PHP doesn’t suck anymore

“It's high time to revise our opinions about it.”

Introducing ‘Unleash the power of scroll-driven animations’

A video course on scroll-driven animations with CSS/JavaScript.

Notes on quality

Quality in design is not a single, objective measure.

‘Slop’ is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content

Like ‘spam’ became the term for unwanted advertising.

Printing music with CSS Grid

A fantastic showcase of what CSS Grid is capable of.

Stack Overflow bans users en masse

Banned users deleted answers to prevent AI training.

No, I don’t want to fill out your contact form

“They are often just a worse experience for everyone involved.”

A closer look at closure

The little design rule that makes a big difference.

Quick-and-dirty accessibility

What any developer can contribute to a more inclusive web.

Manifesto for a humane web

We need to build a web by and for humans.

Introducing the CSS Anchor Positioning API

“The CSS Anchor Positioning API is a game-changer.”

The modern guide for making CSS shapes

Shapes with the smallest and most flexible code possible.

“The simplicity of HTML and CSS now feels like a radical act. To build a website with just these tools is a small protest against platform capitalism: a way to assert sustainability, independence, longevity.”

What are you interested in?

Discover website authors’ passions in a fresh way.

The rise of sustainable UX design

Let’s make our digital world a greener place.

New alternatives to JavaScript’s innerHTML

What you can expect from setHTML and setHTMLUnsafe.

Contextual SVG fill and stroke values

What you can expect from the new SVG feature.

Website settings

How modern browser features can power your site settings.

Best intention barriers (ARIA edition)

Let’s not forge new obstacles in our pursuit of accessibility.

GPT-4o

OpenAI’s new model masters audio, vision, and text.

Creative ways to playback research

Sharing research findings with graphics instead of reports.

WebKit features in Safari 17.5

CSS ‘text-wrap: balance’, light-dark(), @import, and more.

The elements of good craft

How details, focus, time, and taste elevate design.

State of HTML 2023

What developers expect from HTML in the future.

The AutoComplete box, reinvented for the modern web

A versatile, accessible autocompletion Web Component.

JavaScript-free site menu

It’s time to learn about popovers and anchor positioning.

10 updates from the Google I/O 2024 event

Google brings AI to Chrome DevTools, and more.

Dark mode & accessibility myth

Dark mode doesn’t improve readability for everyone.

Promise.withResolvers()

A look at the handy ECMAScript 2024 feature.

Announcing the Web Platform Dashboard

The web platform mapped as a set of features.

HTML’s attribute ‘target=_blank’ implies ‘rel=noopener’

What you need to know about the ‘target=_blank’ security issue.

Google brings ‘web’ search, and an AI opt-out button

“It could be an incredibly popular change to Google’s search engine.”

Onboarding for active users

Ways to offer guidance throughout the product experience.

I reviewed 1,000s of opinions on HTMX

The trending JavaScript library is thought-provoking.

What’s new in view transitions?

Get ready for a whole new level of transition animations!

New outcomes for WCAG 3.0

The highlights of W3C’s latest draft update.

Breaking the myth of big click energy

There are better ways to evaluate user experience.

Things I find Github Copilot actually useful for

Strengths and weaknesses of the AI coding assistant..

Pikimov

Web-based motion design and video editor.

dxw Accessibility Manual

A guide for building inclusive digital services.

IndieWeb principles

Let’s make IndieWeb’s aims easier to understand!

CSS3? Pfff.

CSS4 and CSS5 are coming, and CSS6 is the future.

Halftone patterns

Single-element halftone textures crafted with pure CSS.

Regexle

A wordle-like game for regular expression nerds.

Alt Text Hall of Fame

Let’s build a more inclusive web, one image description at a time!

When online content disappears

“38% of webpages from 2013 are no longer accessible.”

Is the planet the missing member of your project team?

Ways to design with the environment in mind.

Make your Figma components work harder

Some techniques to avoid design system sins.

devv_

An AI-powered search engine designed for developers.

Duplicate named capturing groups

A look at the useful ECMAScript 2025 feature.

It’s time we seriously talk about users and experiences

“UX pros should know their users’ experiences inside and out.”

Accessible QR codes

How to avoid creating barriers for people with disabilities.

Creativity hasn’t left web design, it’s just different

The creative mindset of web designers is evolving.

On compliance vs. readability

Can CSS already make text readable on any background?

The CSS function ‘contrast-color()’ is a good thing

But also solving the problem at the wrong layer.

Modern CSS layouts

You might not need a framework for that.

UI density

Why some user interfaces succeed and others fail.

What Mozilla is adding to Firefox next

Vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI.

Low-fidelity design is higher up the value chain

Don’t hide unfinished work behind high-fidelity visuals.

Anchor links

How to make them awesome with fine-tuned scrolling.

Not always mobile first

Mobile first, desktop first, basics first, or content first?

The current state of mobile UX

Best practices in mobile design and pitfalls to be aware of.

Fluid design with CSS ‘round()’

Type scaling that works in line with the browser.

Page scroll animation patterns

An overview of different scrolling animation styles.

Just speculating

What to expect from the new Speculation Rules API.

Block

A modern icon set with minimalist, pure forms.

Do you want to learn HTML or CSS?

Start with the basics, not with a component system.

RSS blogrolls are a federated social network

Blogrolls as a decentralized way to discover content.

How and why to make a /now page on your site

Share where you are in your life’s journey.

Robots.txt Generator/Validator

Regulate search engine and web/AI bot access to your site.

Slash Pages

A guide to common pages you can add to your website.

“On the web, JavaScript should only do what only JavaScript can do.”

Hacker Search

What readers of Hacker News think about any topic.

Multipage Version

A zine about HTML elements.

Vercel Ship 2024 recap

Highlights from the annual developer conference.

Animating HTML ‘dialog’ with CSS

Modern CSS makes a once-tricky task amazingly easy.

Visual Design Glossary

Essential terms for visual and UI design explained.

Why paying down tech debt matters

“Tech debt is a bit like gum on the walking path.”

Old dogs, new CSS tricks

Why is the actual use of new CSS features still low?

The GREW model

A blueprint for using generative AI under human oversight.

Learnings from the first State of HTML survey

Key takeaways from the survey results.

Interpolating colors

New ways to traverse through different color spaces.

git cheat sheet

A quick reference to boost your productivity (PDF).

The Screen Wake Lock API is here

It lets you control a device’s screen wake behavior.

Alt left

Surfacing decorative images for AI descriptions.

Leaked Google Search API documents

What SEOs can learn from the data leak.

New magic for animations in CSS

What to expect from the upcoming CSS features.

Sustainable design patterns for UX designers

Sustainable frameworks, toolkits, and resources.

Designing in a post-taste world

When ugly is the new beautiful.

A common web component learning blunder

Why learning vanilla web components matters.

An even faster Microsoft Edge

Microsoft aims to speed up browser interactions.

New to the web platform (May 2024)

The latest browser features at a glance.

Developers get by with a little help from AI

Code assistant insights from the Stack Overflow community.

Familiar vs. novel

When designing for novelty can be advantageous.

Codestral

Mistral’s first code AI, fluent in 80+ languages.

Stop resizing your browser

It’s not the same as testing on a real device.

PayPal plans ad network using purchase histories

The website payment provider will monetize user data.

How I’m using ‘AI’

Where AI can have its uses in day-to-day work.

Custom top and bottom CSS container masks

A clever way to shape top/bottom sections of containers.

Bootstrap vs. Tailwind CSS

Strengths and weaknesses of both CSS frameworks.