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If this article helps just a single developer avoid an unnecessary Javascript dependency, I’ll be happy. Native HTML can handle plenty of features that people typically jump straight to JS for (or otherwise over-complicate).
This sums up my experience of companies and products trying to inject AI in to the products I use to communicate with other people. It’s always just in the way, making stupid suggestions.
tantek.com/2025/069/t1/ten-years-jsdr-javascript-required-didnt-read
Practice Progressive Enhancement.
Build first and foremost with forgiving technologies, declarative technologies, and forward and backward compatible coding techniques.
All content should be readable without scripting.
If it’s worth building on the web, it’s worth building it robustly, and building it to last.
citationneeded.news/free-and-open-access-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/
Kicking off St. Patrick’s weekend with a spice bag and Murphy’s!
Thursday session
Reading Hera by Jennifer Saint.
Goodbye, Amsterdam!
Wednesday session in Amsterdam
I’ve been introduced to the most important staff member at this university.
Hello, Amsterdam!
Going to Amsterdam. brb
Monday session
Checked in at Fox On the Downs. Sunday roast — with Jessica
github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/PerformanceControlOfEmbeddedContent/explainer.md
I look the look of this proposal that would allow authors to have more control over network priorities for third-party iframes—I’ve already documented how I had to use a third-party library to fix this problem on the Salter Cane site.
A fascinating look at the modern equivalent of the Longitude problem.
Thursday session
New Kabin Crew belter in the gaff, like—great gas altogether, like!
clearleft.com/thinking/anchoring-insights-key-learnings-from-research-by-the-sea
This was a day of big conversations, but also one of connection, curiosity, and optimism.
Seeing it all laid out like this really drives home just how much was packed into Research By The Sea.
Throughout the day, speakers shared personal reflections, bold ideas, and practical insights, touching on themes of community, resilience, ethics, and the evolving role of technology.
Some talks brought hard truths about the impact of AI, the complexity of organisational change, and the ethical dilemmas researchers face. Others offered hope and direction, reminding us of the power of community, the importance of accessibility, and the need to listen to nature, to each other, and to the wider world.
This looks like a really interesting proposal for allowing developers more control over styling inputs. Based on the work being done the customisable select element, it starts with a declaration of appearance: base.
Wednesday session
And by LLMS I mean: (L)ots of (L)ittle ht(M)l page(S).
I really like this approach: using separate pages instead of in-page interactions. I remember Simon talking about how great this works, and that was a few years back, before we had view transitions.
I build separate, small HTML pages for each “interaction” I want, then I let CSS transitions take over and I get something that feels better than its JS counterpart for way less work.
Tuesday session
This is a great new musical project from Brad:
Brad Frost plays drums to the albums he knows intimately, but has never drummed to before. Cover to cover. No warm-up. No prep. Totally cold. What could possibly go wrong?
I really enjoyed watching all of The Crane Wife and In Rainbows.
