2013 Favorites
A review of the top five most popular web development articles from 2013, covering responsive images, performance budgets, and CSS/device quirks.
A review of the top five most popular web development articles from 2013, covering responsive images, performance budgets, and CSS/device quirks.
A developer's critical analysis of the stalled standards process for implementing responsive images on the web, focusing on the src-N proposal.
Explores the performance impact of non-responsive images, focusing on memory waste and decoding time, with practical examples and data.
Discusses the nuance in web development advice, using responsive images as an example of why 'your mileage may vary' (YMMV).
Explores the need for responsive images in web development, analyzing performance benefits and implementation challenges.
A critique of the WHATWG's process for standardizing responsive images, highlighting developer frustration over the adoption of the srcset attribute.
Discusses the challenges of serving high-resolution images to new iPads on low-bandwidth connections and criticizes Apple's approach.