Jens Meiert

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.

¶ October 6, 2009, filed under Web Development, User Experience.

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.

¶ September 30, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …

¶ September 11, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …

¶ September 8, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …

¶ August 1, 2009, filed under Web Development, Accessibility.

WDR #3: Optional Tags, Unquoted Attribute Value Syntax

The Web Dev Report, issue #3.

¶ July 29, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …

¶ July 16, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …”

¶ July 4, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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 …

¶ June 30, 2009, filed under Web Development.

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” …

¶ June 24, 2009, filed under Web Development.