Welcome, Smashing Podcast listeners!

Thanks for listening to me chat with Drew about vanilla JS, frameworks, and challenges building for the modern web.

I’ve put together a ton of resources to help you dig deeper into the Lean Web.

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Articles

• The web is not dying
• Always bet on HTML
• How I structure my vanilla JS projects
• Modern JS is gatekeeping
• The Tao of web development
• Building accessible websites and web apps is a moral obligation
• The problem with single page apps
• Three tricks for building an insanely fast website
• Overengineering CSS
• Just because a big, well-known tech company does something doesn’t mean you should, too
• Why I love polyfills
• Does progressive enhancement still matter?
• Build for failure
• JavaScript and the mobile-only user
• Progressive enhancement and the next billion users
• Your website data is a lie
• My three principles for building for the web
• Building low-impact websites

The Lean Web Talk & Ebook

You can watch my talk on the Lean Web, or read it in ebook form, at LeanWeb.dev.

There’s also a ton of free resources for building simpler, faster websites on the site.

Podcasts

• Exceptions Welcome
• Code Newbie
• Greater Than Code: The Case for Vanilla JS
• Script & Style: Vanilla JS and the Lean Web
• The Web Platform Podcast: Lean Web Dev
• Script & Style: Vanilla JS and the Lean Web
• devMode.fm: Returning sanity to the web dev process
• JS Party: JavaScript is the CO2 of the web
• The Shop Talk Show: The power of the native web
• Hanselminutes: Maybe just use vanilla JS
• What’s wrong with CSS-in-JS?
• Accessibility is a moral obligation
• The developer experience is bullshit
• Old doesn’t mean obsolete

Learning Resources

• Daily Developer Tips. I send out a short email each weekday with code snippets, techniques, and ideas on how to build a simpler, more resilient web.
• Projects. Each self-paced project includes a few short lessons and a template to get you started. Complete it on your own or code along with me.
• Courses & Books. Short, focused video courses and ebooks made for beginners. Learn the ins-and-outs of a topic in about an hour.
• Online Workshops. Work on fun projects, follow a structured learning path, and get the support you need to work through challenges.
• Lean Web Club. Join an amazing community of developers who want to build a simpler and more resilient web.
• Custom Training. Level-up your team’s JavaScript skills.

Looking for more? I also maintain the JavaScript toolkit, wrote a career guide for web developers, host a podcast, and post videos on YouTube.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email me directly at chris@gomakethings.com.

Questions?

If you have questions about anything, or just want to chat more about the Lean Web, send me an email at chris@gomakethings.com.