New ES6 (ECMAScript 2015) features rolling out in V8: spread and new.target. Also: Reduced jank.
Dispatches From The Internets
V8 Release 4.6
Progressive Enhancement with Aaron Gustafson
Jen Simmons and I discuss working on the web and all things progressive enhancement.
Creating an accessible breakout game using Web Audio & SVG
I had the great pleasure of seeing Dave present his accessible breakout game at the MS Edge Web Summit and have been eagerly awaiting this post ever since. So much good stuff in here!
Infinite Scrolling and Accessibility (It’s Usually Bad)
An excellent round-up of research findings and articles with regard to accessibility and the infinite scrolling design pattern.
Results from Assistive Technology
This is a fantastic resource for information on how different markup patterns are handled in terms of accessibility.
My trip to 18F
The fine folks at 18F just posted a beautiful write-up of the talk on progressive enhancement that I delivered as part of the 18F Design Speaker Series. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to the folks that came. They presented some interesting challenges and asked pressing questions—exactly the kind of engagement I love.
Designing Web Code in a Native App
Jeff Burtoft and I collaborated on a little post about the benefits of hosted apps and the pros and cons of integrating the web with the OS.
Note: I no longer use “native” in this context, but it remains in quoted material.
Web Design 101: 100% Tappable
I see this one all the time: something that looks like a button, but only a portion of it is tappable.
Windows 10 virtual machines now available
Need a Windows 10 (virtual) box for testing Microsoft Edge? They’re now available no the Microsoft Edge Dev site.
Inside Selectors: Discover :matches(), :not() and :nth-child()
More selectors from Selectors Level 4 have landed in WebKit. This is a handy overview of some of them.