Internet & Web
Human-Centered Design Through AI-Assisted Usability Testing: Reality Or Fiction? — Smashing Magazine
The most reliable way to meet user needs is through extensive usability research. However, scaling can be a challenge, especially if a researcher needs to personally e-meet every participant. When left to their own devices, participants also tend to provide incomplete answers. Could parts of this interaction be automated to help researchers gather more data…
How To Manage Multiple Websites On WordPress
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Many sites worldwide use it for good reasons: It extensibility means that you can build more than just a website; its open-source nature means you own your site, and it tends to rank pretty well in search engines. Your only limit when it…
Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com
Note: This post gets into the last few weeks of American politics. If that’s not your cup of tea, or if that’s a stressful topic for you, please feel free to skip this one. (Also, it’s a bit long. Sorry about that.) Last week, I finished my tenure as a designer at 18F. I want…
Here are the best streaming service deals available right now
It being winter and all, there’s a high probability that many of us are spending more time bingeing TV shows and movies indoors than we might otherwise. And while it’s true that most streaming services don’t cost much in comparison to most of the tech we cover, we all know monthly subscription fees have a…
Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?
SEMrush and Ahrefs are among the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies have been in business for years and have thousands of customers per month. If you’re a professional SEO or trying to do digital marketing on your own, at some point you’ll likely consider using a tool to help with your…
Best Windows laptops for 2025: Our top pick lasts longer than the M4 MacBook Pro
The best Windows laptops run an impressive gamut, from Qualcomm-powered workhorses that refuse to die to dual-display stunners and subtle gaming stations. (Some of them, dare we say, will tempt even the most devoted Apple Macbook disciples.) Users who need a new laptop for everyday productivity, creativity, or entertainment have no shortage of options. And…
Mapping India: How Google Designed a User-Centric Navigation Experience | Web Designer Depot
Building Google Maps for India wasn’t just about technology—it was about truly understanding how people navigate a country as complex and diverse as this. Unlike cities with orderly grids, India’s roads are often winding, unmarked, or informal. And the way people think about directions? It’s as human as it gets: “Take a left at the…
Typecasting And Viewport Transitions In CSS With Tan(atan2()) | CSS-Tricks
We’ve been able to get the length of the viewport in CSS since… checks notes… 2013! Surprisingly, that was more than a decade ago. Getting the viewport width is as easy these days as easy as writing 100vw, but what does that translate to, say, in pixels? What about the other properties, like those that take a percentage,…
ZEISS Demonstrates the Power of Scalable Workflows with Ampere Altra and SpinKube — SitePoint
Snapshot Challenge The cost of maintaining a system capable of processing tens of thousands of near-simultaneous requests, but which spends greater than 90 percent of its time in an idle state, cannot be justified. Containerization promised the ability to scale workloads on demand, which includes scaling down when demand is low. Maintaining many pods among…
Time To First Byte: Beyond Server Response Time — Smashing Magazine
Optimizing web performance means looking beyond surface-level metrics. Time to First Byte (TTFB) is crucial, but improving it requires more than tweaking server response time. Matt Zeunert breaks down what TTFB is, what causes its poor score, and why reducing server response time alone isn’t enough for optimization and often won’t be the most impactful…