Some Typography Links II
I just can't stop bookmarking great links related to typography. I'm afraid I'm going to have to subject you, yet again, to a bunch of them all grouped up. So
Getting JavaScript to Talk to CSS and Sass
JavaScript and CSS have lived beside one another for upwards of 20 years. And yet it’s been remarkably tough to share data between them. There have been large
Google's Technical Writing Guide
It's good!
Releasing The Ethical Design Handbook When We Needed It Most — Smashing Magazine
Early this month, [The Ethical Design Handbook](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/printed-books/ethical-design-handbook/) joined the Smashing Library of essential books for designers and developers. Changes around the world have meant changes in the book release, but readers love it so far! Ethical Design principles are timeless and we are seeing the results of that during an unprecedented time of
The Mistake that Caused 1.1.1.3 to Block LGBTQIA+ Sites Today
Today we made a mistake. The mistake caused a number of LGBTQIA+ sites to inadvertently be blocked by the new 1.1.1.1 for Families service. I wanted to walk through what happened, why, and what we've done to fix it.
Cloudflare Doubling Size of 2020 Summer Intern Class
Today we are announcing that we will double the size of Cloudflare’s summer 2020 internship class.
Accessibility Links
Austin Gil has kicked off the first in a five-part series about "HTML Forms Right" and to starts with semantics. It's talking to the "we build our front-ends
typespecimens.io
If you’re looking for a new typeface for that side project of yours then here’s a great website by John D. Jameson that collects a bunch of the latest type
Why Do Some HTML Elements Become Deprecated?
The internet has been around for a long while, and over time we’ve changed the way we think about web design. Many old techniques and ways of doing things
Rethinking Code Comments
Justin Duke asks if treating code comments like footnotes could help us understand the code in a file better. In his mockup, all the comments are hidden by
GitHub Protips: Tips, tricks, hacks, and secrets from Vitor Monteiro
There are lots of hidden secrets, keyboard shortcuts, hacks, and more that can make you and your team’s GitHub experience more productive, personal, and entertaining. Here are some Protips that Vitor Monteiro, GitHub Strategic Architect, has picked up along the way that might be useful to you.
Django Highlights: Templating Saves Lines (Part 2) — Smashing Magazine
Creating front-end code in Django with templating and server-side rendering combines the fine-grained control of handwritten HTML with the clean code and powerful features of generated pages. We explore breaking down a complex webpage into multiple templates, composing those components, and applying tags and filters to refactor a plain HTML page.
Announcing the Beta for WARP for macOS and Windows
While WARP started as an option within the 1.1.1.1 app, it's really a technology that can benefit any device connected to the Internet. In fact, one of the most common requests we've gotten over the last year is support for WARP for macOS and Windows. Today we're announcing exactly that.
Introducing 1.1.1.1 for Families
Introducing 1.1.1.1 for Families — the easiest way to add a layer of protection to your home network and protect it from malware and adult content.
Cloudflare now supports security keys with Web Authentication (WebAuthn)!
We’re excited to announce that Cloudflare now supports security keys as a two factor authentication (2FA) method for all users.
Performant Expandable Animations: Building Keyframes on the Fly
Animations have come a long way, continuously providing developers with better tools. CSS Animations, in particular, have defined the ground floor to solve
How Students Who Design set up Figma in their online classroom
Learn how SWD onboards students, organizes files, teaches classes, and provides project feedback with Figma for their online courses.
Building A Web App With Headless CMS And React — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Blessing Krofegha introduces the concept of the headless CMS, a backend-only content management system that allows developers to create, store, manage and publish the content over an API. It gives developers the power to quickly build excellent user experiences, free from the worry of its impact on the back-end business logic.
How We Use Backstage at Spotify
is Spotify’s homegrown developer portal. We’ve been using it internally for years, but only recently released the open source version. You can read more about what Backstage does, and our plans for its future, in our previous post, “”
Stefan Ålund: Senior Product Manager
I usually get up way earlier than this, because it’s a 20-minute subway ride to the office and I have three children to drop off at school en route. But right now, we’re all staying home for the foreseeable future and that means I can take things a little slower, get up a little later and have an extra cup of coffee with my wife in the mornings. It’s a silver lining in this crazy situation.
Reach for the Top: How Spotify Built Shortcuts in Just Six Months
The , which now appears at the top of Spotify Home, is an important step forward in how listeners experience their favorite music and podcasts. Engineering Manager, Damien Tardieu, tells the story behind the launch of this exciting new feature and why the methodology chosen to support its development was the foundation for success.
When Should I Write an Architecture Decision Record
An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) is a document that captures a decision, including the context of how the decision was made and the consequences of adopting the decision. At Spotify, a handful of teams use ADRs to document their decisions. One of these teams, The Creator Team, focuses on providing tools for creators to express themselves on Spotify, as well as access data about their content.
Introducing the Spotify Podcast Dataset and TREC Challenge 2020
Podcasts are exploding in popularity. Since 2015, we’ve added hundreds of thousands of shows, and users are listening more and more. With the additions of acquisitions including Gimlet and Parcast, we have a whole host of expertly created content, and with the addition of DIY podcasting platform Anchor, now everyone has access to tools to create their own podcast and publish it to Spotify, so the
Ann Clifton: Senior Research Scientist
I like to start the day slowly – I’m not a morning person, so my husband kindly walks the dogs while I enjoy the peace and quiet, and wake myself up with a matcha or kombucha. After that, I’m more ready to get going and start to think about the day ahead of me.