Smashing Magazine

📊 Struggling with a slow Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)? Newly introduced by Google, LCP subparts help you pinpoint where page load delays come from. Now included in the Chrome UX Report, this data provides real visitor insights to speed up your site and boost rankings. ↬ Matt Zeunert unpacks what LCP subparts are, what they mean for your website speed, and how you can measure them: https://buff.ly/F716PH8

🚀 Modern frameworks are supposed to help speed up development while providing modern tools and a developer-friendly workflow. In theory, this is great and makes a lot of sense. In reality, Kevin Leary has found that they cause far more problems than they solve. This ultimately leads to the big question: why are modern theme frameworks so popular, and do they really benefit developers in the long run? https://buff.ly/W9iAXR3

🔍 Effective data storytelling isn’t a black box. By integrating UX research and psychology, you can craft more impactful and persuasive narratives. ↬ Victor Yocco & Angelica Lo Duca propose a five-step framework for creating data stories that resonate with audiences on both a cognitive and emotional level: https://buff.ly/41yBoV4

🕵️♂️ The OWASP vulnerabilities list is the perfect starting point for web developers looking to strengthen their security expertise. ↬ Let’s unravel with Eric Burel how these vulnerabilities materialize in full-stack web applications and how to prevent them: https://buff.ly/4i1NFH3

Optimizing web performance means looking beyond surface-level metrics. Time to First Byte (TTFB) is crucial, but improving it requires more than tweaking server response time. ↬ In this article, you’ll learn more about what TTFB truly is, what causes its poor score, and why reducing server response time alone isn’t enough for optimization and often won’t be the most impactful change you can make to your website: https://lnkd.in/eGrBa96u (Article is kindly sponsored by DebugBear 💖)

🧩 The concept of a monolithic application has become increasingly rare in modern web development. Today’s apps are composed of multiple specialized services, each handling specific aspects of functionality — a shift shaped by decades of evolving data transfer methods between systems. Let’s explore this journey and see how it shapes modern architectures, particularly in the context of headless CMS solutions: https://buff.ly/42Fhrga

🚀 Design systems play a crucial role in today’s digital landscape, providing a blueprint for consistent and user-friendly interfaces. But there’s another tool that deserves equal attention: the digital playbook. Let’s turn the page: https://buff.ly/40SXDVi

🎯 We are getting spoiled with so many new features involving animations with CSS, from scroll-driven animations to view transitions and more. But it’s the small ease-of-life features that often make the biggest impact! Brecht De Ruyte puts two features on display: @starting-style and transition-behavior — two properties that are absolutely welcome additions to your everyday work with CSS animations: https://buff.ly/4hud3Wd

🌐 Is open source the backbone of modern software development? Drawing on his deep involvement in both community- and company-driven open source initiatives, Alvaro Saburido delves into the current state and challenges of OSS authoring, sharing valuable lessons learned through firsthand experience with its diverse approaches: https://buff.ly/4gZ2Lgg

✨ A once-revered perk of some tech workplaces, the status of ‘side project time’ seems to have slipped in recent years. Frederick O’Brien believes it deserves a comeback. What do you think? https://buff.ly/3Wnu6ke