The JavaScript landscape is undergoing a period of intense architectural introspection. As the web platform matures, the tools we use to build it are shifting from incremental improvements to foundational rewrites. From the high-stakes migration of the Bun runtime to the ongoing debate over the necessity of polyfills, the community is currently defining the next […]
JavaScript SpeechSynthesis API
As the web continues to be the medium for all users, standards bodies need to continue to provide new APIs to enrich user experience and accessibility. One underused API for unsighted users is speechSynthesis, an API to programmatically direct the browser to audibly speak any arbitrary string. The Code You can direct the browser to […]
Another Stab at the Perfect CSS Pie Chart… Sans JavaScript! | CSS-Tricks
Recently, Juan Diego RodrÃguez published an excellent article exploring how far CSS can be pushed to build a semantic and customizable pie chart while keeping JavaScript to a minimum. Citing Juan himself: In this article, we’ll try making the perfect pie chart in CSS. That means avoiding as much JavaScript as possible while addressing major headaches that […]