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Despite Its Critics, jQuery Forges Ahead
A web technology rarely maintains a continually growing user base over a long period. WordPress has done it, as has Bootstrap. But even they don’t have quite the market penetration of jQuery.
The venerable JavaScript library first debuted in 2006 and (as of this writing) is used by over three-quart..
Proxying Third-Party JavaScript as First-Party JavaScript (and the Potential Effect on Analytics)
First, check out how incredibly easy it is to write a Cloudflare Worker to proxy another URL:
addEventListener("fetch", (event) => {
event.respondWith(
fetch("https://css-tricks.com")
);
});
It doesn’t have any error handling or anything, but hey, it works:
Now imagine how some websites give y..
GUI Challenges
I keep bookmarking Adam’s GUI Challenges posts/videos and, before I even have a chance to review and link them up, another one is already published! Fortunately, the homepage for them on web.dev is a nice roundup.
For example, a recent one is the split-button component (article / video / demo). It..
GUI Challenges
I keep bookmarking Adam’s GUI Challenges posts/videos and, before I even have a chance to review and link them up, another one is already published! Fortunately, the homepage for them on web.dev is a nice roundup.
For example, a recent one is the split-button component (article / video / demo). It..
5 Tips for Designing Great Website Navigation
Navigation is one of the most essential elements of a website.
It provides a high-level overview of what visitors will find there (which also happens to be good for SEO). It helps visitors orient themselves so they can get around the site quickly. Plus, it enables them to take quick action like vi..
Rebase vs. Merge: Integrating Changes in Git
This article is part of our “Advanced Git” series. Be sure to follow us on Twitter or sign up for our newsletter to hear about the next articles!
Most developers understand that it’s important to use branches in Git. In fact, I’ve written an entire article on branching strategies in Git, explaining..
Responsible JavaScript
High five to Jeremy on the big release of Responsible JavaScript on A Book Apart. There is a lot of talk about how the proliferation of JavaScript has had a negative impact on the web, but now we have the canonical reference tome.
The book is just chock-full of Jeremey framing some of the biggest a..
Getting out of the Freelance Pricing Trap
Freelancing is riddled with challenges. You end up being part designer, developer, copywriter, marketer, social media guru, customer service representative, and tax expert all at the same time.
If anyone thinks that doing freelance work is easy, they need to think again!
And that’s why it’s so imp..
Buttons vs. Links
There are thousands of articles out there about buttons and links on the web; the differences and how to use them properly. Hey, I don’t mind. I wrote my own as well¹.
It’s such a common mistake on the web that it’s always worth repeating:
Is the intention to send someone to another URL? It’s a li..
Have Single-Page Apps Ruined the Web? (“Transitional Apps”)
A big heaping 19-minute bowl of not-too-hot, not-too-cold baby bear porridge website building from Rich Harris.
I’ve certainly overheard more than my fair share of arguments about Single Page Apps (SPAs) vs Multi-Page Apps (MPAs). Although it’s only recently that I’ve heard people put an acronym t..
