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Everything old is new again:
In our current “information age,” or so the story goes, we suffer in new and unique ways.
But the idea that modern life, and particularly modern technology, harms as well as helps, is deeply embedded in Western culture: In fact, the Victorians diagnosed very similar problems in their own society.
Dear Developer, The Web Isn’t About You | sonniesedge.co.uk
This is absolutely brilliant!
Forgive my excitement, but this transcript of Charlie’s talk is so, so good—an equal mix of history and practical advice. Once you’ve read it, share it. I want everyone to have the pleasure of reading this inspiring piece!
It is this flirty declarative nature makes HTML so incredibly robust. Just look at this video. It shows me pulling chunks out of the Amazon homepage as I browse it, while the page continues to run.
Let’s just stop and think about that, because we take it for granted. I’m pulling chunks of code out of a running computer application, AND IT IS STILL WORKING.
Just how… INCREDIBLE is that? Can you imagine pulling random chunks of code out of the memory of your iPhone or Windows laptop, and still expecting it to work? Of course not! But with HTML, it’s a given.
Previously on this day
11 years ago I wrote Extensibility
A difference of opinion regarding what the core features of custom elements should be.
13 years ago I wrote Figuring out
You can quote me on this markup pattern.
13 years ago I wrote The test
What’s the first thing you do?
14 years ago I wrote Detection
A mobile-first approach to UA-sniffing.
14 years ago I wrote Making
Thinglinking.
16 years ago I wrote The iPad and the web
I, for one, welcome our non-hackable ubicomp devices.
19 years ago I wrote The Web 2.0 show
Take the test.
19 years ago I wrote The tyranny of mouseover
Those bloody previews need to die a snappy death.
23 years ago I wrote Trout Thursday
Today’s the day to eat some trout.
24 years ago I wrote Macromedia gets mean
Oh, dear. I know that it’s a dog-eat-dog world in the WYSIWYG HTML editor market, but Macromedia have just upped the ante.
24 years ago I wrote PixelNhance
There’s a very neat little piece of software for Mac OS X called PixelNhance.
24 years ago I wrote Miniputt
This is even better than the real thing: a game of mini-golf in Flash.