Getting a good performance score from Google is hard for any website — but doing so for an online store is even harder. We achieved green scores — even several for mobile. Here is how we did it. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/front-end-performance-online-store-jewellerybox/
Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative has taken the SEO and Web Performance worlds by storm and many sites are busy optimizing their Page Experience to maximize the ranking factor. The Cumulative Layout Shift metric is causing trouble to a lot of sites, so let’s have a look at ways of addressing any issues for that metric. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/how-to-fix-cumulative-layout-shift-issues/
In this episode, we’re talking about React performance. What factors slow our React apps down, and how can we fix it? Drew McLellan talks to expert Ivan Akulov to find out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/smashing-podcast-episode-38/
Amazon allows visitors to display prices in their own currency. Thanks to ExchangeRatesApi.io, we can do the same for our online shops, providing a better experience to our customers. Let’s find out how. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/currency-convertor-exchangeratesapi/
What could be a better way to welcome June than with some colorful inspiration? Well, we might have something for you: wallpapers created with love by artists and designers from across the globe. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/05/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-june-2021/
In this article, we’ll be re-using the foundational WYSIWYG Editor built in the first article to build a commenting system for a WYSIWYG Editor that enables users to select text inside a document and share their comments on it. Let’s dig in! https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/05/commenting-system-wysiwyg-editor/
Meet useful Visual Studio Code extensions for web developers: little helpers to minimize slow-downs and frustrations, and boost developer’s workflow along the way. Recently, we’ve also covered CSS auditing tools, CSS generators and accessible front-end components — you might fi
While web builders have been around for a long time, it wasn’t until recently that they became practical for professional use. Closing the gap between design and code has become the north star for many companies and we are seeing a wave of tools that deliver on this promise. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/05/build-launch-responsive-websites-editorx/
Discover which SVG patterns we should avoid and which patterns are the most inclusive when comparing different combinations of OSs, browsers, and screen readers. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/05/accessible-svg-patterns-comparison/
Mistakes. These cruel villains do not even stop at the beautiful world of software development. But although we cannot avoid making mistakes, we can learn to undo them! This post will show the right tools for your daily work with Git. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/05/undoing-mistakes-git-part2/