2025

Testing 10 JavaScript Frameworks on Their HTML Defaults

When you validate the demo and starter projects of popular frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Astro, &c., what do you find? On challenging the idea that JavaScript frameworks could fuel the HTML crisis.

Published on February 12, 2025, filed under .

On Making Sure Everyone Is Taken Care Of

For our own sake.

Published on February 9, 2025, filed under and .

DORA, SPACE, DevEx, DX Core 4

Key metrics of and casual thoughts on four engineering productivity frameworks.

Published on February 5, 2025, filed under .

The Donkey and the Rabbit

A rabbit goes for her daily run. This day, she decides to try a new route. At an intersection she meets a donkey. When the donkey is about to eat a nail—

Published on February 2, 2025, filed under and .

On Building AI Understanding and Automation Muscle (With 18 Random Problems Solved With AI)

If you’re like me, you’re also optimizing your use of AI in development, distinguishing your capabilities from AI, and improving your routine to build strong automation muscle. Thoughts and examples.

Published on January 29, 2025, filed under .

Private Property

A quote, from Daniel Loick, that isn’t new, that isn’t all.

Published on January 26, 2025, filed under and .

Cool URLs Don’t Change, Unless…

A deferential (though not new) refinement of Tim Berners-Lee’s 1998 classic.

Published on January 23, 2025, filed under .

Website Optimization Measures, Part XXIX

From cleaning up behind files and feature policies and Eleventy plugins to fun with CSS selectors and transitions to improving tables of contents to switching to ESM to testing bfcache to refactoring lists to tables.

Published on January 21, 2025, filed under .

My 18-Months Rule for Open-Source Contributions

You make a good-faith contribution to an open-source project. There’s never a response. What do you do? On a rule I’ve established for my own open-source work, and the reasons behind it.

Published on January 16, 2025, filed under .

An Overview of the 50 Highest-Ranking Web Design and Development Glossaries

If you want to look up terms, there are dozens if not hundreds of tech glossaries. However, a search quickly shows differences in how comprehensive and therefore useful these glossaries are—and doesn’t show whether the glossaries are being updated. A view at the glossary landscape.

Published on January 7, 2025, filed under and .

2024

Professional and personal highlights from the past year. Happy 2025!

Published on January 1, 2025, filed under .

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