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We’re nearing the time of year when many retailers enter a website code freeze for the holiday season. Here are five low-risk improvements you might be able to squeeze in before your code freeze arrives.

Five Low Risk Improvements to Your Website Before the Holidays We’re nearing the time of year when many retailers enter a website code freeze for the holiday season. Here are five low-risk improvements you might be able to squeeze in before your code freeze arrives

Starfield has a lot of computers to interact with: Ship controls, desktop terminals, and information kiosks. And they all have accessibility problems....

Starfield’s Accessibility Problems Starfield has a lot of computers to interact with: Ship controls, desktop terminals, and information kiosks. And they all have accessibility problems.

An elastic hover/active effect I shared on CodePen last year has been viewed more than 11,000 times as of this writing. Here’s how it works!...

Let’s Make a Rubber Button With HTML, CSS and SVG An elastic hover/active effect I shared on CodePen last year has been viewed more than 11,000 times as of this writing. Here’s how it works!

When developing websites, I often create the same boilerplate structure over and over. By creating a custom scaffolding script, I can automate this boring task and save a lot of time....

Automating Busywork by Scaffolding Boilerplate Files When developing websites, I often create the same boilerplate structure over and over. By creating a custom scaffolding script, I can automate this boring task and save a lot of time.

Parts 1 and 2 of this series explore the browser's built-in HTML & CSS form validation features and how to progressively enhance the experience by layering in JavaScript. This article continues the exploration, focusing on a use case not handled natively: a checkbox group....

Progressively Enhanced Form Validation, Part 3: Validating a checkbox group Parts 1 and 2 of this series explore the browser's built-in HTML & CSS form validation features and how to progressively enhance the experience by layering in JavaScript. This article continues the exploration, focusing on a use case not handled natively: a checkbox group.