Unreliable tests are a living nightmare for anyone who writes automated tests or pays attention to the results. Flaky tests have even given folks nightmares and sleepless nights. In this article, Ramona Schwering shares her experiences to help you get out of this hell or avoid getting into it. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/flaky-tests-living-nightmare/
With many options comes many decisions, and it is easy to drown in all the many benefits of headless CMS. How do we approach evaluating these options? Let’s figure it out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/evaluating-headless/
A guide to vanilla JavaScript code snippets — with resources and lightweight libraries to help you solve a problem without a large overhead or third-party dependencies. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/vanilla-javascript-code-snippets/
Quick, constant change is a given on the web. It is often one of its greatest strengths. As ever, though, there is a balance to find. Although longevity takes a different form online, its value is immeasurable. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/guarding-against-disposable-design/
By systemizing the fundamentals of typography and space, and leaning into the inherent fluidity of the web, a free new CSS tool called Utopia offers an alternative to breakpoint-driven design. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/designing-developing-fluid-type-space-scales/
Let’s welcome the new month with some fresh wallpapers. Designed with love by artists and designers from across the globe, they are available with and without a calendar for April 2021. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-april-2021/
In this article, Michael Rispoli explains how he evaluated the decision of whether or not to adopt a serverless database for client projects. This decision will focus on three lenses: the functional aspects of the technology, the developer experience, and the business ramifications of adoption. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/choosing-new-serverless-database-technology-agency/
Today, we’ll look at SVG generators — for everything from SVG shapes and backgrounds to SVG path visualizers and SVG → JSX generators. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/svg-generators/
UX practitioners can play an important role in growing the UX maturity of the organizations and products they work with. This article, the second in a three-part series, presents two additional tactics that can be helpful for those working in organizations that have started engaging in UX, but are still at the lower to middle stages of maturity: knowledge sharing and mentorship. You can use these tactics stand alone, together, or in tandem with the ones covered previously. https://smashingmagazi
How do we get media performance right while staying within performance budgets? Let’s take a look at the recent stats and data around performance budgets, video playback performance issues and some techniques and tools to address these issues. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/boost-media-performance/