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Faster Connectivity !== Faster Websites
This post from Dan Luu discussing how web bloat impacts users with slow devices caused me to reflect on the supposition that faster connectivity means faster…
Own Your Web – Issue 13: Now
There are many pages you can add to your personal site that people can visit if they want to learn more about you. A “contact” page or an “about” page…
Blockin’ bots
I’ve been blocking various “artificial intelligence” (“AI”) bots on my site. Why, you ask? Well, I don’t like the idea of my work being hoovered up to train…
The joy of incremental website improvements
Back in the pandemic, as my personal website started to become a comfort in difficult times, I often asked myself: what can I do with my website this weekend? I…
Enhancing pagination with a page selector
I’ve made a change to my site’s pagination wherein I’ve enhanced the page count displayed at the bottom of my home and links pages to display the page count in…
Figma prototypes vs HTML prototypes
When you design a product, you should usability test it. Otherwise, you won’t know how well it works. Typically you either: create and test a…
Git Fresh
I don’t know if this is a personal quirk or a side effect of my role (designer first, developer second), but my Git branchs…
Web dev craftsmanship
I’m coming to realize that a lot of my dissatisfaction with the state of the web is that I view web development as a craft, but as a profession we’re in the…
My wander page
One of my favourite pastimes is clicking around the blogosphere, exploring and reading personal websites. I especially love encountering blogrolls or link…
Your Cache Headers Could Probably be More Aggressive
We've got it real good when it comes to standing up websites these days (especially static ones). Modern hosts like Vercel and Netlify take care of a lot out of…