Cross-fading any two DOM elements is currently impossible

Posted 22 November 2021

Here's why, and the features we need to enable it…

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How to win at CORS

Posted 12 October 2021

The 'how' and 'why' of CORS, from start to finish.

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Writing great alt text: Emotion matters

Posted 04 August 2021

I recently got stuck trying to figure out the right alt text for a particular image…

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`export default thing` is different to `export { thing as default }`

Posted 03 July 2021

Here's how they differ, and when it matters…

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Encoding data for POST requests

Posted 30 June 2021

Don't do it like GitHub Copilot!

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In JS functions, the 'last' return wins

Posted 24 June 2021 and I apologise in advance

An edge case has convinced me it's the 'last' return that always wins…

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Halve the size of images by optimising for high density displays

Posted 11 June 2021

Why compressing images for dense screens is different, and how to serve them

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Performance-testing the Google I/O site

Posted 30 April 2021

Deep-diving on the load performance of the Google I/O website.

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Who has the fastest F1 website in 2021? Part 8

Posted 14 April 2021

Deep-diving on the load performance of F1 websites.

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Who has the fastest F1 website in 2021? Part 7

Posted 07 April 2021

Deep-diving on the load performance of F1 websites.

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