Victor Loux Bookmarks Tag: browser

21 bookmarks tagged “browser

Why are hyperlinks blue?

blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/deep-dives/why-are-hyperlinks-blue/
We took a deep dive into the history of interfaces and link designs over the years to track down the origin of the blue link we know today.

Beyond Console.log() – Level up Your Debugging Skills - SitePoint

sitepoint.com/beyond-console-log-level-up-your-debugging-skills/
console.log() is a great tool, but your browser's developer tools can do so much more. Learn how to take your coding and debugging to the next level.

A fresh new avenue for Google to kill your SaaS startup | Gonzalo Sainz-Trápaga | Medium

gomox.medium.com/google-safe-browsing-can-kill-your-startup-7d73c474b98d
Google Safe Browsing is a Google program that can blacklist any website or SaaS application in Google Chrome and other browsers and platforms.

PDF: Still Unfit for Human Consumption, 20 Years Later

nngroup.com/articles/pdf-unfit-for-human-consumption/
Research spanning 20 years proves PDFs are problematic for online reading. Yet they’re still prevalent and users continue to get lost in them. They’re unpleasant to read and navigate and remain unfit for digital-content display.

Paint the Picture, Not the Frame: How Browsers Provide Everything Users Need · An A List Apart Article

alistapart.com/article/paint-the-picture-not-the-frame
Designer Eric Bailey makes a case for leaving key accessibility features to the browser to ensure the most accessible experience.

Why I’m done with Chrome – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering

blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2018/09/23/why-im-leaving-chrome/
This blog is mainly reserved for cryptography, and I try to avoid filling it with random "someone is wrong on the Internet" posts. After all, that's what Twitter is for! But from time to time something bothers me enough that I have to make an exception. Today I wanted to write specifically about Google Chrome,…

Introducing the JavaScript Internationalization API – Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog

hacks.mozilla.org/2014/12/introducing-the-javascript-internationalization-api/
Firefox 29 issued half a year ago, so this post is long overdue. Nevertheless I wanted to pause for a second to discuss the Internationalization API first shipped on desktop ...

wingify/across-tabs: Easy communication between cross-origin browser tabs

github.com/wingify/across-tabs
Safely enables cross-origin communication among different browser tabs. Uses PostMessage API for communication.