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
Explores how cognitive dissonance and diverse perspectives are essential for overcoming confirmation bias and driving innovation in tech and problem-solving.
A developer reflects on learning a better way to peel a banana from monkeys, drawing a parallel to the importance of questioning and improving software development techniques.
Critique of Microsoft Outlook 2010's decision to use Word's rendering engine for HTML emails, highlighting poor CSS support and developer backlash.
Explains the benefits of progressive enhancement for web development, using client examples to show cost and performance advantages.
Google announces support for Microformats and RDFa to create 'rich snippets' in search results, boosting adoption and developer value.
Explains how to build a stronger, more semantic DOM using underutilized HTML elements like fieldset, q, cite, and dfn for better structure and accessibility.
A review of 'Object-Oriented Javascript' by Stoyan Stefanov, covering its content, target audience, and overall recommendation for developers.
An article about CSS Naked Day, an annual event promoting web standards by removing CSS from websites.
A personal recap of SXSW 2009, focusing on the value of presentations, networking, and tech-focused conversations at the conference.
The Web Standards Project launches InterAct, a community-driven curriculum for modern web development education, aiming to update college courses.
A reflection on a SXSW panel about developer passion and the importance of continuous skill improvement in tech careers.
A developer shares lessons learned from attending SXSW, focusing on flexible scheduling and the value of networking at tech conferences.
Explains HTML5's Cross Document Messaging API for secure communication between web documents using JavaScript's postMessage method.
Introduces CSSDOC, a standardized DocBlock-style commenting system for CSS to improve code organization, navigation, and maintainability.
Microsoft's Mix Online community releases Oomph, a cross-browser JavaScript toolkit for extracting and using Microformats data from web pages.
Explores the @font-face CSS rule for using custom fonts on the web, discussing browser compatibility and implementation.
A review of the book 'Mobile Web Development' by Nirav Mehta, covering its content, target audience, and approach to teaching mobile web technologies.
A tutorial on using the HTML5 Canvas element, covering basic setup, obtaining the 2D context, and drawing rectangles with JavaScript.
An introduction to the HTML5 canvas element, covering its browser support, basic usage, and potential for dynamic web graphics and games.
The article explains the announcement of ECMAScript Harmony, a major compromise in JavaScript's evolution, ending the ES4 vs. ES3.1 debate.
