iwebthings.joejenett.com
Oh - almost forgot! John, a linkylover for sure, just called me a “serendipity engine.” Color me flattered and thanks John - I think I do kinda resemble that remark.
Apple Annie’s Weblog · Diving into indiewebify.me & microformats, a series
Here’s a good walkthrough of adding microformats to your site, starting with h-card and moving on to h-entry.
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PURL: A Portable Content Store - Not Enough Neon
I need to wrap my head around the details of this approach, but it sounds like it might be something I could do here on my site (where I feel nervous about my current dependency on a database).
Close to the metal: web design and the browser
It seems like the misguided perception of needing to use complex tools and frameworks to build a website comes from a thinking that web browsers are inherently limited. When, in fact, browsers have evolved to a tremendous degree
HTML for People
This is excellent! A free web book (it’s a book! it’s a website!) that teaches you how to make a website from scratch:
I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
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Untapped – Using Simple Tools as a Radical Act of Independence
It would be much harder for a 15-year-old today to View Source and understand the code structure that built the website they’re on. Every site is layered with analytics, code snippets, javascript plugins, CMS data, and more.
This is why the simplicity of HTML and CSS now feels like a radical act. To build a website with just these tools is a small protest against platform capitalism: a way to assert sustainability, independence, longevity.
These are my jams · Paul Robert Lloyd
I like how Paul has recreated his own version of This Is My Jam and I really like how he’s done it with an HTML web component.
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Awareness
Turning accessibility awareness into action with HTML.
Command and control
HTML’s new `command` attribute on the `button` element could be a game-changer.
button invoketarget=”share”
An alternate route to a declarative version of the Web Share API.
Lost in calculation
A lazy option for responsive images is at hand.
HTML web components
Don’t replace. Augment.