Developers have been experimenting with HTML-in-Canvas, a hexagonal world map-analytics feature, a web-based OS for e-ink devices, replacing img srcs using content, and more. This is What’s !important #10. HTML-in-Canvas experiments HTML-in-Canvas, a new API that enables us to render real semantic HTML in a with visual effects, is the talk of the town right…
Assessments in modern LMS platforms go beyond multiple-choice questions. Product teams are building quiz builders, rubric creators, peer review workflows, and inline feedback tools that all depend on one shared component: the rich text editor. The editor’s capabilities directly determine what kinds of assessments your platform can offer. This article covers four patterns where EdTech…
I love ideas that feel clearly better than what was before. I used to feel that way about curved shower curtain bars. Like, instead of the shower curtain being perfectly straight against the edge of the shower, it curves outward. No harm in functionality, but it gives more space inside the shower. It’s just better….
Apple’s product animations, particularly the scrolly teardowns (technical term), have always been inspiring. But these bleeding-edge animations have always used JavaScript and other technologies. Plus, they aren’t always responsive (or, at least, Apple switches to a static image at a certain width). I’ve been wowed by CSS’s more recent scrolling animation capabilities and wondered if…
Over the past decade, I’ve seen thousands of people try to learn programming online. Some succeed quickly, while others struggle for years. The difference is rarely intelligence; it’s usually how they approach learning. Programming is not just about watching tutorials or reading theory. It’s a skill built through consistent practice, problem-solving, and real-world application. The…
In Fixing the URL params performance penalty, Barry Pollard sets up a very clear real-world conundrum. The content at these two URLs is probably the same: ?utm_source=email The content at these two URLs is probably not: products?productid=1234 products?productid=5678 Who cares? Cache cares. Because content with different query params might be different, the various tech that…
Markdown is a great invention that lets us write less markup. It also handles typographical matters like converting straight apostrophes (‘) to opening or closing quotes (‘ or ‘) for us. Although Astro has built-in support for Markdown via .md files, I’d argue that your Markdown experience can be enhanced in two ways: MDX Markdown…
Modern software development involves much more than simply writing code. Developers constantly interact with APIs, debug data structures, test endpoints, and analyze responses from different services. Because of this, having the right tools can significantly improve productivity and reduce debugging time. While professional IDEs and advanced frameworks help streamline development, many programmers also rely on…
Most developers have used AI tools that prioritize generating full applications or UI layouts as the initial result. You write a prompt and within minutes, you are looking at a finished dashboard or a basic app. That makes for a great demo, but the output is often a single block of code that is hard…
I’ve always loved a good blog post of someone just saying what they use and do. Keerthana Krishnan has a good one here with Chrome DevTools Features I Use All the Time (and Why You Should Too). Cheeky parentheticals, Keerthana. Like, sure, I’ll read a blog post about new Chrome DevTools features, but I’m more…