The Best Of The Internets

A good overview of how you can get more efficient in Safari’s Web Inspector panel.

Gemma Church on why the words you choose matter. I wholeheartedly agree. Your website is a conversation with your customers, which means words are central to it.

Just like JavaScript, CSS, and images, you are not guaranteed that your web fonts are going to reach (or be appreciated by) your users. I know I constantly run into web font-related performance issues with Wired on my iPhone, even on a speedy WiFi connection, so I’m not at all surprised users are looking to block them.

How do you deal with this? Don’t hide your content until the fonts arrive. Assume they never will.

A good overview of layout and reflow triggers in JavaScript. It’s worth noting that this resource can be made more complete with contributions from the WebKit and Microsoft Edge teams (hopefully forthcoming).

I’ve written about why you should not autoplay videos, but here’s another account of why it’s bad and what you can do about it.

An excellent primer/reminder about HTML5’s organizational elements.

My good friend Stef Sullivan Rewis shared a bit about the process and decision-making that went into the CSS Framework underpinning Salesforce’s Lightning Design System. It’s a worthwhile read and will definitely be helpful if you’re undertaking a similar project.

My colleague Cynthia Shelly posted a bit about accessibility in Edge in terms of where we are and where we’re going. She included a bit about the roadmap as well.

While its title is a little hyperbolic, the article highlights some of the work Apple is doing to make their Privacy Policy more accessible. You know, so non-lawyers can actually understand what Apple does with their data and why.