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Design this bad should sicken developers – but it's the rest of us who end up feeling queasy

Analysis of the usability of WebTV, including user interface guidelines for designing cross-platform Web pages that are considerate of WebTV users

Comparing the nature of the Web as a medium when accessed through television sets and when accessed through computers, concluding that the level of user engagement is a main differentiator

The tale of the just-departed Rodriguez is a story of technology and culture shaping a musician’s life. And we’re all a little better that it did.

AI-engineered tools can be an incredibly useful tool to improve the SRE incident management pillar of practice.

A cloud native architecture brings many benefits, but the complexity makes it hard to maintain performance, and security and diagnose problems when they arise.

Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object: the trail. If you haven’t heard the first episode yet you should totally go back and listen. It’s a lot of fun. 99% Invisible Trail Mix Episode 548 Trail Mix PlayPause Add to QueueRemove from Queue Download We’re

Bluetooth-enabled location trackers such as Tiles and AirTags aren’t just a helpful way to find missing luggage or a misplaced wallet—they can also be easily slipped surreptitiously into a bag or car, allowing stalkers and abusers unprecedented access to a person’s location without their knowledge...

The Web is a cognitive medium; the user owns the navigation and won't wait for emotional brand messages. Product sites and classifieds have value; most ads get puny click-through and few customers

Keeping old content alive will more than double the value of a site and only cost a small investment in content gardening. Removed pages equal lost users.

Many modern browser features were actually introduced back in the 1990s in ways that'll surely surprise you.

New technology and conventions have led to several new classes of usability problems in Web design.

I was reading this list of the 10 biggest web design mistakes in 1999, and it was a good read on what drove people crazy back then, and considering how those sins have changed over time. Let's take a look at a few choice quotes. Don't pollute my screen with

The evolution of Apache Arrow — a popular open source, multilanguage toolbox for faster data interchange and in-memory processing — creates new opportunities for improved real-time analytics.

In this post, we will describe how we built an eBPF-powered agent to monitor networking traffic within our Kubernetes clusters.

I want to share with you a quick way to make illustrations on your website work in both light and dark mode: .dark .invert-on-dark { filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg); } Try it! Toggle dark mode in the navigation bar and see the cover photo swi...

Metrics, traces and logs don't make much sense when we're looking at Terraform. So what does?

A successful and continuous testing strategy demands a careful balance between various types of tests. This article explains how.

I got a new Pixel 7 last week and have started the tedious process of moving over to a new phone. One of the more painful chores in moving from one phone to another is moving the Google Authenticator app and all of the two factor codes to the new phone. My partner Nick told […]

I have mentioned how to build a simple API gateway in the previous article, I will implement an API Gateway and two microservices with unit…

The halting problem is why we can't have nice things.

Identity security is undeniably the need of the hour. However, CISOs may need to help convince their executives. Here’s what they need to know.

These tools mean more development work can get done, and IT can spend more time on other priorities.

By changing the way software is developed and maintained, generative AI could allow engineers to spend more time brainstorming and developing, and spend less time on troubleshooting.

Existential Comics is an extremely nerdy webcomic about philosophers, written and drawn by Corey Mohler, a software engineer(!). My favorite Existential Comics strip is titled Is a Hotdog a Sandwic…

This transformation envisions streamlined, automated processes as products optimized for user experience and efficiency.