Is carbon the right metric for developers to optimize?
Developers need metrics that are consistent and easy to optimize, but carbon intensity varies in time and space. So when is it a useful metric for developers to consider?
Awareness Grows – “Weightless” Virtual World has a Mass
In the early history of particle physics, the neutrino was proposed by Wolfgang Pauli in 1930. At the time, nobody thought this particle had a mass – it was just “spin.” Imagine a…
Notre approche pour atténuer l’empreinte écologique d’IndieHosters
Dans cet article nous allons aborder ensemble le versant écologique des actions du collectif. Nous y partageons notamment nos réflexions et pratiques en cours et à venir.
Argos: Comparing the Energy Consumption of Two Web Stacks
Does an app in Node.js/Rails consume more energy than the same app in Vanilla.js+WebComponents/React.js? We've used Argos, our energy footprint calculator, to find out.
NY WebPerf Sept '22 - Performance Mistakes - An HTTP Archive Deep Dive
Performance Mistakes …an HTTP Archive Deep Dive Performance Architect @Etsy Paul Calvano @paulcalvano https://httparchive.org 3 How the HTTP Archive Works ● ...
Do you want to learn ethical web development? Here you have a list that contains some of the best books, paid and free courses and YouTube videos to get you started fast!
I've always had a pretty simple success criteria for myself as a human, and for Wholegrain Digital as a business. Success for me means that the world is better off because we exist. If successful, whatever resources we take or harm we do will be outweighed by the contributions we make.
Unconscious Biases That Get In The Way Of Inclusive Design — Smashing Magazine
Throughout the research and design processes, our unconscious biases are the greatest risk to delivering inclusive experiences. From who we include and exclude in our research to how we plan and conduct research, it’s crucial that we understand how our unacknowledged biases can perpetuate systems of exclusion.
Accessibility is a holistic practice that touches every aspect of creating a digital experience. This means it is also a backend web development consideration…
Performance Budgets: The Easiest Way to a Faster Site - Calibre
Until you set specific goals, it’s not clear what metric you want to improve, how you’ll do it, and who’s in charge of getting it there. Learn how to set performance budgets to meet and maintain your speed goals.
How Designers Destroyed the World - Mike Monteiro, at USI
Information and subscription on http://www.usievents.comMike Monteiro run Mule Design Studio. He came to USI to talk about moral responsibility in its job.De...
On August 22nd, I got an email out of the blue from Apple that notified me that I had a new App Review message. It was for my app, WorldAnimals, a light-hearted game for guessing animal onomatopoeia sounds in different languages.Usually, you receive a message after you submit a new version to the...
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
Will Serving Real HTML Content Make A Website Faster? Let's Experiment! - WebPageTest Blog
In this post, Scott runs WebPageTest Pro Experiments on several popular websites to see how serving more meaningful HTML will impact their upfront performance.
GIFs Without the .gif: The Most Performant Image and Video Options Right Now | CSS-Tricks
So you want an auto-playing looping video without sound? In popular vernacular this is the very meaning of the word GIF. The word has stuck around but the
Métavers : les défis à relever pour cette doublure numérique du monde réel
Présenté comme un secteur révolutionnaire par les géants de la tech qui veulent en tirer profit, le métavers ne fait pas l'unanimité. Plusieurs défis doivent être relevés dans les prochaines années pour convaincre le grand public et les régulateurs.
Endangered elements are a big risk for the world – here’s why
Everything on Earth is made from 90 chemical elements – but some of them are endangered elements that could get used up, the European Chemical Society warns.
Intégration vidéo : pourquoi réfléchir avant d'utiliser un player YouTube sur son site web - Temesis
Rassurez-vous : nous n’allons pas parler respect de la vie privée, bien que la tentation soit forte (notre pôle RGPD Temesis est plus qualifié que moi pour intervenir sur cette problématique). …
Empreinte carbone d'un e-mail : mythes, réalités et solutions
Loin des mythes, découvrez la vraie empreinte carbone d'un email et 3 conseils pour la réduire (et que vider votre boite mail ne sert à rien, enfin presque)