Topic: Development

So you’ve got a pattern library: Congratulations! The next step is making it possible for other people to use those patterns. You could simply provide download links for the CSS and other assets, but then your users can’t easily get… More

When I first started learning web development I thought hiding content was simple: slap display: none; onto your hidden element and call it a day. Since then I’ve learned about screen readers, ARIA attributes, the HTML5 hidden attribute,… More

From 2008 through 2010 I taught Internet Typography and Web Standards courses part-time at a local art school. One of my goals was to balance students’ understanding of the web’s constraints with its potential. Too much focus on the former… More

Chrome is introducing an opaque response-type visual indicator hoping to shed some light on exceeded storage quota errors when caching opaque responses. More

This position has been filled. Thank you so much for your interest. If you love the web, solving complex problems, assessing new technologies and teaching what you learn in writing or in person, you’d be a great fit for Cloud… More

A documentation of my journey in understanding why the cache storage was bloating when caching CDN-hosted static assets with a service worker. More

We’re searching for a versatile and enthusiastic Senior Front-end Developer to join our small team of multi-disciplinary web craftspeople in lovely downtown Portland! If you love the web, solving complex problems, assessing new technologies and teaching what you learn in… More

Exploring shiny new solutions to a classic responsive design challenge. More

A challenge cropped up in one of our projects that served as a simple, self-contained example of how grid layout can make things easier. More

Big responsive projects are complicated, and standardized breakpoints can help. But they can also encourage bad habits if we aren't careful. More