Dungeons and Dragons taught me how to write alt text(ericwbailey.website)

326 points by ohjeez 2 years ago | 76 comments

Blog post by Eric Bailey on how descriptive techniques from running Dungeons & Dragons games inform writing good image alt text for accessibility.

A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it(ericwbailey.website)

246 points by mooreds 6 months ago | 127 comments

CSS Is Fun Again(pdx.su)

170 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 118 comments

Show HN: Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library(lissomware.github.io)

43 points by Looky1173 3 years ago | 38 comments

JavaScript Gom Jabbar(frantic.im)

527 points by disadvantage 3 years ago | 238 comments

A satirical blog post framing reading a JavaScript package.json file as a Dune-style Gom Jabbar test of pain for veteran developers.

CSS is DOOMed(nielsleenheer.com)

459 points by msephton 7 months ago | 108 comments

Niels Leenheer's blog post about rendering the game DOOM in 3D using CSS, with a live demo at cssdoom.wtf.

Scrollbars are becoming a problem(artemis.sh)

737 points by dredmorbius 3 years ago | 708 comments

A blog post arguing that shrinking and hidden scrollbars in modern interfaces harm usability, especially for people with motor control problems.

That's not an abstraction, that's a layer of indirection(fhur.me)

546 points by fagnerbrack 1 year ago | 213 comments

A blog post arguing that many so-called abstractions in codebases are merely layers of indirection that add complexity and hurt performance without real value.

this css proves me human(will-keleher.com)

352 points by todsacerdoti 7 months ago | 108 comments

A personal blog post on using CSS lowercase transforms, swapped em dashes, and deliberate misspellings so the writing won't be mistaken for AI-generated text.

My old job feels distant now(pinecoder.dev)

28 points by speckx 10 days ago | 27 comments

A personal blog post on pinecoder.dev reflecting on how the author's previous job now feels distant.

Web development is fun again(ma.ttias.be)

444 points by Mojah 9 months ago | 544 comments

Mattias Geniar's blog post reflecting on how web development felt simpler in the PHP 4 and jQuery era and arguing it has become fun again.

The Art of Finishing(bytedrum.com)

609 points by emmorts 2 years ago | 147 comments

A personal blog essay on the ByteDrum blog about a developer's pile of unfinished side projects and the challenge of actually finishing them.