“Slow websites and websites that don’t work without JavaScript should be taxed.” — Sara Soueidan

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#Development #Taxes #Website #Accessibility #WebPerf #WebDev #Frontend #JavaScript #Quotes

New blog entry: "Unicode, Unicode, Unicode!"

https://sinestesiagamedesign.es/blog/?blogId=default&mode=view&id=69

y’all - please stop supporting wordpress.org/com. stop recommending it to clients, stop making your business depend on it, stop telling newbies to build in #wordpress, and find alternatives like classicpress or any open-source project that’s actually open to well-intentioned feedback and genuine collaborative spirit without a fragile-ego dictator.

wordpress runs over 30% of the internet, and the guy who runs it is clearly not able to do so with a clear head or emotional stability.

you do not need wordpress. there are user-friendly, customizable CMS that’s a dime a dozen these days.

you do not need wordpress. wordpress needs you.

https://progressplanner.com/real-impact-of-being-banned-from-wordpress/

Tagging the first release of my web monitoring application written in Laravel - Vigilant

https://govigilant.io/articles/tagging-the-first-release-of-vigilant

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://govigilant.io/articles/tagging-the-first-release-of-vigilant

#Business #Experiences
The blissful zen of a good side project · ”I think we exist to bring new things into existence.” https://ilo.im/1635vd

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#Joy #Creativity #SideProjects #Projects #Design #ProductDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #Development #WebDev

Creating 21 basic email templates in the app by hand = ~30 minutes
Coding a script to create them via API = 10 minutes studying the docs, 15 minutes coding, 5 minutes testing = ~30 minutes + easy way to create more in bulk in seconds.
Hmm, which way should I choose?
#webdev #api #email

A typeface for creating sparklines in text without code.

https://github.com/aftertheflood/sparks?tab=readme-ov-file

Works on both the desktop and the web where it works without #Javascript, though it does require a modern-ish web browser.

web-bud is a tiny SSG in Node, and it has a cute logo now
https://njoqi.me/web-bud

Question for you #webdev peeps:

I've made a site and it's totally in dark mode. How I like it

But some people mentioned that I should offer a light mode toggle because "some people are not used to dark mode and won't like it".

Do you think that's valid?

(Someone else said that there's also potentially an accessibility issue with dark mode - is that true?)

I couldn't be more excited about the new attr() syntax in CSS! Check out my latest blog post all about this! #css #syntax #newcss #webdev #uidesign #webdesign

https://blog.gardinerbryant.com/the-new-css-attr-function/

Threads in NodeJS

https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html

I have been banging my head against some TypeScript madness for far too long.

But I finally got it finished up and checked in.

Part 3 – Babylon.js 8.0: glTF, USDz, and WebXR advancements. blogs.windows.com/windowsdevel... #babylonjs #windowsdev #webdev #javascript #gamedev #3d

Part 3 – Babylon.js 8.0: glTF,... [blogs.windows.com]

Part 3 – Babylon.js 8.0: glTF, USDz, and WebXR advancements.

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/04/03/part-3-babylon-js-8-0-gltf-usdz-and-webxr-advancements/

Great lecture! “How to make an ineffective 404 page”

https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-to-make-an-ineffective-404-page/

Saw the header here https://mastodon.social/@sturobson@front-end.social/114279126167674533 and had to make a version that works without JS, works with image backgrounds behind the header, works for any level of page zoom and is fully flexible when it comes to following the text wrapping on resize.

Play with it on @codepen https://codepen.io/thebabydino/pen/MYWxeew

Liked | In defense of unpolished personal websites

https://ohhelloana.blog/in-defense-of-unpolished-websites/
https://reillyspitzfaden.com/interactions/2025/04/liked-in-defense-of-unpolished-personal-websites/

I think my new website is ready for prime time! Built with @eleventy https://sightlessscribbles.com/ #WebDev #Writer #Blogger #Blog #Blogging #11ty #IndieWeb

A little request for folks who do store web sites. Please make the location and hours obvious and don't make me scroll 16 pages to the bottom to find the information.

Thank you.

Preact is a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same API. I started using it for a project at work and I’m really liking it. Aside from size and speed, it provides some really nice features not present in React. For example, I find signals are a really nice way to manage shared state between components.

https://preactjs.com/guide/v10/signals/