Debugging CSS Grid Layouts With Firefox Grid Inspector

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December 4, 2017 — Whether you’re starting to learn about CSS Grid or already use it in production, Firefox’s Grid Inspector is very useful. This article covers known and obscure features of Firefox DevTools ... Read More…

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Mitch Lenton wrote

Designing For A Browserless Web

November 27, 2017 — Users couldn’t care less about whether a technology is native, an installed web app or a website. What makes users engage and makes shoppers convert is really the experience itself. In this article, Mitch takes a closer look at PWAs on Android devices and explains how we can … Read More…

Rachel Andrew wrote

Using CSS Grid: Supporting Browsers Without Grid

November 16, 2017 — When using any new CSS, the question of browser support has to be addressed. This is even more of a consideration when new CSS is used for layout as with Flexbox and CSS Grid, rather than things we might consider an enhancement. Read More…

Lin Clark wrote

An Abridged Cartoon Introduction To WebAssembly

May 11, 2017 — There’s a lot of hype about WebAssembly in JavaScript circles today. People talk about how blazingly fast it is, and how it’s going to revolutionize web development. But most conversations don’t go into the details of why it’s fast. In this article, I … Read More…

Zack Grossbart wrote

What You Need To Know About OAuth2 And Logging In With Facebook

May 2, 2017 — In case you’re wondering what OAuth2 is, it’s the protocol that enables anyone to log in with their Facebook account. It powers the “Log in with Facebook” button in apps and on websites everywhere. This article shows you how “Log in with Facebook” works and … Read More…

Aaron Gustafson wrote

Experimenting With speechSynthesis

February 14, 2017 — I’ve been thinking a lot about speech for the last few years. In fact, it’s been a major focus in several of my talks of late, including my well-received Smashing Conference talk “Designing the Conversation.” As such, I’ve been keenly interested in the development of the Web … Read More…

Stéphanie Walter wrote

The (Not So) Secret Powers Of The Mobile Browser

December 19, 2016 — Apple taught us, “There’s an app for that.” And we believed it. Why wouldn’t we? But time has passed since 2009. Our mobile users have gotten more mature and are starting to weigh having space for new photos against installing your big fat e-commerce … Read More…

Peter-Paul Koch wrote

What’s The Deal With The Samsung Internet Browser? An Interview With Jungkee Song

October 11, 2016 — According to browser statistics, Chrome for Android is currently the largest mobile browser, or is about to become so. Still, too few web developers realize that these Chrome for Android numbers in fact contain several browsers, not just Google Chrome. After discussing the … Read More…

Chris Ashton wrote

High-Impact, Minimal-Effort Cross-Browser Testing

February 17, 2016 — Cross-browser testing is time-consuming and laborious. This, in turn, makes it expensive and prone to human error… so, naturally, we want to do as little of it as possible. This is not a statement we should be ashamed of. Developers are lazy by nature: adhering to the DRY … Read More…

Rachel Andrew wrote

Getting Ready For HTTP2: A Guide For Web Designers And Developers

February 16, 2016 — A detailed look at the basics of HTTP/2 as they apply to web designers and developers. We’ll look at the key features of the new protocol, browser and server compatibility, and detail the things you might need to think about as we see more adoption of HTTP/2. Read More…