The Business Case for Progressive Web Apps
Technical articles about Progressive Web Apps abound, but few tackle the question of why businesses should build Progressive Web Apps and why they should do so now.
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Service Workers at Scale, Part II: Handling Fallback Resources
Part I of this series established that some of the challenges in building service workers for complex websites stem from having to accommodate page request variations. In this iteration, we’ll touch on how to…
Android Instant Apps, Progressive Web Apps and the Future of the Web
Google’s announcement of Android Instant Apps caused me to fear for the future of the web for the first time. I’ve participated in many native versus web debates over the years. We even contemplated…
One amazing video that shows the potential of the physical web
Michael Mahemoff‘s recent article on how Progressive Web Apps have Leapfrogged the Native Install Model reminded me of a video I discovered while researching my new Adapting to Input talk. I keep revisiting…
Service Workers at Scale, Part I: CDNs and Multiple Origins
We recently got the opportunity to develop a service worker for use on Smashing Magazine, which we’ll write about in more detail soon. This is the first of a multi-part article that will examine…
The Power of Responsive Design Sprints
In 2008, I sat gobsmacked in Web 2.0 Expo session. The topic of M. Jackson Wilkinson‘s presentation was “Design and User Experience in the Agile Process“, and I literally couldn’t imagine designing that…
Case Study: Our SVG Icon Process
Update (July 2019): Our process has changed quite a bit since this article was written. Check out our latest update! When I wrote about why you shouldn’t use icon fonts in your next…
Listen to WalmartLabs on the RWD Podcast
We had the great fortune to help WalmartLabs convert their sites to responsive design, and it is always nice to see our clients get recognized for their hard work. Mini Kurhan and…
Responsive Image Breakpoints Generator
Responsive image breakpoints have vexed me for nearly four years. They have been my personal koan—my unsolvable problem—until today. See a couple of years ago, I had a crazy idea to pick…
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts
Icons are everywhere. These “little miracle workers” (as John Hicks described them) help us reinforce meaning in the interfaces we design and build. Their popularity in web design has never been greater; the conciseness…