Event.target.closest
Read NoteA lot of JavaScript used on web pages simply waits for a user to click on some element on the page, and then executes a …
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Clickable Confusion with NVDA
Read ArticleUnderstanding why non-interactive Storybook components are often announced as clickable by NVDA and other screenreaders.
Intro to JavaScript promises
Read NoteAn overview of JS promises for all skill levels. Starts with an excellent analogy of thread-blocking as …
Accessible animations in React
Read NoteI've long wondered whether there were any particular gotchas with React when it came to using the prefers-reduced-motion flag. Well, Josh has written up the answer (and, as usual, extremely well). …
Optimising for INP
Read NoteGoogle have recently announced a change to their Core Web Vitals metrics. The existing FID stat is being sunset, and replaced with a new way of measuring responsiveness: Interaction to Next Paint, …
2023: By The Numbers
Read ArticleA look back over the twelve months that made up 2023, via the lens of the data captured about my life.
2024: By The Numbers
Read ArticleLooking back over 2024, through the lens of the data I captured (or had captured about me).
An Ad Hoc Decade
Read ArticleSomehow, I've been writing these little blurbs for an entire decade now. What better time to take a look back at how this site has evolved.