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Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results Geoff Graham 2025-01-09T13:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear I was chatting with DebugBear’s Matt Zeunert and, in the process, he casually mentioned this thing called Tight Mode when describing how browsers fetch and prioritize resources. I wanted…

How To Design For High-Traffic Events And Prevent Your Website From Crashing How To Design For High-Traffic Events And Prevent Your Website From Crashing Saad Khan 2025-01-07T14:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 This article is sponsored by Cloudways Product launches and sales typically attract large volumes of traffic. Too many concurrent server requests can lead to website crashes if…

The Importance Of Graceful Degradation In Accessible Interface Design The Importance Of Graceful Degradation In Accessible Interface Design Eleanor Hecks 2024-12-06T09:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 Graceful degradation is a design approach that ensures the basics of a website will still function even if specific individual parts of it stop working. The approach removes single points of failure: just…

Why Optimizing Your Lighthouse Score Is Not Enough For A Fast Website Why Optimizing Your Lighthouse Score Is Not Enough For A Fast Website Geoff Graham 2024-11-05T10:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear We’ve all had that moment. You’re optimizing the performance of some website, scrutinizing every millisecond it takes for the current page…

How A Bottom-Up Design Approach Enhances Site Accessibility How A Bottom-Up Design Approach Enhances Site Accessibility Eleanor Hecks 2024-10-04T09:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 Accessibility is key in modern web design. A site that doesn’t consider how its user experience may differ for various audiences — especially those with disabilities — will fail to engage and serve everyone equally….

Getting To The Bottom Of Minimum WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size Getting To The Bottom Of Minimum WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size Eric Bailey 2024-07-19T13:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 There are many rumors and misconceptions about conforming to WCAG criteria for the minimum sizing of interactive elements. I’d like to use this post to demystify what is needed for baseline…

How To Make A Strong Case For Accessibility How To Make A Strong Case For Accessibility Vitaly Friedman 2024-06-26T12:00:00+00:00 2025-06-23T09:33:10+00:00 Getting support for accessibility efforts isn’t easy. There are many accessibility myths, wrong assumptions, and expectations that make accessibility look like a complex, expensive, and time-consuming project. Let’s fix that! Below are some practical techniques…