Frontend Dogma

News and Tools for Frontend Development

Articles and books, tips and tricks, craft and beauty from the world of frontend development. (Stay up-to-date on all topics by RSS feed or on Mastodon.)

  1. The Times You Need a Custom “@ property” Instead of a CSS Variable · · , , ,
  2. Manifesto for a Humane Web · · , , , , , ,
  3. The Modern Guide for Making CSS Shapes · · , , ,
  4. Make Your Figma Components Work Harder · · , ,
  5. Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI · · , , ,
  6. Upgrade Your HTML V · · , , , ,
  7. Why Use Web Components over Traditional DOM Manipulation? · · ,
  8. 37 Tips from a Senior Frontend Developer · · , , , ,
  9. Five Basic Things About JavaScript That Will Help Non JavaScript-Focused Web Designers · · , ,
  10. Modern WordPress—Yikes! · · ,
  11. Evidence-Based Management Guide, 2024—What’s New? · · , , , , ,
  12. Why Patching Globals Is Harmful · · ,
  13. Introducing the Gulp Developer Survey · · ,
  14. How We’re Building More Inclusive and Accessible Components at GitHub · · , , , ,
  15. A Brief Note on Highlighted Text · · , , , ,
  16. Inclusive Digital Experiences: Redesign Strategies for Addressing Diverse Abilities and Accessibility Challenges II · · , , ,
  17. What’s New in Node.js v22 · · ,
  18. Using the Popover API for HTML Tooltips · · , ,
  19. Mastering User-Centered Design, With 5 Advanced Tips · · , , , ,
  20. Misconceptions About CSS Specificity · · ,
  21. The 7 Most Useful Web Design and Web Development Glossaries · · , ,
  22. Securing Client-Side JavaScript · · , ,
  23. Shades of Grey With “color-mix()” · · , ,
  24. A to Z of Assistive Technology for Reading Digital Text · · , , , ,
  25. How Slack Automates Deploys · · , ,
  26. Poor Express Authentication Patterns in Node.js and How to Avoid Them · · , , ,
  27. Content Standards in Design Systems · · , ,
  28. Web Components from Early 2024 · · ,
  29. Combining CSS “:has()” and HTML “<select>” for Greater Conditional Styling · · , , ,
  30. How to Archive Your Design System Effectively · · , ,
  31. Frontend Development on Frontend Dogma, April 2024 AI Summary · · ,
  32. Will the CSS Scope Feature Replace Angular’s View Encapsulation? · · , ,
  33. The Vue Ecosystem in 2024 · · , , ,
  34. Web Development Trends We Will See in 2024 · ·
  35. How to Create Content in WordPress With AI · · , ,
  36. When to Use Bun Instead of Node.js · · , ,
  37. Ryan Dahl: From Node.js and Deno to the “Modern” JSR Registry · · , , ,
  38. Cookie Permissions: 6 Design Guidelines · · , , , , ,
  39. Why Are My Live Regions Not Working? · · , ,
  40. Using AI to Predict Design Trends · · , ,
  41. Demystifying React’s Types: Ref Types · ·
  42. Understanding What Drupal Editors and Authors Need · ·
  43. A React Developer’s Guide to Learning Solid.js · · , , ,
  44. Web Accessibility in the 2024 [U.S.] Presidential Campaigns · · ,
  45. Use Both Ratings Average and Number of Ratings When Sorting by User Ratings · · , ,
  46. Pretty Much Every Website Uses the Wrong Font Size… · · ,
  47. An Alternative Proposal for CSS Masonry · · , ,
  48. Popover API Is Here · · , ,
  49. I Reviewed 1,000s of Opinions on htmx · ·
  50. New to the Web Platform in April · · , , , , , , , ,
  51. What Is Vite (and Why Is It So Popular)? · ·
  52. My Approach to HTML Web Components · · ,
  53. How to Design Accessible Forms in 10 Steps · · , , ,
  54. WebAssembly Performance Patterns for Web Apps · · , ,
  55. Accessibility Evolution of Organizations · · , ,
  56. No, I Don’t Want to Fill out Your Contact Form · · ,
  57. Top 50 System Design Interview Questions for 2024 · · , ,
  58. Passkeys: A Shattered Dream · · , ,
  59. The Picture-Superiority Effect: Harness the Power of Visuals · · , ,
  60. What Do Developers Want from AI? · · , ,
  61. Ditch Dotenv: Node.js Now Natively Supports .env File Loading · · , ,
  62. Basic Algorithms · · , ,
  63. Optimizing INP: A Deep Dive · · , , , , , , , ,
  64. Design Deja Vu · · , , , ,
  65. Maintaining a Design System in Figma · · , ,
  66. The HTML, CSS, and SVG for a Classic Search Form · · , , , ,
  67. The Rise of Large-Language-Model Optimization · · ,
  68. Popover API Lands in Baseline · · , , , , ,
  69. Conducting Accessibility Research in an Inaccessible Ecosystem · · , , ,
  70. Celebrate JavaScript Naked Day Every Year on April 24 · · , ,
  71. How to Escape JavaScript for a Script Tag · · , , ,
  72. HTML Attributes vs. DOM Properties · · , ,
  73. JSR Is Not Another Package Manager · · ,
  74. Node.js 22 Available Now · · ,
  75. The Problem With “new URL()”, and How “URL.parse()” Fixes That · · ,
  76. Write Better CSS With Modern CSS · · , , ,
  77. The Perfect Site Doesn’t Exist · · , ,
  78. Why Don’t We Talk About Minifying CSS Anymore? · · , ,
  79. Adding ESLint and Auto-Fixing an Existing TypeScript Project · · , , ,
  80. Comparing Full Stack and Headless CMS Platforms · · , , ,
  81. Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function · · , ,
  82. F-Shape Pattern and How Users Read · · ,
  83. Hello Bun: How Sveld Now Deploys 2× Faster on GitHub and Render · · , , ,
  84. The First Framework That Lets You Visualize Your React/Node.js App · · , ,
  85. The Front End Developer/Engineer Handbook 2024 · · , , , , ,
  86. Update on the Plan for Phase-Out of Third-Party Cookies on Chrome · · , , , ,
  87. Reflecting on My Programming Career · ·
  88. Your Page Can’t Change Media Features · · , , ,
  89. How the Meaning of Colour Varies per Culture · · ,
  90. Notes on Quality · · , ,
  91. Using Vite to Rebuild Local Dependencies in an npm Workspace · · , ,
  92. Latency Numbers Every Frontend Developer Should Know · · , ,
  93. Images as the First Thing in a Button or Link · · , , , ,
  94. Invoking Elements by Using Only HTML: A First Look at Invokers · · , ,
  95. 15 Essential UX Design Principles and Practices for Developers · · , ,
  96. The Crucial Dance: Enhancing Designer–Developer Collaboration for Exceptional Products · · ,
  97. Using Legitimate GitHub URLs for Malware · · ,
  98. What You Can Do as a Web Builder on Earth Day · · ,
  99. Write Alt Text Like You’re Talking to a Friend · · ,
  100. The Ultimate Collection of CSS-Only Shapes · · ,
  101. 5 Hidden CSS Properties You Didn’t Know Existed · ·
  102. 3 Essential Design Trends, May 2024 · · ,
  103. What Is CI/CD Pipelines: A Crucial Skill for Every Software Engineer · · ,
  104. Creating a UX Playbook for Onboarding Users to Your Product · · , ,
  105. April 24 Is JS Naked Day · · , ,
  106. Considerations for AI Opt-Out · ·
  107. Detect JavaScript Support · · , , ,
  108. Optimising React Apps · · ,
  109. A Conversation With Una Kravets: The Rapid Evolution of CSS and Hobbies Outside of Work · · , ,
  110. 3 Tips for Advanced Prototyping in Figma · · , ,
  111. Make Product Design Great Again · · , ,
  112. Long Alt · · , , , , ,
  113. Make Sure That Your Design System Is Accessible · · ,
  114. Detect JavaScript Support in CSS · · , , ,
  115. Node.js Task Runner · · ,
  116. A Short Guide to Mastering Keyboard Shortcuts on GitHub · · , ,
  117. Help Us Invent CSS Grid Level 3, aka “Masonry” Layout · · ,
  118. How to Work With GraphQL in WordPress in 2024 · · , ,
  119. This Web of Ours, Revisited · ·
  120. How to Create CSS Utility Classes · · ,
  121. Accessibility Overlays—Friend or Foe? · · , ,
  122. Building a Culture of Accessibility · · ,
  123. Git Common Developer Pitfalls and Solutions · ·
  124. The End of an Era: Women Who Code Closing · ·
  125. The “Intl.Segmenter” Object Is Now Part of Baseline · · , , , ,
  126. Sustainable Web Development: Website Redesign With a Low Carbon Footprint · · ,
  127. Building an npm Package Compatible With ESM and CJS in 2024 · · , ,
  128. What’s Going On in Dark Theme / Light Theme Land · · , ,
  129. A Primer on the Cascade and Specificity · · , ,
  130. Angular’s New Signal Inputs · · , ,
  131. 12 Tips from a Mid-Level Developer · · ,
  132. Converting Plain Text to Encoded HTML With Vanilla JavaScript · · , ,
  133. Displaying HTML Web Components · · ,
  134. How to Write World-Beating Web Content · · , ,
  135. Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 · · ,
  136. Upgrading jQuery: Working Towards a Healthy Web · · , ,
  137. When Security and Accessibility Clash: Why Are Banking Applications So Inaccessible? · · ,
  138. Who Should Block AI Bots? · · , ,
  139. Webhooks and WebSockets · · ,
  140. The Impact of Color Contrast on Accessibility · · , ,
  141. [pnpm] v9.0.0 · · ,
  142. The Invisible Seafaring Industry That Keeps the Internet Afloat · ·
  143. Things That Can Break “aspect-ratio” in CSS · ·
  144. We Need to Rewild the Internet · · , , , ,
  145. The Biggest Lie in HTML · · ,
  146. The Making of a TypeScript Feature: Inferring Type Predicates · ·
  147. Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things · · ,
  148. An Intro to Flexbox · · , ,
  149. ARIA in HTML · · , , ,
  150. Document Collaboration (With Comments!) · · , , ,
  151. Five Ways Cookie Consent Managers Hurt Web Performance (and How to Fix Them) · · , ,
  152. How a Successful Website Migration Led to a 20% Increase in Keyword Rankings · · , , ,
  153. Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects · · ,
  154. Ethics in Times of Growth Design · · ,
  155. Don’t Use the “maxlength” Attribute to Stop Users from Exceeding the Limit · · , ,
  156. 10 Top Accessibility Errors and How to Avoid and Fix Them · ·
  157. CSS in React Server Components · · , , ,
  158. Interview With Senior JS Developer 2024 · · , , , , , , ,
  159. Beware—Automatic Tools Over-Report Accessibility Issues and Steal Your Time · · , ,
  160. My “Skip to Content” Markup Was Breaking the Back Button on iOS · · , , ,
  161. Things You Should Do in Your Dev Journey · ·
  162. What If You Had Real Control over Light Mode / Dark Mode on a Per-Site Basis? · · ,
  163. 9 Signs Your Frontend Code Has Quality Issues That Affect Your Users · · , , , , , ,
  164. 10 Things Software Developers Should Learn About Learning · · ,
  165. Blockin’ Bots · · , , ,
  166. Introducing JS Naked Day · · , ,
  167. Monitoring BFCache Blocking Reasons · · , , ,
  168. Sliding 3D Image Frames in CSS · · , ,
  169. How Do Open Source Licenses Work? The Ultimate Guide · · , ,
  170. How to Build a Reusable Grid System With CSS Grid · · , ,
  171. CSS Tricks to Master the “clip-path” Property · · ,
  172. Gap Is the New Margin · · ,
  173. Quick Tip: How to Animate Text Gradients and Patterns in CSS · · , , , ,
  174. Web Accessibility Statement: How to Write One · · , ,
  175. Zombie Estimation · · ,
  176. A Comparison of Automated Testing Tools for Digital Accessibility · · , , , ,
  177. An Intro to CSS Grid · · , ,
  178. Unleashing Designers With Tailwind CSS · · , , ,
  179. Accessible Interactions in JavaScript Apps · · , , , ,
  180. Complete a VPAT: Show How Accessible Your Product Is · · , , ,
  181. Epic App Performance Starts With the Database · · , , , ,
  182. Socks, Lies, and Accessibility · · ,
  183. Let Me Be · · , ,
  184. Control Your Vertigo—the Unspoken Rule for Defending Design Decisions · · ,
  185. Frontend Development Beyond React: Svelte · ·
  186. JS Naked Day · · , , ,
  187. Notes on Git’s Error Messages · · ,
  188. Optimizing WebKit and Safari for Speedometer 3.0 · · , , , , ,
  189. Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 192 · · , , ,
  190. The Guide to Git I Never Had · · , , ,
  191. Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Security Releases · · , ,
  192. A Love Letter to Gen Z from Gen Y: Understanding React’s Evolution · · ,
  193. Ableism and Related Terms You Need to Know · · , ,
  194. Figma Prototypes vs. HTML Prototypes · · , , , , ,
  195. Happy CSS Naked Day 2024 · · , ,
  196. Layered Toggles: Optional CSS Mixins · · ,
  197. Recapping ng-conf 2024 · ·
  198. Sending Email Using Node.js · · ,
  199. The ADA Now Has Regulations for Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps · · , , ,
  200. Understanding Interaction to Next Paint (INP) · · ,
  201. An Introduction to the Node.js Performance API · · , , ,
  202. React Server Components in a Nutshell · · ,
  203. Is the Party over for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches? · · , ,
  204. Building a CLI from Scratch With TypeScript and oclif · · ,
  205. Inclusive Digital Experiences: Redesign Strategies for Addressing Diverse Abilities and Accessibility Challenges · · , , ,
  206. Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Strengthen Web and Mobile App Access for People With Disabilities · · , , ,
  207. Misinformation and Disinformation Online: What Design Can Do to Remedy This Problem · · ,
  208. Node.js Debugging in Chrome DevTools · · , , , , , ,
  209. Node.js Secure Coding: Mitigate and Weaponize Code Injection Vulnerabilities · · , ,
  210. Things That I Like Better in Vue Than in React · · , , ,
  211. User Experience in the Era of AI: Enhancing Human-Machine Interactions · · ,
  212. What Is Whitespace? · · , , ,
  213. Creating a Navbar in React · · , ,
  214. DORA’s Software Delivery Metrics: The Four Keys · · ,
  215. How I Write Commits Like a Pro · · , ,
  216. The Death of Creativity · · ,
  217. 10 Must Know System Design Concepts for Interviews · · , , ,
  218. Blind Internet Users Struggle With Error-Prone AI Aids · · ,
  219. Demystifying the Shadow DOM · · ,
  220. Testing HTML With Modern CSS · · , , ,
  221. Faster Websites With the “picture” Element · · , ,
  222. 21 HTML Tips You Must Know About · · ,
  223. WCAG Bypass Blocks (“Skip to Content”)—Improve User Interaction Speed and Even Prevent Pain · · , , , ,
  224. Why I’m Yet Another Woman Leaving the Tech Industry · · ,
  225. [zx] 8.0.0 · · ,
  226. How to Think About HTML Responsive Images · · , ,
  227. “AI” Won’t Solve Accessibility · · ,
  228. Breakpoints in Responsive Design · · , ,
  229. Creativity in Software Engineering · · , ,
  230. DevTools Tips and Tricks · · , ,
  231. Drive-By Accessibility Tweaks · ·
  232. How to Make Your Website Work Offline · · , ,
  233. Managing User Focus With “:focus-visible” · · , ,
  234. Should Designers Code? · · ,
  235. A Complete Guide to CSS Logical Properties, With Cheat Sheet · · , , ,
  236. AI and the Future of Web Accessibility Guidelines · · , , , , ,
  237. Building Components With Radix UI · · ,
  238. Modern CSS Patterns in Campfire · · ,
  239. Rounded Tabs With Inner Curves · · ,
  240. The V8 Sandbox · · ,
  241. When to Use “tabindex="0"” · · , , ,
  242. Heat Death of the Internet · ·
  243. AI and the Web: Understanding and Managing the Impact of Machine Learning Models on the Web · · ,
  244. An Advanced Way to Use CSS Variables · · ,
  245. “aspect-ratio” Gotcha · · ,
  246. BFCache Explained · · ,
  247. Building a Digital Fortress: How to Strengthen DNS Against DDoS Attacks? · · ,
  248. Finally Understand Responsive Design · · , ,
  249. Hanging Punctuation in CSS · · ,
  250. How to Build a Simple Web Server With Node.js · · , ,