“Web Development” Archive
Website Optimization Measures, Part VII
In this episode: Unquoted attribute value syntax, q elements, Google Friend Connect, feed styling, work/life balance. Served in no time.
Becoming Friends with the HTML 5 Super Friends
The HTML5 Super Friends are a few web designers and developers who like to support and contribute to HTML 5. Here’s my personal take on their initiative. Apply with a grain of salt.
HTML 5 or HTML5?
It’s “HTML5,” not “HTML 5,” declares the most recent post on the WHATWG blog. A seemingly trivial matter, yet compare that to names of other HTML specifications …
The Real Advantage of CSS
Despite CSS being around for a long, long time, there are still some myths around it. Recently reading Mike’s post on CSS evangelism again I couldn’t just very much relate to Mike’s concerns, I also felt reminded of …
Diagnostic Styling Reloaded
Eric cultivated the concept of “diagnostic styling,” meaning using CSS to reveal specific problems within an HTML document. I myself have been working with diagnostic style sheets for quite a while, be it for general quality assurance or to track down specific semantics or maintainability problems …
WDR #3: Optional Tags, Unquoted Attribute Value Syntax
The Web Dev Report, issue #3.
Microformats, Key Flaws
I like the idea behind microformats, but I’m still not convinced of the way that idea is brought to life. I see three major flaws that appear to make microformats stand in their own way. Being somewhat distant to the microformats community …
XHTML, RIP
Let’s finish off this week of morbid post titles: The XHTML 2 Working Group is expected to stop work end of 2009. “Today the Director announces that when the XHTML 2 Working Group charter expires …”
handheld Media Type, RIP?
Website authors don’t use handheld as it’s barely supported; mobile device suppliers don’t support handheld because it’s barely used. This is kind of the situation I think we’re facing, and it’s problematic …
Let’s Make The Web Faster
Two weeks after my last outcry regarding slowness on the web there’s the more proactive response: Google launched code.google.com/speed, nicely labeled “let’s make the web faster” …
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