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August 2023

August 29, 2023

How to check if an element exists with vanilla JavaScript
August 28, 2023

How to create your own CodePen clone with vanilla JavaScript
August 21, 2023

Non-modal dialogs
August 17, 2023

Tabs are objectively better than spaces
August 16, 2023

Spicy takes
August 15, 2023

An intro to the dialog element
August 14, 2023

The bad year
August 11, 2023

Easier state management with Preact Signals
August 10, 2023

A mostly vanilla JS way to use Preact
August 9, 2023

(mostly) vanilla JS DOM diffing and data reactivity
August 8, 2023

An intro to state-based UI with JavaScript
August 7, 2023

Building complex apps with vanilla JavaScript (a series)
August 3, 2023

How to create your own API endpoints with PHP
August 1, 2023

The cost of JavaScript in 2023

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Functions as a service
July 28, 2023

WTF is the Lean Web, anyways?
July 27, 2023

How to find web dev jobs that *aren't* all about frameworks
July 26, 2023

The joy of simplicity in web development
July 24, 2023

Boring architecture
July 21, 2023

How to unit test vanilla JavaScript
July 20, 2023

What exactly *is* the Lean Web?
July 19, 2023

How to create a responsive grid system with CSS Grid
July 18, 2023

How to do language-sensitive string comparisons with vanilla JavaScript
July 17, 2023

Complexity that isn't driven by user needs
July 14, 2023

You can't JavaScript your way out of a JavaScript problem
July 13, 2023

Progressively enhancing a link into a button with vanilla JavaScript
July 12, 2023

How to load HTML from another page with vanilla JavaScript
July 11, 2023

CSS is still a programming language
July 10, 2023

A web for everyone
July 7, 2023

The fear of keeping up
July 6, 2023

Ditching a database for flat JSON storage
July 5, 2023

Free SVG icons for your next project
July 4, 2023

Modern system font stacks
July 3, 2023

How do you use the platform when platform features aren't evenly distributed?

June 2023

June 29, 2023

Modern developer tooling is bad for developers, actually