Take SectionHeader as an example. This UI component is used to communicate the structure on the page and group content together. We mark this component to be an accessibility heading in the component code so it is accessible in all screens that contain this component. We invested in automated accessibility testing and linting to run […]
You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long list of potential blocks that you can insert into this page: This kind of “insert block” user interface concept is showing up in almost every blogging tool, web […]
Although Swift 5.5’s new concurrency system is becoming backward compatible in Xcode 13.2, some of the built-in system APIs that make use of these new concurrency features are still only available on iOS 15, macOS Monterey, and the rest of Apple’s 2021 operating systems. For example, if we try to use the new async/await-favored version […]
At WWDC21, Apple introduced a new SwiftUI API that enables us to attach refresh actions to any view, which in turn now gives us native support for the very popular pull-to-refresh mechanism. Let’s take a look at how this new API works, and how it also enables us to build completely custom refreshing logic as […]
A few weeks ago we launched a new marketing project for HEY.com at dumpsterfire.email. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a flaming dumpster with a printer and conveyor. You email [email protected], it prints out your email, and drops it into the rolling flames on a livestream. Simple, right? What follows is far more than […]
January 13, 2020 ∞https://marco.org/2020/01/13/macos-low-power-mode-redux In light of today’s rumor that a Pro Mode may be coming that seems to offer benefits in the opposite direction,1 I wanted to re-make the case for a Low Power Mode on macOS — and explain why now is the time. Modern hardware constantly pushes thermal and power limits, trying […]
In recent years instagram.com has seen a lot of changes — we’ve launched stories, filters, creation tools, notifications, and direct messaging as well as a myriad of other features and enhancements. However, as the product grew, a side effect was that our web performance began to slow. Over the last year we made a conscious […]
In recent years instagram.com has seen a lot of changes — we’ve launched stories, filters, creation tools, notifications, and direct messaging as well as a myriad of other features and enhancements. However, as the product grew, a side effect was that our web performance began to slow. Over the last year we made a conscious […]
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