May 26, 2022 — Developing accessible products can be challenging, especially when some of the requirements are beyond the scope of development. It’s one thing to enforce alt text for images and labels for form fields, but another to define an accessible color palette. From working with design handoffs to supporting custom themes in a design system, the CSS color-contrast() function can become a cornerstone for developers in enforcing sufficiently contrasting and accessible UIs. Read more…

May 25, 2022 — One of the most important aspects of software development, are memory and performance management and every software developer should pay attention to them. In this article, Frank Joseph explains both weak and strong references in JavaScript, as well as the concept of reachability. Let’s dig in! Read more…

May 24, 2022 — A well-constructed onboarding process boosts engagement, improves product adoption, increases conversion rates, and educates users about a product. This article is a case study of how the platformOS team has researched, developed, and iteratively adjusted their onboarding processes over more than three years to eventually create the multiple award winning developer experience they provide today. Read more…

May 23, 2022 — CSS is constantly evolving, and some cool and useful properties either go completely unnoticed or are not talked about as much as others for some reason or another. In this article, we’ll cover a fraction of those CSS properties and selectors. Read more…

May 20, 2022 — When it comes to tools for publishing a blog, it can seem like there’s never a perfect solution that mixes customization with easy admin. In this article, we will see step-by-step how you can get the best of both worlds by using Ghost as a headless CMS for a Gatsby static site. We will cover all the tricky parts in-depth and show you can do everything for free. Read more…

May 19, 2022 — Developers are migrating from on-premises technology and embracing the benefits cloud infrastructure offers. Moreso, there is a rapid shift from a monolithic architecture to microservices architecture; this ensures that apps have higher availability, are simple to install, and easy to upgrade with the microservices architecture approach. In this post, we introduced Kubernetes to front-end engineers and explained why Kubernetes is integral in a production-ready microservice architecture. Some key terms that are important for team collaboration were discussed and concluded the post with a quick deployment to getting started as a beginner. Read more…

May 17, 2022 — In this episode, we ask how one man can go from designing websites for local bands to heading up Google Fonts Knowledge. Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks to Elliot Jay Stocks to find out. Read more…

May 17, 2022 — Web design should be fun and accessible for anyone. After all, when we build a new website, our primary goal is to share our idea, product, or service with the world, not to dive into solving technical problems. Let’s take a closer look at how you can create your very own WordPress site up and running created and hosted with the Elementor Cloud Website. Read more…

May 16, 2022 — What makes the underused Server-Timing header uniquely powerful among all other response headers? We’ll rethink the expectation for using it exclusively for timing and see fast solutions for hard-to-solve monitoring challenges. In this article, Sean Roberts will provide you with a new perspective on Server-Timing as a tool to reach for, even if you’re not measuring time. Read more…

May 13, 2022 — We waste so much today. One way of focusing on what truly matters is by identifying Top Tasks for yourself. In this article, Gerry McGovern will show you how to make tough decisions by focusing on the real, quantifiable evidence that will help create a better experience for your users. Read more…