Chris Smith
Hello World
Hello. 👋 I'm Chris, a front-end web developer from the UK. I blog about front end web development, design and user experience. I've been making web pages since 1999 and blogging since 2008.
You can find me on CodePen, Mastodon and X (formerly Twitter). Come and say hello.
Latest blog posts
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Not enough or too much data
One of the most common tasks in front end development is requesting data from an endpoint with JavaScript and then using that data to create items in the HTML
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Please stop using flags to represent languages
It's really quite simple. What do flags represent? Yes, countries. Are countries and languages the same? Sometimes but often not.
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Why should we care about Web Accessibility?
In a nutshell, taking care of web accessibility makes our apps available to everybody, easier to use, easier to test, easier to sell and safe from negative publicity and lawsuits.
- Learning TypeScript
- Rebranding Tips - Part 4 - Typography
- Rebranding Tips - Part 3 - Colours
- Rebranding Tips - Part 2 - Brand Names
- Rebranding Tips - Part 1 - Logos
- What to Validate on a Form