Unify – Unicode support on browsers and devices
Some excellent research for web developers: find out which unicode characters have the widest support—release useful for choosing icons.
Link archive: November 25th, 2013
asciidisco/grunt-patternprimer
This is handy: a version of my pattern primer that can be run with Grunt.
Proto HTML
A nice bit of markup archeology, tracing the early development of HTML from its unspecced roots to the first drafts.
I recognise some of the extinct elements from the line-mode browser hack days at CERN e.g. HP1, HP2, ISINDEX, etc.
Responsive scrollable tables | 456 Berea Street
I like this CSS solution to sideways-scrolling tables for small viewports. It’s not going to be right for every situation but it’s a handy trick to keep up your sleeve.
Against the Balkanization of the Web
A fascinating snapshot from 1995, arguing for the growing power of HTML instead of the siren song of proprietary formats.
I’m very happy that this is still available to read online 18 years later.