TanStack Start is one of the most exciting full-stack web development frameworks I’ve seen. I’ve written about it before. In essence, TanStack Start takes TanStack Router, a superb, strongly-typed client-side JavaScript framework, and adds server-side support. This serves two purposes: it gives you a place to execute server-side code, like database access; and it enables […]
In A Progressive Enhancement Challenge, I laid out a situation where the hardest thing to do is show a button you never want to show at all if the JavaScript loads and executes properly. I wrote of this state: It seems like the ideal behavior would be “hide the interactive element for a brief period, […]
All sorts of inputs have little microphone buttons within them that you can press to talk instead of type. Honestly, I worry my daughter will never learn to type because of them. But I get it from a UX perspective, it’s convenient. We can put those in our web apps, too. Pamela Fox has an […]
I liked this bit of JavaScript trivia from Cassidy Williams. There is a clear answer, and it’s something worth making sure you understand before heading into a job interview that involves JavaScript.
Will Mendes has a bit of CSS to highlight accessibility issues on HTML elements. Things like missing alt text and labels that aren’t linked properly to inputs. If you want to try it out quick on a website, I wrapped it in a little injection JavaScript so you could paste it in the console wherever. […]
You want to hide an interactive element that you don’t need anymore after JavaScript loads/runs. Can you do it without a “flash” or layout shift?
Artem Zakharchenko: A great “aha” moment for me was when I realized you can use a single signal to remove multiple event listeners!
One of the dev jobs out there is DevRel or “Developer Relations”. A role like that is very likely going to involve teaching and helping people learn a products API. And, if the company has one, SDK’s around that API. Can you articulate the difference between them? At a minimum, that would be good to […]
Another good one from Nicholas C. Zakas this time on code portability. Here’s some choices he made for a recent projects: Portability indeed!
Nice reminder about JavaScript evolving to be more useful from Trevor I. Lasn: The final line there uses what is called the “The nullish coalescing assignment operator assignment operator” in case you need to impress people at parties.
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