Web Weekly #14
The Illusion of Speed
A really fascinating article how the brain perceives speed and how to use it in your app. It is possible to fool your brain to make a website feel faster than it actually is. Perceived reality!
Functional Mixins
This is a great read and brings upp some very interesting points regarding function mixins vs class inheritance. If you do not know the differences or understand the benefits of either this is a must read. The article is part of a series, if you do have time, start from the beginning.
HTML Imports
A developer’s experience using HTML Import. Of course the writer is biased towards HTML Import but I think they bring up some valid points. HTML Import is something, I think, should be a web standard. Just think about it. It is possible to include CSS with the link tag to a document, it is possible to include JavaScript to a document with the script tag; but it is not possible to include HTML to another document.
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Webpack 3
I cannot say I am an experienced Webpack user but what the core team is doing is quite impressive. Now they also promise faster releases and shorter beta periods. Great news! To see the full list of changes in Webpack 3 read this article.
Handle DOM Events
I cannot believe I did not know about this before. This is such a convenient way to add event listeners and much more efficient at reducing the memory consumption. It shows how much we can learn from each other by sharing. Keep sharing my friends!
HTML Modules
This is a good follow up article to the previous link about HTML Imports. The only browser that today supports HTML Imports is Chrome. The other browsers have said they want to wait for JavaScript Modules to be standardised. Also, HTML Imports and JavaScript Modules have many things in common so it could make sense to build them on top of each other. HTML Modules might be the solution. It still has many quirks and it is not for sure how they will actually work but this thread is a good starting point. Subscribe if you are interested to hear about the progress!
My name is Emil Billberg and I work as a Web Developer at Apegroup where I help companies create beautiful digital things. We are a design and technology studio in Stockholm. Want to know more about how we work? Read more at our website.
