PHP 7 And Why Old Server Assumptions Needed Revisiting
A practical reflection on PHP 7 in 2015, and why faster server-side performance meant developers needed to revisit old assumptions around hosting and legacy…
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DevelopmentLet’s Encrypt And Making HTTPS A Normal Website Decision Let’s Encrypt And Making HTTPS A Normal Website Decision
A practical article about Let’s Encrypt in 2015 and why easier certificates changed how small websites could approach HTTPS.
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DevelopmentWordPress 4.4 And Responsive Images Becoming A Default Expectation WordPress 4.4 And Responsive Images Becoming A Default Expectation
A 2015 WordPress article about responsive images, REST API infrastructure and why media handling was becoming part of the CMS rather than a theme…
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DevelopmentBabel 6 And The Cost Of Writing Future JavaScript Today Babel 6 And The Cost Of Writing Future JavaScript Today
A practical reflection on Babel 6, ES2015 and the point where writing modern JavaScript meant accepting a clearer build process.
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DevelopmentAMP And The Mobile Web Performance Problem Becoming Harder To Ignore AMP And The Mobile Web Performance Problem Becoming Harder To Ignore
A practical 2015 article about AMP and why the announcement reflected a wider frustration with slow, heavy mobile pages.
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DevelopmentNode.js 4 And Rebuilding Trust Around Server-Side JavaScript Node.js 4 And Rebuilding Trust Around Server-Side JavaScript
A practical article about Node.js 4, the io.js reunification and why stability mattered as much as features for server-side JavaScript in 2015.
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DesignBootstrap 4 Alpha And Rebuilding A Shared Front-End Base Bootstrap 4 Alpha And Rebuilding A Shared Front-End Base
A 2015 reflection on Bootstrap 4 alpha and why the more interesting discussion was the need to rebuild shared front-end systems once real projects…
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DevelopmentjQuery 3 Alpha And The Question Of How Long To Carry Old Browsers jQuery 3 Alpha And The Question Of How Long To Carry Old Browsers
A practical look at the jQuery 3 alpha release in 2015 and the wider question of when a project should stop carrying older browser…