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    • Documenting Complexity

    2022

    code Documenting Complexity
    Web Platform toggleAttribute and ARIA properties
    7 min read

    A case study of how design by committee puts the developer, and therefore the end-user, last.

    code Documenting Complexity
    Web Platform The EventListener interface
    3 min read

    This questionable API design turned out to not be a mistake after all, thanks to the inclusion of Web Components

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    Web Platform DOM Attribute Nodes
    4 min read

    An obscure corner of the spec lacking any practical use due to an unnecessary constraint.

    code Documenting Complexity
    Web Platform Part 1: DOM chaining | jQuery's not .done yet
    16 min read

    Mindset is shifting away from jQuery, yet the web platform is still lacking many of its fundamental features. In part one, we take a shot at making the native DOM interface fluent.