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Thanks for listening to me chat with Amanda, Mike, and Sean about learning JavaScript, and challenges building for the modern web.
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Tools & Resources
- A11Y Project
- A11Y Nutrition Cards
- Inclusive Components
- Reduced Motion Media Query
- Full list of available media queries on MDN
- WebAIM accessibility survey
Articles
- The rise of JavaScript compilers and micro-libraries
- An alternative to single page apps: multi-page apps with service workers
- 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
Podcasts
- Greater Than Code: Unbreaking the Web
- The Self-Made Expert: Building a JS education business
- JS Party: Ship less JavaScript, closer to the user
- We Belong Here: How to Hack your Job Hunt
- Code Newbie: What is vanilla JS and how can it help you
- 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.
- Lean Web Club. Get unlimited access to hundreds of tutorials, workshops, tools, and a supportive developer community.
- Courses & Books. Short, focused guides 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.
- Consulting & Engineering. I can help you plan, design, and build resilient websites that drive results. Reduce costs. Simplify maintenance. Increase revenue.
Looking for more? I also offer team training, maintain the JavaScript toolkit, wrote a career guide for web developers, host a podcast, and post videos on YouTube.
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Questions?
If you have questions about anything, or just want to chat more about web development, send me an email or reach out on social media.