Blog

• Update: Jekyll PWA + WebMentions + Netlify CMS - January 29, 2019

  I've a new version of the Jekyll starter that includes fun things like a ready to go PWA, integration with Netlify CMS and WebMentions.

• Jekyll PWA Starter - Back at it - January 24, 2019

  Getting back to Jekyll PWA Starter for 2019

• Drop-in CSS for Semantically Righteous HTML - August 20, 2018

  A list of recommended CSS files to add to a page to make it look nicer than the default user agent styles provided by browsers.

• This page loaded in X Seconds - Stoyan Stefanov - March 27, 2018

  A post espousing the benefits of page speed disclosure.

• Webmentions are nuts - January 29, 2018

  Trying to figure out webmentions

• Webmention is still weird - January 22, 2018

  This is strange and frustrating

• Jekyll PWA Starter - early version - January 06, 2018

  I've started working on a Jekyll PWA starter. It's early but it works well. Update Jan 8, 2018 - I corrected the PWA errors. Everything is nice.

• Front End Links - May 13-20, 2017 - May 12, 2017

  A list of links that I don't want to forge about for May 13 to May 20, 2017

• CSS Grid Layout: Off-canvas Navigation - May 02, 2017

  How to create a responsive layout with off-canvas navigation using CSS Grid Layout. Also covers accessibility and hot dogs.

• CSS Grid Layout and Absolute Positioning - April 26, 2017

  A quick explanation of absolute positioning and CSS Grid Layout. How do offset properties work with CSS Grid? How does it impact the placement of other grid items?

• Layout Differences Between CSS Grid Layout and Multi-Column Layout - April 18, 2017

  A rundown of the obvious and no so obvious differences between CSS Grid layout and Multi-Column layout.

• CSS Grid Layout - Understanding Grid Template Areas - April 02, 2017

  An introduciton on the basics of grid-template-areas in CSS Grid layout. It's one the most powerful features in the spec.

• Critical Path CSS and Jekyll - March 11, 2017

  Four different ways to inline critical CSS on Jekyll sites.