"For the Internet to work well in the long run, it needs to provide value to end users, avoid ossification, and allow networks to operate. The changes taking place now need to meet all three goals, but we need more input from network operators."

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Performance, it’s a mindset

A bible for typolovers.

"It may be a bit early to draw conclusions as there is still a lot of work and improvements to make. However our feeling is that the implementation of the PWA helped us to make a technical leap forward. We see it as a critical first step in supporting our mobile growth."

La vie est bien faite : il existe des alternatives accessibles pour toutes les problématiques de design web. Je n’en ai évoquées que quelques-unes dans cet article, mais il en existe bien d’autres.

La vieille croyance selon laquelle l’accessibilité ferait peser une contrainte graphique sur les sites, qui seraient de facto « forcément moches » s’ils sont accessibles, provient peut-être du fait qu’on a longtemps eu une vision jusqu’au-boutiste de l’accessibilité, ce qui a pu aboutir à des résultats graphiques malheureux.

"What we would like you to gain from this article is that JS is expensive and should be used sparingly. Make sure you test your website’s performance on low-end devices, under real network conditions. Your site should load fast and be interactive as soon as possible. "

Full Page Caching With Personalized Dynamic Content

The Web Payments Working Group is not stopping at the Payment Request API. Work is also underway on other standards, including the Payment Handler API which will allow web applications to act as a third-party payment app.

"Rather than give up or wait for clients to ask, we’ve found that the practices I outlined in this article lead to a lasting culture at Viget that values thinking about accessibility throughout a project and throughout the company."

"Lack of accessibility in agency work is a problem that we can solve with a little awareness and education. Beautiful and interactive sites can be accessible."

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"If you’ve been waiting to try out React, Gatsby is a great place to start! If you’re struggling to make your React app fast, try switching to Gatsby! If you’re tired of using technology X to build websites and have a huge secret crush on React, well, Gatsby is waiting with open arms"

"Managing your service worker cache invalidation is a key step in making your progressive web app a rich robust experience. It ensures that the content your customer sees and interacts with is the freshest content possible. It also guards your app from overstepping the cache quota and potentially causing a complete purge of everything you stored."

"This post will perform an honest audit of the entire “cost” of Boomerang on a page that it is measuring. We will review every aspect of Boomerang’s lifecycle, starting with the loader snippet through sending a beacon, and beyond. At each phase, we will try to quantify any overhead (JavaScript, network, etc) it causes. The goal is to be open and transparent about the work Boomerang has to do when measuring the user’s experience."

The next time you get something done with DevTools, ask yourself if it makes sense to automate it, and how much time this will save down-the-line.