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Really fantastic writeup by @moh-kohn.eurosky.social about the power of HTML-first sites (and @astro.build!) My humble opinion is that 90% of websites don't need Next.js, React, or other hefty client-side frameworks—they just need static pages and the occasional form

mohkohn.co.ukHow building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnightMy client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...

@ky.fyi

15 June

This linked article—about a woman applying for housing benefits using the web browser on a PSP—is going to be in my head for awhile

shkspr.mobiThe unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTMLI've told this story at conferences - but due to the general situation I thought I'd retell it here. A few years ago I was doing policy research in a housing benefits office in London. They are singu...

@ky.fyi

"Go sit in an uncomfortable chair, in an uncomfortable location, and stare at an uncomfortably small screen with an uncomfortably outdated web browser. How easy is it to use the websites you've created?"

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Eric Peacock

@ericpeacock.design

15 June

In the old days I'd use the Lynx browser to see how badly the HTML structure's semantic foundation would hold up in a *text-only* browser. You can also disable CSS and JS to see if the site still works as plain HTML. This is good QC as it reveals all sorts of hidden things one can improve as well.