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HTML over the wire: building fast interfaces without a SPA
Server-rendered HTML plus a little JavaScript can deliver app-like interfaces. Here's how the HTML-over-the-wire approach works and where it stops being a good idea.
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Frameworks, browsers, frontend architecture and the platform.
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HTTP caching, properly: Cache-Control, ETags and what browsers actually do
The fastest request is the one that never reaches your server. A practical guide to the headers that control browser and CDN caching.
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Background jobs that don't bite: idempotency, retries and timeouts
Jobs will run twice, run late and fail halfway. Designing for that from the start is what separates a reliable queue from a source of 3 a.m. pages.
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Progressive enhancement: build forms that work before the JavaScript loads
Start with HTML that works on its own, then layer on JavaScript. Your app gets faster, more resilient and more accessible almost for free.
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Modern CSS layout: grid, container queries and :has()
CSS has quietly absorbed features that used to need frameworks or JavaScript. A tour of the layout tools worth knowing now.
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The case for boring technology
Every new technology you adopt spends some of your team's limited capacity for novelty. Spend it where it differentiates your product.