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Introducing Shadow DOM API
We’re pleased to announce that basic support for the new slot-based shadow DOM API is now available in the nightly builds.
Stop forcing arbitrary password rules
Arbitrary password rules are a vain attempt to increase security by forcing unnecessary complexity
OAuth Has Ruined Everything
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Devd: a small, self-contained web daemon for developers
I've just released devd , a small, self-contained, command-line-only HTTP server for developers. It started as a weekend stress-relief hack (that's a thing where I'm from), but has now become my preferred "daily driver" for most web-ish things. It's simple, direct and does more or less exactly what I need. This isn't…
A story about <input>
Monica Dinculescu's blog
Goodbye CoffeeScript, Hello TypeScript
Given the shortcomings of CoffeeScript, we investigated many alternatives, including ClojureScript, Babel, Elm, and PureScript. TypeScript stood out as a clear winner. Here's why.
The viability of JavaScript frameworks on mobile
Whether I like it or not, not everyone using my web apps will be running iOS 9 on an iPhone 6S or a Nexus 6P and connecting via super-speedy wifi.
Chrome Devtools Tips and Tricks
Lately I’ve spent more time than usual using the Chrome Developer Tools. Along the way I found a couple of nice features that I had previously missed (or at ...
Flux is the new WndProc
React, if you’ve somehow missed it, is the new hotness in web programming. The idea is simple: each React component describes its view idempotently, in JavaScript. The view is rendered entirely based on a small amount of state the component keeps internally. Given the same state, a given component will always render…
Node.js: Some quick optimization advice
#NodeJS : A quick optimization advice Can you spot the difference between these two files : that can explain a 50% performance gain : If you don’t, it’s normal, you try to read the code …
Adblockers as the reason for InvalidAccessError
Adblockers as the reason of InvalidAccessError
A Guide to Fast Page Loads
Your website is slow, but the backend is fast. How do you diagnose performance issues on the frontend of your site? We'll discuss everything involved in constructing a webpage and how to profile it...
402: Payment Required
I’ve been interested to watch the increasing debate around ad blocking in iOS 9, and especially the heated nature of the discussions, which…
A cartoon guide to Flux
Flux is both one of the most popular and one of the least understood topics in current web development. This guide is an attempt to explain…