Dynamic Datalist: Autocomplete from an API :: Aaron Gustafson
Great minds think alike! I have a very similar HTML web component on the front page of The Session called input-autosuggest.
Don’t tell me what my browser can’t do! by Christian Heilmann
A great piece by Christian on taking a responsible, customer-focused approach to building on the web.
You don’t have to support old browsers and terrible setups. But you are not allowed to block them out. It is a simple matter of giving a usable interface to end users. A button that does nothing when you click it is not a good experience. Test if the functionality is available, then create or show the button.
Yes, this is an argument for progressive enhancement. No, that does not mean you can’t use JavaScript.
You can absolutely expect JavaScript to be available on your end users computers in 2016. At the same time it is painfully naive to expect it to work under all circumstances.
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Software can be finished - Ross Wintle
There’s quite a crossover between resilience and longevity:
- Understand the requirements
- Keep scope small and fixed
- Reduce dependencies
- Produce static output
- Increase Quality Assurance
The present and potential future of progressive image rendering - JakeArchibald.com
When I set about writing this article, I intended it to be a strong argument for progressive rendering. But after digging into it, my feelings are less certain.
A Web Component UI library for people who love HTML | Go Make Things
I’m obviously biased, but I like the sound of what Chris is doing to create a library of HTML web components.
mirisuzanne/track-list: Enhance a list of audio tracks with playlist controls
This is very nice HTML web component by Miriam, progressively enhancing an ordered list of audio elements.
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