On the blindness of blind reviews
Critique of blind review processes for tech conference talks, arguing they lead to conservative selections and overlook speaker skill.
Critique of blind review processes for tech conference talks, arguing they lead to conservative selections and overlook speaker skill.
A technical analysis of the HTML5 audio element's preload attribute, its values, and their impact on browser download behavior.
A guide to replaying real IIS web server logs using Apache JMeter to test API compatibility during framework upgrades.
Cimbalino Toolkit 2.0.0-beta1 released, now compatible with Windows 10 UWP for universal app development.
Explores CSS techniques for handling long words and preventing layout breaks, covering hyphens, word-break, overflow-wrap, and ellipsis.
A tutorial on creating a custom extension for the handroll static site generator, from code to configuration.
Exploring Aspect-Oriented Programming in JavaScript to handle cross-cutting concerns like logging, using the aspect.js library.
A programmer shares their personal method for learning new programming languages and offers motivation based on their own journey into coding.
Introducing Stretchy, a standalone JavaScript utility for automatic form element autosizing that works with inputs, textareas, and select menus.
A developer argues for learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals before jumping into frameworks like React or Angular.
An in-depth look at implementing the Store and handling network communication in the Flux architecture, using Observables and design patterns.
Introduces bugspencer.com, a resource for reporting browser bugs, tracking bug trackers, and finding related articles.
A web developer argues for defining browser support per feature/module instead of globally, using tools like caniuse.com for clarity.
Author announces the end of the 'Browsers and Bugs' newsletter due to lack of feedback, reflecting on its content about browser bugs, features, and testing.
Explains how to use TypeScript with JSX for better type safety and tooling in React development, addressing refactoring and error prevention.
A web developer explains progressive enhancement as a use-case oriented approach, using video implementation as a practical example.
A guide to four command-line tools (IPython, Autoenv, Cookie Cutter, Bash Git Prompt) to boost productivity for Python developers.
A weekly tech digest covering browser updates, WebAssembly, debugging tools, and interoperability news from June 2015.
Announcing a polyfill for conical gradients in CSS, a long-proposed feature for creating pie charts and other graphics with simple code.
Announcing WebAssembly, a new binary format for safe, efficient code on the web, designed as a successor to asm.js.