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Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results — Smashing Magazine

We know that browsers do all sorts of different things under the hood. One of those things is the way they not only *fetch* resources like images and scripts from the server but how they [prioritize...

The Difference Between HTML Attributes and Properties

Attributes and properties allow you to control how HTML elements function and read data about their state. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, subtle differences between the two can...

What is the Shared Storage API?

*Technologies in this video are scheduled to be phased out.*More ...

Mastering Angular Unit Testing: Best Practices and Tools

In this article, I’ll share the insights and experiences I’ve gained over the years with unit testing in Angular, along with the best practices I’ve adopted along the way.

Oracle refuses to yield JavaScript trademark, Deno Land says

Unless Oracle voluntarily withdraws its claim to own the name ‘JavaScript’ by February 3, the battle over the trademark will go to court.

The web is a creative industry and is facing the same decline and shattered economics as film, TV,...

This Is Not Your Last Job — Sympolymathesy, by Chris Krycho

Years ago, a colleague asked me why I cared about Rust when we would never use it. Part of the answer: that was not my last job.

SolidJS Creator on Confronting Web Framework Complexity

Ryan Carniato, the creator of SolidJS and SolidStart, says Angular and Vue will be the JavaScript frameworks to watch in 2025.

Can AI be used as an accessibility testing partner?

Explore how AI enhances accessibility testing, its limitations, and why collaboration with human expertise is key to inclusive solutions.

My 18-Months Rule for Open-Source Contributions · Jens Oliver Meiert

You make a good-faith contribution to an open-source project. There’s never a response. What do you do? On a rule I’ve established for my own open-source work, and the reasons behind it.

10 Backend Terms Every Frontend Developer Should Know

When a backend dev gives their update in the daily standup meeting, most frontend devs are clueless...

A Gentle Introduction to Using a Vector Database | Steve Kinney

In which we learn how to build a simple vector database using Pinecone and OpenAI embeddings, and discover it was way easier than we might have expected.