Links 2020-05-02
On the Web and its tools …
- Front-End Performance Checklist 2019 — Smashing Magazine
Let’s make 2020… fast! An annual front-end performance checklist, with everything you need to know to create fast experiences on the web today. Updated since 2016.
- Brutalist Web Design – David Copeland
Brutalist Web Design is honest about what a website is and what it isn’t. […] A website is about giving visitors content to enjoy and ways to interact with you.
- What the hell is REST, Anyway? — programming is terrible
Originating in a thesis, REST is an attempt to explain what makes the browser distinct from other networked applications.
- Is WebAssembly the return of Java Applets & Flash? – Steve Klabnik
The first reason that WebAssembly is different is that it’s succeeded, and those technologies did not.
- How to get a direct WebRTC connections between two computers – François Marier
Here’s how to tell whether or not your WebRTC calls are being relayed, and how to ensure you get a direct connection to the other host.
- Firefox Profilemaker
This tool will help you to create a Firefox profile with the defaults you like. You select which features you want to enable and disable and in the end you get a download link for a zip-file with your profile template.