The State of the Web

(November 19, 2020) Rick meets with Steve Souders, who created the HTTP Archive project 10 years ago this month, to talk about its origins and reflect on it's growth. They're also joined by Patrick Meenan, creator of WebPageTest and maintainer of HTTP Archive, along with Paul Calvano, past State of the Web guest and also a maintainer of HTTP Archive. For links to everything we discussed → https://goo.gle/3nfhjfA

(February 5, 2020) In this episode of the State of the Web, Rick Viscomi talks with Brad Frost (Web Designer and author of Atomic Design) about design systems highlighting web design, material design, and more. Let's get started!  For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/3jqkq36 

(January 8 , 2020) In this episode of the State of the Web, Rick Viscomi talks with Marcy Sutton (Head of Learning at Gatsby Inc) about web accessibility. Learn about what accessibility means, the impact of the Domino's ruling, and more in this episode. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video → https://goo.gle/2B37mPY

(November 6, 2019) Rick and Doug talk about the best practices for including video on your page and some reasons you might actually *not* want to include video. It may seem like a daunting task given the array of configuration and hosting options, but, like images, there are simple best practices to ensure that there is a healthy balance between visual quality and the user experience. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video → https://goo.gle/32uWF47

(October 2, 2019) In this episode of the State of the Web, Rick Viscomi talks with Ben Morss (Developer Advocate at Google) about AMP. Learn how and why AMP got started, why you might want to use it on your website, and what new features are in its pipeline. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/2ZM1Nxt    

(September 4, 2019) Developing for the global web is so much more than just translating content into multiple languages. In this episode of the State of the Web, Rick Viscomi (Developer Programs Engineer at Google) sits down with Andrey Sitnik (Lead Frontend Engineer at Evil Martians) to talk about considerations for globalization and the tools available to web developers. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/2Z5dYq6

(June 5, 2019)   Rick Viscomi and Colin Bendell (CTO Office at Cloudinary) discuss the state of images. Colin explains the basics like the conventional wisdom of choosing file formats, how to fine tune image quality, and serving responsive images. Rick and Colin also discuss some of the more advanced topics like the roles of human biology, automation, and security. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/3e22M2A

(July 3, 2019) When we pull stats about the state of the web, like the percent of websites adopting HTTPS or the median amount of image bytes per page, these figures come from web transparency datasets on BigQuery like the HTTP Archive and Chrome UX Report. In this video, Rick Viscomi and Felipe Hoffa (BigQuery Developer Advocate) talk about the capabilities of BigQuery and how to get started with it. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/2C3kWD1

(April 3, 2019)   Rick Viscomi and Jen Simmons (CSS Working Group, Mozilla) discuss the process of CSS standardization and the evolution of how developers style the web. For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/3dZ4rps

(May 1, 2019)   Rick chats with Adam Argyle (Design Advocate at Google) about the role of design systems in modern web development and how they can change the dynamics between designer and developer. Adam also talks about his tool VisBug and how it "makes any webpage feel like an artboard". For more info about everything discussed in this video, check out the original video→ https://goo.gle/30DdbxK