Tag web
Dear Developer, The Web Isn't About You
Recommended read: Dear Developer, The Web Isn't About You https://sonniesedge.co.uk/talks/dear-developer/
Refactoring my static generator
Recommended read: Refactoring my static generator https://petermolnar.net/article/less-features-cleaner-site/
Why 543 KB keep me up at night
Recommended read: Why 543 KB keep me up at night https://www.matuzo.at/blog/why-543kb-keep-me-up-at-night/
HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authentication experience
Recommended read: HTML attributes to improve your users' two factor authentication experience https://www.twilio.com/blog/html-attributes-two-factor-authentication-autocomplete
This is a great resource I've used in the past for learning how best to approach automation testing with a website.
Recommended read: Obey the Testing Goat! https://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/
Please make your products work with URLs
Recommended read: Please make your products work with URLs https://anderspitman.net/16
Should you self-host Google Fonts?
Recommended read: Should you self-host Google Fonts? https://www.tunetheweb.com/blog/should-you-self-host-google-fonts/
Recommended read: The People's Web https://anildash.com/2019/12/23/the-peoples-web/
How to fight back against Google AMP as a web user and a web developer
Recommended read: How to fight back against Google AMP as a web user and a web developer https://markosaric.com/google-amp/
Recommended read: Do We Really Need a Web API? https://liaison.dev/blog/articles/Do-We-Really-Need-A-Web-API-yq12wz
Recommended read: Level of Effort https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/level-of-effort/
André Staltz - The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
Recommended read: André Staltz - The Web began dying in 2014, here's how https://staltz.com/the-web-began-dying-in-2014-heres-how.html
Vendor Lock In Through Your Domain Name
Recommended read: Vendor Lock In Through Your Domain Name https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2019/11/vendor-lock-in-through-your-domain-name/
Recommended read: The web is not dying https://gomakethings.com/the-web-is-not-dying/
JavaScript isn’t always available and it’s not the user’s fault
Recommended read: JavaScript isn’t always available and it’s not the user’s fault https://adamsilver.io/articles/javascript-isnt-always-available-and-its-not-the-users-fault/
Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours
Recommended read: Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours https://alexdanco.com/2019/10/26/everything-is-amazing-but-nothing-is-ours/
Recommended read: Cloudflare considered harmful https://www.devever.net/~hl/cloudflare
Everyone has JavaScript, right?
Recommended read: Everyone has JavaScript, right? https://kryogenix.org/code/browser/everyonehasjs.html
The Illusion of choice and the need for default privacy protection
Recommended read: The Illusion of choice and the need for default privacy protection https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/10/22/the-illusion-of-choice-and-the-need-for-default-privacy-protection/
Disney+ streaming uses draconian DRM, avoid
Recommended read: Disney+ streaming uses draconian DRM, avoid https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/22338.html
Stream or Not? Is your video strategy up a creek?
Shared by https://dougsillars.com/ at https://www.oggcamp.com/ - this is a great resource for understanding how to better optimise your video content delivery.
Recommended read: Stream or Not? Is your video strategy up a creek? https://dougsillars.github.io/StreamOrNot/
The Web Can't Survive a Monoculture
This is a great article on why we can't just let Google Chrome / Chromium take over the Web, and need to fight for other alternatives.
But as well as looking at the browsers, we need to look to the platforms too. If everyone ie uses Twitter, then Twitter are less likely to make changes because no one has an alternative. Whereas when we have multiple viable options, folks can jump around and use better platforms if they exist.
The IndieWeb is looking to do this - check out https://indieweb.org/why for a bit more info
Recommended read: The Web Can't Survive a Monoculture http://mikepennisi.com/blog/2019/the-web-cant-survive-a-monoculture/