I was recently shown the CSS Tricks article, Lazy load embedded YouTube videos, and holy heck is it clever. The gist is that it loads the HTML content inside srcdoc instead of src. In this case, the content is a link to the video. It also lazy loads the image (performance!). I went a tiny… Continue reading Lazy loading YouTube gets a bit meta
Category: Javascript
Designing with OSS: Getting started
As few months ago, I decided to make an effort to see how much of my job I can do using only OSS (Open Source Software). I wanted to share my experience so far and welcome any tips/help you can share with me. This first post is about how I got started with a new… Continue reading Designing with OSS: Getting started
Code retreat!?!?
I did a code retreat today for the first time. It was educational, super difficult, and cruel which is comparable to riding my city bike in the middle of an ice storm wearing swim trunks. We wrote JS versions of Conway’s Game of Life in pairs. Four times. With only 45 minutes each time. We had… Continue reading Code retreat!?!?
JS fitness
It’s time for me to make a daily effort (God help me) to get my Javascript skills in shape. Right now, my JS skills are super lazy and spend all day watching old soap operas, drinking syrup, and eating donut cheetos pie. To do that, I’m gonna do a thing with Javascript daily. Some might be… Continue reading JS fitness