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The State of UX in 2020

We have seen a lot this year. After curating and sharing 2,411 links with 358,917 designers all around the world, we have identified a few of the trends our industry has been writing, talking, and thinking about. Here’s what to expect for UX in 2020. We have always talked about 2020 as an iconic year. […]

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Atomic Design by Brad Frost

We’re tasked with making interfaces for more users in more contexts using more browsers on more devices with more screen sizes and more capabilities than ever before. That’s a daunting task indeed. Thankfully, design systems are here to help. Atomic Design details all that goes into creating and maintaining robust design systems, allowing you to roll […]

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Web Almanac 2019: HTTP Archive’s annual state of the web report

Our mission is to combine the raw stats and trends of the HTTP Archive with the expertise of the web community. The Web Almanac is a comprehensive report on the state of the web, backed by real data and trusted web experts. It is comprised of 20 chapters spanning aspects of page content, user experience, […]

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How to read a WebPageTest Waterfall View chart

I often find myself looking at WebPageTest (WPT) waterfall charts, but as I seem to have the memory of a chimpanzee (not a goldfish, that’s a myth), I tend to forget some of the details and what they all mean. So I decided to pull together many bits of information into a single blog post I can refer to […]

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Free for developers

Developers and Open Source authors now have a massive amount of services offering free tiers, but it can be hard to find them all in order to make informed decisions. This is a list of software (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) and other offerings that have free tiers for developers. The scope of this particular list […]

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GeoLite2 Free Country and City Databases

GeoLite2 databases are free IP geolocation databases comparable to, but less accurate than, MaxMind’s GeoIP2 databases. The GeoLite2 Country, City, and ASN databases are updated weekly, every Tuesday. https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/#Databases

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Nielsen Norman Group Reports & Books

NN/g UX research reports include thousands of actionable, illustrated user experience guidelines for creating and improving your web, mobile, and intranet sites. Find research reports containing guidelines, best practices, case studies, and methodologies about these critical aspects of user experience design. https://www.nngroup.com/reports/

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Video JS The Player Framework

Video.js is an open source library for working with video on the web, also known as an HTML video player. Video.js is a free and open source HTML5 video player. https://videojs.com/

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How to Track External Links Clicks with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

There are several ways to track external links using addtional codding or link tracking tools. However there is a bigger question. Why would should you track outbound clicks? Here are list of reasons why you would track external links and outbound clicks: Understand what content you may need to add to your page to increase […]

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State of CSS 2019

In the web development family, JavaScript has developed a bit of a reputation as the angry, rebellious teenager going through a new phase every year and telling you you’re just too old to understand. CSS on the other hand has always been the studious, well-behaved kid who always stays polite and never makes a rash […]