Tim Kadlec helps organizations build faster, more effective websites through sustainable web performance practices. He writes about performance culture, metrics, and real-world optimization strategies.
220 articles from this blog
Author announces the official release of their book 'Implementing Responsive Design', covering responsive workflows, media queries, and fluid layouts.
A critique of the WHATWG's process for standardizing responsive images, highlighting developer frustration over the adoption of the srcset attribute.
Announcing BDConf:focus, a one-day conference in Minneapolis dedicated entirely to responsive web design, featuring expert workshops and presentations.
Testing how browsers download images hidden with CSS media queries and display:none, revealing performance pitfalls.
Explores the debate between designing websites in the browser vs. using graphic editors like Photoshop, emphasizing tool familiarity and the web's interactive nature.
Explores automated testing for image download behavior in responsive web design using CSS media queries and Browsercope.
Argues that while we have many tools to collect information, we need more tools to resurface and remind us of past insights to spark creativity.
A technical critique of Smashing Magazine's website redesign, focusing on performance issues like page weight and ad loading.
Author announces a new book on responsive enhancement, covering workflow integration, fluid layouts, media queries, and modern web development techniques.
An analysis of mobile network inconsistency and a call for better communication between carriers, manufacturers, and developers for improved mobile performance.
A review of Luke Wroblewski's book 'Mobile First', advocating for designing websites for mobile devices first due to growing mobile internet usage.
A personal reflection on the Breaking Development web conference, covering speaker talks, attendee discussions, and event organization insights.
A review of Ethan Marcotte's influential book 'Responsive Web Design', praising its approach to flexible web layouts and thoughtful design philosophy.
The author questions the term 'mobile' in web design, arguing it's outdated and doesn't reflect today's diverse device landscape and user contexts.
Author announces two upcoming tech conference talks on Mobile Web Performance and the practical use of Media Queries in Responsive Web Design.
Explores the debate on responsive web design vs. mobile context, analyzing if mobile users need different content than desktop users.
The article discusses the importance of owning your own data to avoid loss from centralized services, advocating for a decentralized 'indie web' approach.
Discusses the W3C's new HTML5 logo and the debate over using 'HTML5' as a buzzword for a broader set of web technologies, analyzing its impact on developer clarity.
A follow-up article discussing three alternative solutions to CAPTCHA systems for spam prevention, focusing on user experience and accessibility.
A critique of CAPTCHAs, arguing they are insecure, inaccessible, and shift the burden of spam prevention onto users instead of site owners.
