Explains why accessibility overlays are problematic software that fails to make websites accessible and can even hinder disabled users.
A guide to solving complex UI component problems using composition, breaking down a Card component into smaller, reusable parts.
Explains how browsers expand click targets for accessibility and provides WCAG guidelines for developers to ensure accurate user interactions.
A developer's pragmatic take on choosing between JavaScript and TypeScript for different project stages, based on personal experience with two large frontend projects.
A developer reflects on how relying on React as the default frontend framework may cause developers to miss out on better, more modern tools and workflows.
Announcing the new State of HTML survey, seeking community input to design the inaugural survey on HTML features and developer practices.
A developer shares his optimal social media usage strategy, focusing on Bluesky, Mastodon, and Twitter for different types of content.
A technical guide to implementing a staggered sliding enter animation for web content using CSS, inspired by a developer's portfolio.
A developer discusses the overuse of the word 'hate' in tech culture, clarifying his critical but not hateful views on tools like React, Tailwind, and Mastodon.
A developer discusses solving UI component flexibility using React Context and composition to handle optional/required field indicators.
A front-end developer argues that AI automation threatens basic UI coding jobs but not the high-level planning and UX skills that create great websites.
A developer details their migration from a slow WordPress blog to a faster, modern static site built with Next.js, explaining the technical motivations and process.
A developer argues that AI will augment, not replace, front-end developers, addressing fears about the future of the profession.
Analyzes why Web Components are often overlooked by frontend developers in favor of frameworks like React, citing ergonomic and tooling challenges.
A tutorial on creating custom VS Code snippets to automate repetitive coding tasks and speed up development workflow.
A CSS expert shares his favorite 3 lines of CSS, now translated into Japanese, and introduces his work and resources.
Evaluates whether Sass can be replaced by modern CSS tools like LightningCSS, comparing features like nesting, variables, and build integration.
Author discusses the need to update a free Eleventy course due to outdated Gulp and Sass setups, but lacks time/resources to do so.
Analyzes how information asymmetry and marketing of complex JavaScript frameworks have led to a 'market for lemons' in frontend web development.
Andy Bell updates his 'Build Excellent Websites' site with a talk video and source code, focusing on letting the browser control design.
