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Security — Don't Snore on CORS

Don't Snore on CORS

Whatever, I just needed a title. Everyone's favorite web security feature has crossed my desk a bunch of times lately and I always feel like that is a sign I

CCChris Coyier·November 10, 2021Security
Design & UX — The strong and weak forces of architecture

The strong and weak forces of architecture

Good technical design decisions are very dependent on context. Teams that regularly work together on common goals are able to communicate regularly and negotiate changes quickly. These teams exhibit a strong force of alignment, and can make technology and design decisions that harness that strong force. As we zoom out in a larger organisation an increasingly weak force exists between teams and div

EBEvan Bottcher·November 10, 2021Design & UX
Engineering — Developing in the Open

Developing in the Open

We use plenty of open source tools at Slack and we’ve benefited immensely from the wider Android, Kotlin, and Gradle communities. We also try to be good citizens by giving back. This includes things like sponsoring the Kotlin Lang Slack, contributions to projects we use like Anvil and Insetter, sharing projects of our own like…

ZSZac Sweers·November 10, 2021Engineering
SRE & Ops — OCP Summit 2021: Open networking hardware lays the groundwork for the metaverse

OCP Summit 2021: Open networking hardware lays the groundwork for the metaverse

Open infrastructure technologies and networking hardware will play an important role as we build new technologies for the metaverse, where billions of people will someday come together in virtual spaces. As we head toward the next major computing platform with a continued spirit of embracing openness and disaggregation, we’re announcing two new milestones for our […]

CWChris Wiltz·November 9, 2021SRE & Ops
Frontend — Localizing Your Next.js App — Smashing Magazine

Localizing Your Next.js App — Smashing Magazine

Internationalized routing is not exactly a new feature on Next.js. (It has been out since [v.10](https://nextjs.org/blog/next-10).) In this article, we are not only checking what we get from this feature, but also how to leverage such functionalities to achieve the best user experience and a smooth developer experience as well. Keep reading if you enjoy self-documented code, lean bundle-sizes and

AFAtila FassinaAtila Fassina·November 9, 2021Frontend
Performance — Meet Hydrogen: A React Framework For Dynamic, Contextual And Personalized E-Commerce — Smashing Magazine

Meet Hydrogen: A React Framework For Dynamic, Contextual And Personalized E-Commerce — Smashing Magazine

A great commerce experience cannot be distilled to a single number. It’s not a Lighthouse score, or a set of Core Web Vitals figures, although both are important inputs. A great commerce experience is a trilemma that carefully balances competing needs of delivering a great customer experience, dynamic storefront capabilities, and long-term business — conversion, retention, re-engagement — objectiv

IGIlya GrigorikIlya Grigorik·November 8, 2021Performance