What Happened to the Webmaster

Why webmasters fade away, but their spirit is here to stay.

The Browser Engine That Could

The one engine that started small, but became everything.

Web History: Birth

The first chapter in a new ongoing series about web history.

From designing interfaces to designing systems

How it came to the concept known as design systems.

Wait, what’s a bookmarklet?

How a tiny browser quirk became a tool for decades.

We’ve been waiting 20 years for this

“The indie web may be back, likely in a way we least expect.”

The analog web

“What you create on the web can be whatever you want it to be.”

Where does SEO come from?

From early web discovery to the SEO industry of today.

“The web wasn’t built by solo tech geniuses, or finance firms, or luminaries with grand promises. It was time, and energy, compounded by millions of people. Collective action will be what brings us to the next era of the web.”

Progressive enhancement brings everyone in

“An idea that has lasted for two decades, and will continue.”