A Chrome change disables Adobe Flash Player unless there’s a user indication that they want Flash content on specific sites, and eventually all websites will require the user’s permission to run Flash.
Rachel Andrew opens the door on next generation CSS to bring us tidings of Grid joy. But rest not on your laurels, we must look to what comes next for the specification. Gold may be just around the corner, but whence will the frankincense and myrrh appear?
Where should you invest your time to get the most benefit? Which tech stacks are companies hiring for right now? Which ones have the most growth potential?
Not only can ASYNC scripts block rendering, they can also block synchronous scripts from executing. Presumably, scripts that are made synchronous are important for the critical content on the page, so delaying their execution causes further harm to the user experience.
The EU parliament is drafting a directive that will force private sector companies to conduct accessibility testing when offering their goods and services.
Typically we would view shorthand syntax as a benefit: fewer keystrokes, fewer lines of code, less data over the wire. Sounds great! However, it comes with a rather troublesome side effect: it often unsets other properties that we never intended to modify.