Nov 17 2025

Barry Pollard - Improving Core Web Vitals, A Smashing Magazine Case Study

“Why are my Core Web Vitals failing?” Many developers have been asking themselves that question lately. Sometimes it’s easy enough to find the answer to that question and the site just needs to inve

performance , Core Web Vitals , seo , Case Studies

Nov 18 2025

Robin Marx - HTTP/3: Practical Deployment Options (Part 3)

Hello, and welcome to the final installment of this three-part series on the new HTTP/3 and QUIC protocols! If after the previous two parts — HTTP/3 history and core concepts and HTTP/3 performance

performance , Security , Browsers

Nov 18 2025

Michelle Barker - Building A Dynamic Header With Intersection Observer

The Intersection Observer API is a JavaScript API that enables us to observe an element and detect when it passes a specified point in a scrolling container — often (but not always) the viewport — t

performance , API , Javascript , ui

Nov 18 2025

Adrian Bece - Refactoring CSS: Strategy, Regression Testing And Maintenance (Part 2)

In Part 1, we’ve covered the side effects of low-quality CSS codebase on end-users, development teams, and management. Maintaining, extending, and working with the low-quality codebase is difficult

Refactoring , Techniques , testing , Css

Nov 11 2025

Matt Zeunert - Effectively Monitoring Web Performance

This article has been kindly supported by our dear friends at DebugBear, who help optimize web performance to improve user experience. Thank you! There’s no single way to measure website pe

performance , optimization , Tools

Nov 17 2025

Atila Fassina - Databases For Front-End Developers: The Rise Of Serverless Databases (Part 1)

As front-end developers, we understand the foundational role data plays in our daily jobs. It may come from an external API, a CMS, or even a spreadsheet. But god forbid we need to talk about settin

API , Apps , cms , Browsers , serverless

Nov 17 2025

Frederick O’Brien - The Timeless Power Of Spreadsheets

Part of me can’t believe I’m writing this article. Applying the insights of Leonardo da Vinci or Saul Bass to web design is more my groove, but sometimes you simply have to write about spreadsheets.

Tools , Research , Data Visualization

Nov 17 2025

Paul Boag - When And How To Use Freelancers In Your Organization

This article has been kindly supported by our dear friends at Upwork who create economic opportunities so people have better lives. Thank you! Using freelancers has always been a somewhat d

workflow , Teams , Communication , Business