“There is no character limit for “alt text”: Myth Debunked! · Eric Eggert”
“Thoughts On Markdown — Smashing Magazine”
We’re due for a critical appraisal of the use of markdown and HTML in writing but this thinly veiled marketing spiel for the overused fad that is the block editor is not it
So, is micro.blog cross-posting broken again or…?
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: the various State of * surveys are web dev gossip with no explanatory power or strategic value. The notion that you can derive best practices from a study of popular practices is absurd.
“The File System Access API with Origin Private File System - WebKit”
I’m really excited about this finally becoming a cross-platform API.
“Adactio: Links—gilest.org: What using RSS feeds feels like”
“gilest.org: What using RSS feeds feels like”
This. Reading through my feed reader in the morning, with a cup of coffee in my hand and toast on the plate, is one of the quiet joys of my life.
“Pixels of the Week – February 13 , 2022 by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer”
“Settings are not a design failure”
I will add, though, that settings are almost always a code quality risk.
Settings are a useful value signal and will tell you a lot about a vendor’s priorities and values
“Hello, CSS Cascade Layers - Ahmad Shadeed”
This is going to be a big part of CSS practice in a couple of years or so. That gives you plenty of time to read at your leisure 🙂
“Your CSS reset needs text-size-adjust (probably) - Kilian Valkhof”
“ThinkingLabs:: Thierry de Pauw - Accidental Architects - how HR designs software systems”
“Wherein nobody’s boosted, and nobody believes that Long COVID exists”
“Nobody seems to be taking the prospect of Long COVID seriously, or even considering that it is a thing that exists”
“Manton Reece - Moving away from App Store-focused development”
Apple has mismanaged their app platforms into a corner and it’s going to be grim.
“Add Responsive-Friendly Enhancements to details with details-utils—zachleat.com”
So, that’s maybe 40cm of snow, I’m guessing, piled up in front of my door? ⛄️
