`font-feature-settings: "tnum"` is an underused feature. #webdesign #webdev #fonts #typography

(If your font isn't monospaced or has same-widths numbers by default.)

I hate seeing jumping clocks, countdowns, and timers even in AAA games. (#gamedev)

I couldn't be more excited about the new attr() syntax in CSS! Check out my latest blog post all about this! #css #syntax #newcss #webdev #uidesign #webdesign

https://blog.gardinerbryant.com/the-new-css-attr-function/

heise+ | Die eigene Foto-Website mit Wordpress erstellen - Schritt für Schritt

Erstellen Sie schnell und ohne große Vorkenntnisse Ihre persönliche Foto-Website. Wir zeigen, wie Sie Ihre Bilder professionell präsentieren.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Die-eigene-Foto-Website-mit-Wordpress-erstellen-Schritt-fuer-Schritt-10289304.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

A Very Trippy Look at Microsoft’s Beginnings - It’s not often you’ll see us singing the praises of Microsoft on these pages, but ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/a-very-trippy-look-at-microsofts-beginnings/ #classichacks #billgates #microsoft #webdesign #news

New on Cybercultural: During the mid-1990s, David Bowie's website went from a storytelling structure for the Outside album, into a striking, grunge-inspired design for Earthling. At the same time, Bowie fan sites emerged. https://cybercultural.com/p/david-bowie-website-1995-1997/ #InternetHistory #WebDesign #BowieForever

Looking for CMS advice

Hey Web devs!

Do you have any suggestions, tips, opinions, dos, don’ts about headless CMSes?

I have a growing list of small/mid non-profits and collectives asking for my help to (re)make their website. I totally want to help, but I don’t have much time, especially considering that they generally have little or no funding—I would most definitely point them to @VillageOneCoop, otherwise.

Therefore, I want a super simple and replicable solution where I can copy-paste most of the code, while providing them with a stable, fast, and modern solution. I had a look at the Headless CMS section in the Jamstack website [jamstack.org], but I need opinions from people who actually used some of that software already.

Needs

• I want to code and configure everything using @eleventy
• Admin interface (#WebApp) for the client to add pages and write posts
• Static website in the front-end
• Simple and reliable CI/CD
• No/minimal maintenance after the first setup
• Self-hostable (I was taking this for granted so much that I forgot to write it)
• If it requires forge integration, it should support #ForgeJo
• #OpenSource

Nice to have

• Possibly using #Deno, not #NodeJS
• Allowing the client to customize a bit their website through the admin interface, with a GUI
• CMS app packaged on @yunohost
• No CMS vendor lock-in
• I’d love to write as little JavaScript as possible
• #FreeSoftware

Absolutely not

• Front-end #JavaScript frameworks

Please, boost this and ask around! Links to videos, tutorials, and resources are welcome.

People whose perspective I would really value: @zachleat @harryfk @deno_land @jaredwhite @vanillaweb @stefan @mxbck @WeirdWriter @deadsuperhero (Sorry if I am spamming you!)

Why do people default to React and JavaScript for front end and UIs?

As a backend developer whose frontend experience is mostly from using Phoenix and Django, which utilize server-side rendering, I’m wondering why most people choose React and JavaScript as the “default” frontend solution, even for pages and SaaS products that don’t really benefit from any additional client-side interactivity.

Ana Rodrigues: In defense of unpolished personal websites. “My imperfect and unpolished code on my personal website isn’t the full reflection on my technical abilities or knowledge of web development standards. It’s a constant draft where my handwriting is legible and where I want optimization takes a backseat. It’s where I use the little free time I have to actually write on it and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/13/ana-rodrigues-in-defense-of-unpolished-personal-websites/