On This and That

Accelerated Mobile Pages, a Critical View

Update (June 25, 2017)

AMP, a Strategy

1. Avoid AMP

2. Use AMP Only (But Exclusively) for the Most Relevant Pages

3. Use AMP Only

Ignore AMP

April 24 Is JS Naked Day

What Kills and What Saves Content Management Systems

The Problem of Making a Toolbox out of a Tool

What Can Save the Toolboxes

WordPress Themes and Web Development

Eleventy: A GitHub Workflow to Check if an Automated Dependency Update Would Break Your Site

If It Can Be Done Using an HTTP Header, Use an HTTP Header

.htaccess: A Helper Script to Easily Block Website Traffic by Country

Cool URLs Don’t Change, Unless…

Thoughts on an Accessibility “Get Well” Plan

Hiring and Staffing

Training

Tooling

Processes and Communication

Web Development and the GDPR

Update (October 12, 2020)

Understanding Image Compression: Tooling and Context

Automatable Defensive Core Image Compression With Imagemin Guard 4 (Now With No Imagemin)

Apocryphal Apostrophes

One Favicon to Rule Them All

Status Update

SVG ICO

On Material Design

Should Designers Code

When to Open Links in a New Tab

AI Paradox

Why I Don’t Block AI Scrapers

8 AI Tips for Web Developers (and Their Careers)

1. Do It

2. Set Yourself Up With an AI Assistant

3. Get Your Commit Messages Auto-Generated

4. Get Your Code AI-Reviewed

5. Use AI to Refactor Your Code

6. Work Through Five Test Projects

7. Regularly Explore AI Tools

8. Decide Where You Will Not Use AI

Summary

Sustainability and Tech and Us

Some Things We Can Do (More Of)

Where to Put a Mouse or Trackpad

The Reminder Trick

My 18-Months Rule for Open-Source Contributions

1. To Honor My Time

2. To Encourage Healthier Open-Source Communication and Collaboration

3. To Provide Data to Projects That Are Understaffed and Underfunded

New to Web Development? Run Your Own Website

How Running Your Own Website Is Much Better for You Than You Think

When Website Cons Are Website Pros

Website Pros

Run Your Own Website

5 Tips to Get Your Dev Blog Running

1. Use What You Have

2. Commit to Regularly Posting Content

3. Make It As Easy As Possible to Contribute

4. Keep Spreading the Word

5. Measure, Dial It Up, Trust in the Process

The Great Disappointment

Tech Is Political: Take More Action Against Countries and Organizations Engaged in Wars, Genocides, and Misanthropy

What Makes You a Professional Web Developer

Definitions of Professionalism

The Professional Web Developer

You Commit to High Standards for Work and Conduct

You Validate

You Exercise Control over Yourself

You Act Ethically

You Keep Practicing

You Keep Learning

You Take Care of Yourself

You Take Care of Others