The fine folks at 18F really rocked this one out. Plus: progressive enhancement!
Dispatches From The Internets
How a Digital Swat Team Drove Home Obama’s College Scorecard
How Vorlon.js helps you improve your web code
You can now scan your website for potential issues with standards & interoperability, accessibility, performance, and mobile, right from within Vorlon.js. This is really awesome stuff!
Chrome for Android can now save more data by blocking website images
Full circle, eh? The Blazer browser on my Palm Treo 650 (circa 2004) had a “Fast Mode” that switched off (optionally) images, CSS, and JavaScript.
“Power Mode” Atom Package
This is hilarious! If you use Atom, you can now become all-powerful…
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ally.js
A JavaScript library that “provides certain standard functions the ‘web platform’ should’ve provided itself, so JavaScript applications can be made accessible more easily.”
So you want to be a front end developer?
If you’re starting your career in programming, I could not give recommend a better guide than this one.
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts
An excellent overview of why you shouldn’t be using icon fonts and should be using SVG instead. In short: Don’t be Table Guy.
Speeding Things Up with Service Worker, Resource Hints, and More
User experience encompasses more than just the interface. Download speed, render performance, and the cost of accessing a site are often overlooked areas when it comes to the practice of UX, but they all affect how users experience what we build on the Web.
PSA: Don’t Use Gradient Generators!
Did you know most of the CSS gradient generation tools out there are highly inefficient? This post from Ana Tudor fills you in on why and makes some excellent recommendations for slimming down your CSS.
X-Tag
If you follow web components, you’ve no doubt heard of Polymer. It’s the most popular library, but the 2nd most popular is X-Tag. The project was founded at Mozilla and is backed by Microsoft too. It’s standards-based, lightweight, has a generous support matrix, and plays well with other libraries. If you’re into web components, you should check it out.