Scaling Success: Key Insights And Practical Takeaways

Building successful web products at scale is a multifaceted challenge that demands a combination of technical expertise, strategic decision-making, and a growth-oriented mindset. In Success at Scale, I dive into case studies from some of the web’s most renowned products, uncovering the strategies and philosophies that propelled them to the forefront of their industries. Here…

How to create a JavaScript PDF viewer

The Portable Document Format, or PDF for short, is ideal for sharing documents containing lots of precisely formatted text and images, especially if they’re likely to be printed or read offline. Although most modern browsers can display PDF files, they do so using a PDF viewer that runs in an independent tab or window, forcing…

Ice Cream Ahead (June 2024 Wallpapers Edition)

There’s an artist in everyone. Some bring their ideas to life with digital tools, others capture the perfect moment with a camera or love to grab pen and paper to create little doodles or pieces of lettering. And even if you think you’re far from being an artist, well, it might just be hidden deep…

In Praise Of The Basics

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the basics of web development. Actually, I’ve been thinking about them for some time now, at least since I started teaching beginning web development in 2020. I’m fascinated by the basics. They’re an unsung hero, really, as there is no developer worth their salt who would be where they are…

Decision Trees For UI Components

How do you know what UI component to choose? Decision trees offer a systematic approach for design teams to document their design decisions. Once we’ve decided what UI components we use and when, we can avoid never-ending discussions, confusion, and misunderstanding. Let’s explore a few examples of decision trees for UI components and how we…

The Era Of Platform Primitives Is Finally Here

This article is a sponsored by Netlify In the past, the web ecosystem moved at a very slow pace. Developers would go years without a new language feature or working around a weird browser quirk. This pushed our technical leaders to come up with creative solutions to circumvent the platform’s shortcomings. We invented bundling, polyfills,…