666: What Are the Evils of the Web Platform?

Show DescriptionChris reflects on CSS Day in Amsterdam, allowing languages to grow with nonstandard elements, naming things continues to be hard, shapes are going to get weird on the web, HTML includes get stirred up, thoughts on CSS mixins, and Dave's blogging about resizing text fun. Listen on Website →Links Understanding CSS corner-shape and the Power of the Superellipse – Frontend Masters Blog CSS Functions and Mixins Module explainers/declarative-partial-document-updates.md at main · noamr/explainers · GitHub Houdini APIs - Web APIs | MDN Inverse text-sizing based on text-length with attr() - daverupert.com Fit-to-Width Text: A New Technique inverse text-sizing with attr - bigtext.js style - contenteditable dealio ShopTalk Show | creating Podcasts about building websites | Patreon Sponsors

Show DescriptionBrad and Ian stop by to chat about their new course, The Complete Guide to Design Tokens, what happens if you don't use design tokens on projects, what the ideal outcome is for building and designing with design tokens, how many colors is enough, what about refactoring, and does Figma or code win the argument? Listen on Website →GuestsBrad FrostGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialDesign system consultant, web designer, speaker, writer, musician, and artist located in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. Ian FrostGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialFront-end architect, technical lead, and consultant who loves to help level up developers. Links Design Tokens Course with Brad Frost and Ian Frost Dotdash Meredith - America's Largest Digital & Print Publisher Nord Design System React Aria Style Dictionary | Style Dictionary Sponsors

Show DescriptionWe're chatting with Peter Pistorius about the change they made from RedwoodJS to RedwoodSDK, how it's going to handle routing, some new marketing ideas for RedwoodSDK, how RedwoodSDK's principles are informed by where Peter's from, choosing to go all in on Cloudflare, how the community has responded, and plans for monetization. Listen on Website →GuestsPeter PistoriusGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialWorking on RedwoodSDK Links peterp (Peter Pistorius) · GitHub GitHub - peterp/Blackspace: Add blank spaces to OS X's Dock Billable: Billing Made Simple. Period. RedwoodJS RedwoodSDK | The React Framework for Cloudflare Miniflare · Cloudflare Workers docs Plugins | Vite HTMLRewriter · Cloudflare Workers docs Sponsors

Show DescriptionJake Archibald joins us to discuss HTML includes, potential solutions, and the implications of introducing such a feature. We talk about security concerns, performance implications, and community feedback regarding HTML imports. Listen on Website →GuestsJake ArchibaldGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialEngineer at Shopify. Once swam to the end of an infinity pool. Links Off The Main Thread podcast blink-dev - Google Groups Sponsors

Show DescriptionJen Simmons stops by to talk about new CSS and Safari features like Form Control Styling, Declarative Web Push, Typography, contrast-color(), and more. Listen on Website →GuestsJen SimmonsGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialSafari & WebKit Evangelist. Member of the CSS Working Group. Webmaster since 1996. Links webkit.org Safari Release Notes WCAG 2.0 contrast-color() function APCA Color Contrast Tool Color.js Release Lea Verou’s page on color contrast Declarative Web Push Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS CSS Forms Level 1 Specification in Progress <input type="color" colorspace="display-p3" alpha> line-height units Home | Open UI text-wrap: pretty margin-trim CSS shape() function Two Lines of Cross-Document View Transitions Code Sponsors

Show DescriptionHow it all comes back to the why column, dark patterns, privacy and tracking, getting emails forever from one purchase, how to be bold with communication while still being respectful, HTMHell, CSS mistakes, are we anti-JSON, and the state of FitVid in 2025. Listen on Website →Links Markup from hell - HTMHell Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS [CSS Working Group Wiki] JSON Editing Douglas Crockford on JSON Fluid Video Plugin Sponsors

Show DescriptionFresh off his Megaman Streamathon, Mat Marquis joins us to talk about becoming a professional Twitch streamer, creating a JavaScript course, his thoughts on the design and content of said course, a brief moment on Linux in 2025, and attempts to make the web weird and fun again. Listen on Website →GuestsMat MarquisGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialMy goal is to ensure that your content can reach any user, in any browsing context—regardless of the size of their screen, the speed of their internet connection, the age of their device, or the combination of browsers and assistive technologies they use to experience the web. Links I’m Mat. I make websites. Wilto (Mat Marquis) · GitHub Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@[email protected]) - Front-End Social Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@wil.to) — Bluesky WiltoStreams - Live Streaming JavaScript for Web Designers Learn JavaScript CodeMirror Text Editor JavaScript Playground JavaScript for Everyone Premium Courses Paul Irish Profile Robin Sloan Framework Laptop 16 DIY Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic Trailer #1 Sponsors

Show DescriptionHow much would you pay for new users, initial thoughts on Figma's announcements, CSS carousel follow up, favicon easter eggs, how do you prepare for an internship, and why aren't more developers using logical properties? Listen on Website →Links Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor Figma Sites Figma Make Figjam Are CSS Carousels Accessible? Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor Figma Sites: Design, Prototype & Publish Your Next Website Creative Design Tools Collaborative Whiteboard Presentation Creation AI-Powered Design Tools Learn to Code Faster Introducing Web Awesome Prioritization Advocacy axe Accessibility Tools Todoist Task Management Sponsors

Show DescriptionDo we sound drunk on Shorts? What speed do you listen to your podcasts at? Happy Birthday to Dave, Roblox scams, having silly fun on the web, Crashlands 2 released, a Balatro moment, non-standard browser use testing, and color-mix follow up. Listen on Website →Links The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun Don't let your voice be flattened by the über theme - daverupert.com Crashlands 2 Adam Coster: Crashlands 2 Balatro University jQuery Reunion SponsorsWebflow x GSAP Community ChallengeGSAP and ALL the plugins are now FREE for everyone thanks to Webflow (even for commercial projects)! The SplitText plugin has had a complete rewrite (half the size, accessible, and smarter text splitting). To celebrate: a community challenge all through May. Make something fun and win merch! One prompt each week featuring a different (previously paid) plugin.

Show DescriptionWe're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire. Listen on Website →Links Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog Zen Browser Horse Browser Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser Opera GX | Gaming Browser | Opera Thorium Browser Mullvad Browser Fast and Private Web Browser DuckDuckGo Microsoft Edge Download OpenAI Chrome Acquisition Mozilla on U.S. v. Google HTML5 CSS3 Support Opera Air | Mindful Browser Opera Mini Download Hotwire Drawer Component CodePen Circle Discord Zulip Netlify Support Forums Retro Photo app Media Diet – Chris Coyier Sponsors