Writing — Page 22

Las Vegas in June — the Strip at night, the desert heat, the casinos, and the particular energy of a city that operates at full volume around the clock.

Practical tips for front-end performance optimization — from writing clean and efficient code to image and asset optimization, lazy loading, and reducing unnecessary server requests.

A look at how front-end development has evolved from table layouts and inline styles to responsive design, component frameworks, and the modern web — with a peek at where it might be heading next.

One of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes, built in 1880 on Lake Michigan north of Racine — tours available and the grounds are always open.

A case for eliminating else from your code — why it leads to cleaner refactors, pairs well with small named functions, and makes logic easier to read and understand.

A Shawnee National Forest spillway in southern Illinois where river otters, beavers, and pileated woodpeckers appear with surprising regularity.

A link to an Ample blog post covering the key questions to ask when selecting a static site generator — comparing common SSGs to help you pick the right one for your next project.

Thoughts on a CSS-Tricks post about headless WordPress — when it makes sense, why the broader WordPress community may not benefit from it, and how tools like Strattic can bring Jamstack benefits without the developer overhead.

A CSS-Tricks tip on the difference between target="blank" and target="_blank" — and how the version without the underscore lets you reuse the same tab across multiple link clicks.