Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
WAD Live 22/01/2025 – Accessibility, JavaScript Bundlers and Git Basics
OK, yesterday at WeAreDevelopers Live we talked with Stefan Judis about AI and Webdesign, Screenreaders and what JavaScript bundler to use. All the links we talked about are here: DeepSeek Crushes OpenAI o1 with an MIT-Licensed Model—Developers Are Losing It Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search Back to Text: How AI Might Reverse Web […]
“modern” is rubbish
Some terms irk me whenever I read them and one of them is “modern”. I try to avoid it like the plague, which is counter to all the marketing announcements you read out there: “Product X uses modern JavaScript features” “7 modern CSS tricks you can’t live without” “The modern productivity tool to get your […]
Learning HTML is the best investment I ever did
One of the running jokes and/or discussion I am sick and tired of is people belittling HTML. Yes, HTML is not a programming language. No, HTML should not just be a compilation target. Learning HTML is a solid investment and not hard to do. I am not alone in this, Wired had a piece on […]
trimMiddle() – the missing String trim method
One of the cool features of MacOS’ Finder app is that it does not trim file names that don’t fit the space at the end, but in the middle of the file name. This does make a lot more sense, as it also shows what format the file is. Neither JavaScript nor CSS have a […]
A Twitter eulogy and the complicated relationship with my X…
X isn’t Twitter. X isn’t even driven by human emotions any longer and is run by a management that doesn’t care about people, emotions or the dangers of propaganda. That’s why a lot of people who made Twitter grow in the beginning – real content creators – now meet on BlueSky. I do, too, but […]