RFC: Initial CSS Level Categorization · CSS-Next/css-next · Discussion #92
A proposal to retroactively classify additions to CSS in order to put more meat on the bones of the term “modern CSS”.
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Interoperable Personal Libraries and Ad Hoc Reading Groups
Speaking of hosting your own reading list, Maggie recently attended an indie web pop-up on personal libraries, which prompted these interesting thoughts on decentralised book clubs—ad hoc reading groups:
Taking a book-first, rather than a group-first approach would enable reading groups who don’t have to compromise on their book choices. They could gather only once or twice to discuss the book, then go their seperate ways. No long-term committment to organising and maintaining a bookclub required.
Indoor Voices 🤫🤫🤫
A group blog by a whole bunch of people who are staying at home.
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time where the internet was just full of casual websites posting random stuff. And you’d go to them maybe even multiple times a day to see if they had posted any new stories. It was something we all did when we were bored at our desks, at our jobs. Now there are no more desks. But there are still blogs.
Web Developer Representation in W3C · An A List Apart Article
This is an excellent initiative by the Dutch Fronteers group to have professional web developers represented in W3C working groups. In this particular case, they’re funding Rachel for the CSS working group. This sets a great precedent—I really hope the W3C goes for it!
Inside CSS | Clearleft
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall at a CSS Working Group meeting, Richard has the inside scoop.
The consensus building is vital. Representatives from all the major browsers were in the room, collaborating closely by proposing ideas and sharing implementations. But most fundamentally they were agreeing together what should go in the specifications, because what goes in the specs is what gets built and ends up in the hands of users.
the Origins of Opera and the Future of Programming – The Composition
An interesting piece by Jessica Kerr that draws lessons from the histories of art and science and applies them to software development.
This was an interesting point about the cognitive load of getting your head around an existing system compared to creating your own:
Why are there a thousand JavaScript frameworks out there? because it’s easier to build your own than to gain an understanding of React. Even with hundreds of people contributing to documentation, it’s still more mental effort to form a mental model of an existing system than to construct your own. (I didn’t say it was faster, but less cognitively strenuous.)
And just because I’ve spent most of last year thinking about how to effectively communicate—in book form—relatively complex ideas clearly and simply, this part really stood out for me:
When you do have a decent mental model of a system, sharing that with others is hard. You don’t know how much you know.
Accessible Links Re:visited | Filament Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Great advice on keeping your hyperlinks accessible.
Organize your CSS properties however you dang like – Michael.blog
Neither matters all that much and you can use every method on the same project without the universe imploding.
Some interesting approaches in the comments too.
25 years ago the world changed forever | W3C Blog
On August 6th, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee sent a message to alt.hypertext newsgroup announcing his WorldWideWeb project.
Responsive Images Community Group
There’s a W3C community group now for looking at the responsive images question.
The hgroup hokey cokey | HTML5 Doctor
A good round-up by Jack Osborne of where things currently stand with the hgroup group.
fberriman » hgroups and sub-titles
Frances takes issue with the hgroup element in HTML5.
The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » ORG verdict on London Elections: “Insufficient evidence� to declare confidence in results
The ORG have released their report into the London mayoral elections. “there is insufficient evidence available to allow independent observers to state reliably whether the results declared in the May 2008 elections for the Mayor of London and the…
The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » HMRC fiasco: Government “not interested” in expert warnings
The ORG turn a Newsnight interview into hypertext, thereby strengthening the message exponentially.
CSS Eleven | Malarkey Rides Again
Here's the in-depth lowdown on the CSS Eleven supergroup announced by Andy at Web Directions South last week.
Social Network Portability | Google Groups
A mailing list to discuss portable social networks.