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🌐 Browsers do all sorts of things under the hood, including not only how they fetch resources like images and scripts from the server but also how they prioritize them. Chrome and Safari have implemented a “Tight Mode” that constrains which resources are loaded and in what order, though their approaches differ drastically. ↬ With so little information available on Tight Mode, Geoff Graham offers a high-level explanation of what it is, what triggers it, and how it is treated differently in major browsers: https://buff.ly/40bz1G0

💬 Product drops and sales are a great way to increase revenue, but these events can result in traffic spikes that affect a site’s availability and performance. To prevent website crashes, you’ll have to make sure that the sites you design can handle large numbers of server requests at once. Let’s discuss how! https://buff.ly/4a9FcPe

We, as human beings, don’t worry too much about making sure the connections land at the right point. Our brain just works that way, declaratively. However, for building AI, we need to be more explicit. Atila Fassina breaks down the concepts that make AI tick. Learn how data is stored and correlated and how the relationships are built so that an algorithm can learn how to interpret that data. Let’s dive in! https://buff.ly/407OarT

Searching for the most flexible front-end workflows and toolkits, it’s easy to forget how powerful some of the fundamentals on the web have become these days. ↬ A journey through new front-end features and what they are capable of: https://lnkd.in/eaN3Hmg2

Our Person of the Week is a UX research and design leader, specializing in building communities, scaling marketplaces, and mentoring. Drumrolls, please, for... Kevin Hawkins! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Kevin Hawkins! 💖 #smashingcommunity

Our Person of the Week is a Growth Advisor who loves to share her knowledge about product-led growth, UX, and leadership. Please give a warm round of applause for... Kate Syuma! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Kate! 💖 #smashingcommunity

🌟 What turns a good design project into an incredible one? For web and product designers, it’s not just about adding more animations and flair. Olivia De Alba shares 3 approaches with practical examples that will reframe your process and elevate your work: https://buff.ly/4fnwqxW

✨ 10 years after scroll-driven animations were proposed, they’re finally here — this time, they’re different. No JS, no dependencies, no libraries. Just pure CSS running off the main thread, delivering smooth, high-performance, GPU-accelerated experiences: https://buff.ly/41vJle0

🌈 SVG arcs demystified! Akshay Gupta explains how to master radii, rotation, and arc direction to create stunning curves. Make arcs a powerful part of your SVG toolkit for creating more dynamic, intricate designs with confidence: https://buff.ly/3D8ETI8

⚙️ Forms are already notoriously tough to customize and style — to the extent that we’re already starting to see new ideas for more flexible control. But what we don’t often discuss is designing good-form experiences beyond validation. That’s what Jima Victor discusses in his article, focusing specifically on creating multi-step forms that involve navigation between sections: https://buff.ly/3Vmcm7Y