Owning My Own Content - TimKadlec.com
Hell, yeah!
I write to understand and remember. Sometimes that will be interesting to others, often it won’t be.
But it’s going to happen. Here, on my own site.
Link archive: January 5th, 2018
Introducing Web Payments: Easier Online Purchases With The Payment Request API — Smashing Magazine
A nice overview of the Payment Request API, which is getting more and more browser support.
Improving the Accessibility of 24 ways | CSS-Tricks
Paul walks us through the process of making some incremental accessibility improvements to this year’s 24 Ways.
Creating something new will always attract attention and admiration, but there’s an under-celebrated nobility in improving what already exists. While not all changes may be visual, they can have just as much impact.
Learn JavaScript with Zell
This JavaScript training course looks like it’s really well planned to take you from zero to hero—there’s a whole module on progressive enhancement.
Can Preload Cut the Mustard? | Filament Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Ooh, this is clever! Scott shows how you can use rel="preload" to conditionally load JavaScript (say, for screens above a certain size). The browser support isn’t quite there yet, but the thinking here is smart.
Herman: Automated Pattern Libraries | OddBird
A lightweight style guide generator. This one uses SassDoc to parse out the documentation for colours, type, etc.