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An adaptation of Robert C. Martin's book Clean Code for JavaScript (ES6+) full of best practice examples and (probably more importantly) common anti-patterns that they can …

Chances are that if, like me, you are interested in web design (or just design work in general) you probably already know about A List Apart, the amazing blog that has been a source of industry …

Jeremy is a great writer. I therefore shouldn't be surprised that his advice on content editing is incredibly …

My new PC is up and running and starting to be "just right" (we'll get to further details later, I promise), so one of the big "new" things I've got for the new year is a subscription to Adobe CC - …

Senongo Akpem’s Cross-Cultural Design has been on my radar a lot lately; I probably should pick it up. In the meantime, A List Apart have released a little subsection with some …

An excellent collection of articles, tutorials, and advice on modern web development challenges. From PWAs to accessibility to caching, there's a lot of information …

In which I start off asking a simple question: what content categories should I use on this website? Four hours later, I've discoverd information gardening, now pages, digital-me libraries, and oh so much more. And yes, I think I've answered that first question. Fancy a trip down the rabbit hole?

At the start of the pandemic, Eric made a strong case that all critical websites needed to rapidly optimise for high traffic and accessibility (here very much meaning both a11y and device/situation …

I've been getting a lot of hands-on time with React Testing Library recently and, for the most part, I really like it. Still, I get caught out from time-to-time, and this article has a lot of great …

I've been thinking a lot about an article I read recently that called out technical writing online for being overly trusted. But shouldn't that same argument apply more universally to third-party code coming from any source?

Netlify's microsite celebrating their millionth user is a brilliant experiment, so it's great to see them immediately posting a "making of" article on CSS Tricks. It's a beautifully rendered SVG …

Some very resonant musings from Jeremy on why he …

We've been in Cumbria now for more than long enough to know we didn't bring anything rotten with us. Combine that with a brief period where most people we know are currently off work (including …

Is an album's tracklist better suited for a table or a list? The answer may surprise you! (But it probably won't).

Starling Bank frustrates and impresses me in equal measure. Their technical solutions are magical – when they work – but their service is steeped in a privileged bias that makes them hard to truly recommend.

There's a lot to love in this manifesto about the intersection of personal creativity and the web. I don't really subscribe to the nostalgia of the GeoCities era (I find these kinds of sites near …

A brilliant deep-dive into the subtle psychological manipulation that occurs when interacting with LLMs and other so-called "AI" tools and the parallels inherent with con-artist tricks such as …

I read the entirety of the EAA – including all supporting documentation – so you don't have to.

A plethora of instructional videos for all manner of backyard wetlands, from downpipe bogs to full-blown wildlife ponds designed for amphibians. Some really great tips across the board, and …

Specifically, the 6th (and 7th) of August, 2023; the day we tied the proverbial knot.

Are there any concerns with using superscript and subscript when crafting content for the web?

What are my goals, themes, and overarching desires for the year ahead; and how does 2023 compare to what I had hoped it would become.

What is the best way to provide descriptive text for images that are both complex and the main focus of a page? Paul has tried to tackle this on pages dedicated to their personal art, and found that …

Or how I spent four days trying to debug a local Astro environment that refused to load any CSS.

A very detailed and thorough overview of how to use design tokens to power a distributed design system and site architecture. The crux is ensuring design (Figma), code (CSS), and content management …

A list of common misconceptions about HTML, with lots of excellent detail about how HTML parsers actually …

A guide on getting Astro up and running as a Node application within a cPanel web host.

I haven't come across the term "wishcycling" before, but it certainly resonates; as, to, does the all-to-familiar experience of the impossible-to-say "wishcessibility", that well-meaning attempt at …

Possibly the definitive article on how to handle name inputs on web forms. From best practices, to accessibility advice, to even a full test procedure and implementation roadmap, I don't think you'd …