We don’t want the field to de-democratize and become the province solely of those who can slog through a computer science degree.
So we need new tools that let everyone see, understand, and remix today’s web. We need, in other words, to reboot the culture of View Source.
Vitaly’s been bitten with date-picker fever. Here’s his deep, deep, deep dive into one interface element.
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The videos are coming! The videos are coming!
Here’s the first one: Laura Elizabeth opening the show at Patterns Day.
I’ve heard of people having their domain names hijacked before, but this is the first time I’ve heard of an entire top level domain being nicked.
People of the Twin Cities and environs: I will be giving a talk at The Nerdery in Bloomington on Friday evening. It’s free to attend. Swing on by if you’re in the neighbourhood.
- Networking and Happy Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
- Keynote: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- Networking and Q-and-A: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
We’re building on a web littered with too-heavy sites, on an internet that’s unevenly, unequally distributed. That’s why designing a lightweight, inexpensive digital experience is a form of kindness. And while that kindness might seem like a small thing these days, it’s a critical one.