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“simplicity” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: maintainability · Subtopics: minimalism (non-exhaustive) · “simplicity” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Other Related TopicsDate#
Rust vs. Python: Finding the Right Balance Between Speed and Simplicity (jet)69
rust, python, performance, programming, comparisons
React and Remix Choose Different Futures68
react, remix, complexity, comparisons
Simplify (ada)67
css
Principles of Simplicity in Frontend Architecture66
dependencies, principles
Simplicity in Web Design? It’s All Smoke and Mirrors (web)65
design, complexity, marketing
7 Top 2025 Web Design Trends64
design, trends, performance, dark-mode, accessibility, ai, content
Do the Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work (sea)63
software-design, prioritization
Simple Is Not Always Easy62
information-design
A Simple Website61
websites, history, layout, animations, images, tables, javascript, ajax, flash, deploying
Celebrate the Code You Didn’t Write (rya)60
programming
7 Signs of a Bad User Experience and Best Practices to Avoid It59
user-experience, best-practices, information-architecture, performance, mobile-first, accessibility, testing, consistency
The Story of Fastify and Vue (ano)58
fastify, vuejs, complexity
Micro-Scrum (j9t)57
agile, scrum, processes
Great Software Design Looks Underwhelming (sea)56
software-design
Simplify Nested Code (kei)55
programming, nesting, conditionals
Become a Better Developer With Clean Code Essentials: YAGNI, KISS, and DRY in Software Engineering54
fundamentals, principles, minimalism, maintainability
Designing for Digital Minimalism: Creating User Experiences That Support Mental Well-Being (uxm)53
design, user-experience, minimalism
Manual ’Till It Hurts (ada)52
building
Simplicity51
design
Design Systems Should Do Less (uxd)50
design-systems, components
Hidden Cost of Frontend Frameworks49
frameworks, dependencies
Make Me One (Input) With Everything (mor/mat)48
html, forms, accessibility
Let’s Make a Simpler, More Accessible Web (cod)47
web, web-platform, tooling, usability, accessibility, optimization
htmx: Simplicity in an Age of Complicated Solutions46
htmx
Using Simple Tools as a Radical Act of Independence45
html, css
eslint-plugin-depend44
packages, npm, maintenance
The Front-End Development We’re Used to Is Dying43
career, complexity
PurePWA—a Radical U-Turn in Web Development42
web-apps, progressive-web-apps, tooling
Building a Clean and Scalable Frontend Architecture41
architecture, scalability, maintainability
A Lot of What People Use React for Would Be Better Handled With Vanilla JavaScript (cfe)40
react, javascript
Test Often to Keep Your Designs Simple39
design, prototyping, testing
No One Actually Wants Simplicity38
complexity
Simple APIs Are Elegant APIs (rya)37
apis
The Joy of Simplicity in Web Development (cfe)36
processes
Are Simple Websites Better for Business? (web)35
design
Simple Things Make Things Simple (pjo)34
case-studies
The Storytelling Power of Simple Design Solutions (uxd)33
design
The Undeniable Benefits of Simple Website Design32
design, user-conversion
Add Less (cas/css)31
The Simplicity of Svelte30
svelte, examples
9 Principles of Good Web Design29
design, principles, navigation, content, layout, performance, mobile
Simple Systems Have Less Downtime28
Clever JavaScript Does Not Mean Simple or Readable (cfe)27
javascript
Performance Rule #1: Do What You Need to Do—But Not More (j9t)26
performance
Could This Be Easier?25
Understandable-Simple vs. Minimal-Simple Code (j9t)24
comparisons
Principles of Web Development (j9t)23
principles, user-experience, quality, maintainability, learning
Writing Less Damned Code (hey/btc)22
videos
Accessible, Simple, Responsive Tables (css)21
tables, accessibility, responsive-design
Why I Love Working With the Web (rem)20
web-platform
Simplicity Wins Over Abundance of Choice (nng)19
product-management, usability
Simplicity in Front-End Tooling (hcr)18
tooling, preprocessors, postprocessors, sass, css
Why I Don’t Hate Git: Hidden Consistency (mit)17
git, command-line, consistency, software-design
A Retort on Simplicity16
tooling
Do as Little as Possible (ali)15
web, mobile
The Architecture of Productivity14
productivity, user-experience, complexity
Callbacks, Promises, and Simplicity13
javascript, nodejs, callbacks, promises
A Front End Engineer’s Manifesto (zac)12
websites, manifestos, user-experience, progressive-enhancement, foss, accessibility, community, learning, security
Why Should You Care About Website Usability?11
usability, consistency, content, whitespace, html, quality
Simple Made Easy (ric)10
videos, software-design, architecture, principles, complexity
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)9
design, typography, readability, html, css
In Defense of Hard (pjo)8
design, complexity
Are You Ready for HTML 5?7
html, semantics, multimedia, canvas, forms
Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well (nng)6
navigation, usability, accessibility
CSS: Style the Non-Obvious (j9t)5
css, html
10 Principles of Effective Web Design (vit/sma)4
principles, design, usability, performance, whitespace, conventions, testing
JavaScript: How Simple Is Too Simple? (sen)3
javascript
Excessive Elements (jus)2
html, maintainability, debugging
Microbrowser Architectures1
architecture, mobile