Design PrinciplesDesign Principles are a set of considerations that form the basis of any good product.tagged: designprinciples14-12-2017
The Cost Of JavaScript – Dev Channel – MediumAs we build sites more heavily reliant on JavaScript, we sometimes pay for what we send down in ways that we can’t always easily see. In this post, I’ll cover why a little discipline can help if you’d like your site to load & be interactive quickly on mobile devices.tagged: perfperformancejs27-11-2017
How to use SVG as a Placeholder, and Other Image Loading TechniquesHow to use SVG as a Placeholder, and Other Image Loading Techniquestagged: perfsvg27-11-2017
London’s Alleys – Blue Ball Yard, SW1 – IanVisitsThere are two entrances to this posh alley in St James, one for carriages, and one for pedestrians. The pedestrians get the better deal, with a reasonably grand entrance porch, and some of London’s last remaining gas lamps.tagged: londonalleyblue-ballchancery-lane27-11-2017
Color Hex - ColorHexa.comColorHexa.com is a free color tool providing information about any color and generating matching color palettes for your designs (such as complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic or monochromatic colors schemes).tagged: colourcolor27-11-2017
“Just” | Brad FrostI feel like an idiot while doing my job. A lot. Now there’s a damn good chance I’m actually an idiot, but the self-respecting part of me wants to challenge that notion. When I get stuck on a task or am looking for recommendations for tools/resources/strategies/solutions/whatever, I often take to Twitter to ask for help. Seconds after posting my quandary, my stream gets flooded with a host of advice, links, insights, and opinions. This “crowd-sourcing my knowledgesphere” is a wonderful thing. But one word in all those proffered solutions tends to stick out in my mind like a jagged, rusty nail ready to figuratively jam itself into my eye socket. “Just…”tagged: just24-11-2017
Standing Desk | Corner Top Style | Height Adjustable | Sit Stand | 5 Year Guaranteetagged: deskstanding-deskcorner-desk21-11-2017
Alerting Philosophy · Netflix/atlas WikiIt is recommended for all alerts to adhere to the follow guidelines: Keep conditions simple. Alerts should be actionable. Check for measured failure on critical paths rather than a lack of success. Alerts should not have special cases for routine maintenance. Consider how the alert check can fail.tagged: alertingnetflix30-10-2017
Remote access API - Jenkins - Jenkins WikiJenkins provides machine-consumable remote access API to its functionalities. Currently it comes in three flavors: XML JSON with JSONP support Pythontagged: jenkinscidevops30-10-2017
choo handbook - your first choo appIf you're comfortable with the basics of JavaScript, HTML & CSS, but you've never built an interactive web app before, this guide is for you. If you are a seasoned JavaScript developer with experience in other frameworks, and are looking to try choo for the first time, this guide is also for you.tagged: choostatespeclate25-10-2017
Can You Afford It?: Real-world Web Performance Budgets – Infrequently Notedperformance budgets are an essential but under-appreciated part of product success and team health. Most partners we work with are not aware of the real-world operating environment and make inappropriate technology choices as a result. We set a budget in *time oftagged: performancebudgetnumbers23-10-2017
Voice Guidelines | ClearleftDesigning a voice interface? Here's a useful list of lists: as many guiding principles as we could find, all in one place. List compiled and edited by Ben Sauer @bensauer.tagged: voiceguidelinesclearleft23-10-2017
Writing for user interfaces - Service Manual - GOV.UKAim to minimise cognitive load by being as clear as possible and using the same language as your users. This helps: reduce the amount of time you spend dealing with mistakes make your service inclusive for people who struggle with reading or have limited English Even specialist users prefer clear language. No one likes having their time wasted, especially busy people like health workers. It’s especially important to choose an intuitive name for your service. If your title reflects your users’ language, they’ll be able to find your service and understand what it does. Don’t follow strict grammar conventions if it makes things clearer.tagged: writinguxgds20-10-2017
