Authority Principle (tbf/nng)118
user-experience
Laws of UX (jon)117
websites, user-experience
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)116
user-experience, design, typography
The First Principles of Product Management115
product-management, communication, collaboration
The Two Extremes of Writing CSS, and What We Can Learn From Them (j9t)114
css, concepts, best-practices, comparisons
DRY CSS: How to Use Declarations Just Once, Effectively (j9t)113
how-tos, css, maintainability
What We Should Teach Up-and-Coming Developers (j9t)112
training, quality, ethics
CSS Architecture and the Three Pillars of Maintainable CSS111
css, architecture, maintainability, solid
The Nine Principles of Design Implementation (sma)110
design, html, css
Code Responsibly109
best-practices
Two Paradigms of Web Development (j9t)108
concepts, best-practices, comparisons
Inclusive Design Principles (ian+)107
websites, accessibility, dei, community
Principles of Web Development (j9t)106
user-experience, quality, simplicity, maintainability, learning
[Insert Clickbait Headline About Progressive Enhancement Here] (aar)105
progressive-enhancement, javascript, economics
Quick Tip: DRY Up Your Model Validations Tests104
testing, validation, ruby-on-rails, tips-and-tricks
Design Systems and Postel’s Law (mar)103
design-systems
Schools of Thoughts in Web Standards (kar)102
standards
You Got Your CSS in My JavaScript (jus)101
javascript, css
Design Systems in Difficult Places (mar)100
design-systems
Technical SEO—Fundamental Principles (sma)99
seo, fundamentals
The Law of User-Generated Code (j9t)98
user-generated-content, maintainability
Design Principles: Compositional, Symmetrical, and Asymmetrical Balance (sma)97
design
DRY: Do Repeat Yourself96
best-practices
Design Principles: Compositional Flow and Rhythm (sma)95
design
Design Principles: Dominance, Focal Points, and Hierarchy (sma)94
design, hierarchy
Web Design and Principles (j9t)93
design
Design Principles: Visual Weight and Direction (sma)92
design
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing91
typography, fonts
Fundamental Principles of Great UX Design—How to Deliver Great UX Design (uxm)90
fundamentals, how-tos, user-experience, design
CSS, DRY, and Code Optimization (j9t)89
css, optimization, maintainability
Design Principles: Connecting and Separating Elements Through Contrast and Similarity (sma)88
design, contrast, colors
Design Principles: Space and the Figure-Ground Relationship (sma)87
design, spacing
13 Tenets of User Experience (rhj/sma)86
user-experience
The End of Object Inheritance and the Beginning of a New Modularity85
videos, programming, conventions
CSS Architectures: Principles of Code Cleanup84
css, optimization, quality
The Single Responsibility Principle83
solid, php
The Open/Closed Principle82
solid, php
Mastering CSS Principles: A Comprehensive Guide (sma)81
guides, css, link-lists
The Open/Closed Principle Applied to CSS (css)80
solid, oocss, css
Google HTML/CSS Style Guide (j9t)79
google, html, css, style-guides, quality, conformance, formatting, naming, sorting
Decoupling HTML From CSS (jus/sma)78
html, css, smacss
DRY CSS: Don’t Repeat Your CSS77
css, maintainability, oocss
Design Advice From Jony Ive76
design
The 2 Principles of Object Oriented CSS75
oocss, css, examples
Redefining Hick’s Law (sma)74
design
The Performance Golden Rule73
performance
“window.scrollTo()” or: When to Stay Clear of User Agents (j9t)72
browsers
Simple Made Easy (ric)71
videos, software-design, architecture, complexity, simplicity
The Guide to CSS Animation: Principles and Examples (sma)70
guides, css, animations, examples
5 Principles of User-Centered Interface Design69
design, user-experience, user-focus
Web Development Principles: Develop for What Is, Not What Could Be (j9t)68
Design Principles67
websites, overviews
4 More Principles of Information Architecture66
information-architecture
Guidelines for URI Design (jac/css)65
guidelines, urls
The Principles of Cross-Browser CSS Coding (lou/sma)64
css, box-model, browsers, support
Principles of Icon Design (jon)63
icons, images, design
Wabi Sabi: Natural Simplicity in Web Design62
design, simplicity
How to Improve Usability With Fitts’ and Hick’s Laws61
how-tos, usability, optimization, design
Application Compatibility Layers Are There for the Customer, Not for the Program60
Principles of Design: Color59
design, colors
Principles of Design: Contrast58
design, contrast, colors
Principles of Design: Proximity57
design
HTML/CSS Frameworks: Useful, Universal, Usable, Unobtrusive (j9t)56
frameworks, html, css
The True Advantage of CSS (j9t)55
css, maintainability
Inappropriate Uses (chr/css)54
databases, html, css, javascript
Orthogonality of Specifications (w3c)53
standards, web-platform, software-design, architecture
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)52
design, typography, readability
The Principles of Beautiful HTML Email51
email, writing, microcontent
12 Principles for Clean HTML Code (chr/sma)50
html, encoding, formatting, naming, css, conformance
Code Responsibly (j9t)49
websites, best-practices
7 Principles of Clean and Optimized CSS (sma)48
css, optimization, minification, hacks
Top–Down Approach to Simplify Your CSS Code47
css
The Principles of Project Management46
project-management, prioritization
Write a Well Structured CSS File Without Becoming Crazy45
css
Principles and Legality (mey)44
interoperability, legal, browsers, internet-explorer, microsoft
The Four Principles of Web Accessibility43
accessibility, wcag
10 Principles of Effective Web Design (sma)42
design, usability, performance, simplicity, whitespace, conventions, testing
The Design Goals of XML41
xml, software-design, standards
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)40
typography, fonts, readability, legibility
HTML Design Principles (ann+/w3c)39
html, software-design
Information Design Principles for Web 2.0 Design: Simple and Social38
information-design, web-2.0, design
Opinions Seem to Change Once You’re Hired by a Large Company (rob)37
career, communication
Cost of Solution vs. Cost of Problem (j9t)36
economics, prioritization, comparisons
Parroting Pareto35
microformats
HTML Design Principles (Proposed)34
html
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design (jas)33
design, processes, overviews
Five Principles to Design By32
design
The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard (rei/ia)31
typography, readability
Web 2.0 Patterns30
web-2.0
Giving You Fitts (jen)29
design, usability
Transcendent CSS: Creating the Aesthetic Web (mho)28
css, support, browsers, community
Build for the Future: Bend, Don’t Break (gar/dig)27
html, processes
Principles and Elements of Design (dig)26
design
Rails Manifesto25
ruby-on-rails, web-2.0
The Rule of Least Power (tim/w3c)24
programming, software-design
PHP 5 and Design Patterns: An Introduction (inf)23
php, software-design-patterns
Microformats (mic)22
microformats, concepts, html, xhtml
The Principles of Design (dig)21
design, fundamentals, link-lists
On Separating Style and Behaviour (far)20
html, xhtml, css, javascript, dom
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design19
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, semantics, quality
The Web Is a Human Creation (dig)18
web, marketing
Introduction to Device Independence17
introductions, domains
Fitts’s Law (dav)16
design, usability
The Zen of Python15
python
Future of the Web, a Must-Read (gla)14
web-platform, outlooks, mozilla, opera
Separating Behavior and Structure (dig)13
javascript, html, css
Interface Design Issues: The Complexity Principle12
design, complexity
Principles of XML Design: When to Use Elements Versus Attributes (uog)11
xml
Are They Really Separated? (sto)10
maintainability, content, content-management, html, css
The One Magic Rule of Web Design9
design
First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users (nng)8
usability, testing
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (spo)7
programming, version-control, building, culture, tooling, testing, quality
A Dao of Web Design (joh/ali)6
design
Best Viewed With Any Browser5
browsers, support, design
“How Do I Force…?”4
best-practices
The Web Is Ruined and I Ruined It3
html, css
Effective Use of Style Sheets (nng)2
css, maintainability, craft
The Ten Commandments of HTML1
html