How to Stay Relevant

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1. HOW TO STAY RELEVANT
   #FOWD 04/14

2. PETER GASSTON
   @stopsatgreen
   broken-links.com

3. TECHNOLOGIST & FRONT-END LEAD
   rehabstudio.com

4. Desktop Tablet Mobile March 2008 March 2014

5. THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE

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7. “By anticipating what’s next, we can react to today’s concerns

   but also build long-term value for people and businesses.” //futurefriendlyweb.com/

8. CSS LAYOUTS
   grid layouts

9. GRID LAYOUT .parent { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr;

   grid-template-rows: 10em auto 40px; }

10. GRID LAYOUT .child { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; } 1

    2 3 4 2 3 4

11. GRID LAYOUT a b 1 2 3 4 2 3

    4 .a { grid-column: 2 / 4; } .b { grid-row: 1 span 3; }

12. GRID LAYOUT b a 1 2 3 4 2 3

    4 @media(foo) { .a, .b { grid-column: span 3; } .b { grid-row: 3; } }

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14. //bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/atomic-web-design/

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16. OOCSS BEM Java Applets Dynamic Drive React Fruit Machine jQuery

    UI Bootstrap Web Components

17. WEB COMPONENTS
    1. Custom Elements

18. “Everything is an element.” //polymer-project.org/docs/start/everything.html

19. <img src="foo.png"> <input type="range">

20. <google-maps latitude="" longitude=""> <ajax-call url="" on-response=""> <video is="video-camera">

21. <x-gif src="foo.gif"> //geelen.github.io/x-gif/

22. <x-gif src="foo.gif" ping-pong>

23. //coding.smashingmagazine.com/2014/03/04/introduction-to-custom-elements/

24. WEB COMPONENTS
    2. HTML Imports

25. <link rel="import" href="foo.html"> <g id="circles" fill="#000000"> <circle id="n" cx="50" cy="18.4"

    r="18.4"/> <circle id="ne" cx="72.4" cy="27.6" r="18.4"/> <circle id="e" cx="81.6" cy="50" r="18.4"/> <circle id="se" cx="72.4" cy="72.4" r="18.4"/> <circle id="s" cx="50" cy="81.6" r="18.4"/>

26. WEB COMPONENTS
    3. Shadow DOM

27. <input type="range"> ! ! ! ! ! <div> <div id="track">

    <div id="thumb"></div> </div> </div> </input>

28. WEB COMPONENTS <template> Mutation Observers Scoped Styles

29. ? ?

30. Platform / Polyfills Polymer Core Polymer Elements X-Tag Core Brick

    Polymer X-Tags //polymer-project.org/ //mozilla.github.io/brick/

31. THE OUTCOME Meaningful Markup Reusable Elements Consistent UI?

32. THE CHALLENGES Proliferation of crap Performance A11y & I18n

33. “Web components are just a tool that will enable you

    to write better… front end code. They are not a silver bullet that automagically makes everything work.” //soledadpenades.com/2014/03/25/web-components-silver-bullet/

34. REMEMBER THE BASICS

35. THE BASICS
    accessibility

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37. THE BASICS
    progressive enhancement

38. “When an elevator fails, it’s useless. When an escalator fails,

    it becomes stairs. We should be building escalators, not elevators.” //jakearchibald.com/2013/progressive-enhancement-still-important/

39. THE BASICS
    performance

40. //moto.oakley.com

41. “Oakley’s monster page of baubles.” //hawksworx.com/blog/oakleys-monster-page-of-baubles/

42. 471 HTTP requests 85.4MB page weight 2'45" DOMContentLoaded 4'10" Load

43. 47 percent expect a web page to load in two

    seconds or less. 40 percent abandon a website that takes longer than three seconds to load. //blog.kissmetrics.com/loading-time/

44. 79 percent of shoppers dissatisfied with performance are less likely

    to visit again. 52 percent say that page load performance is important to their site loyalty. //blog.kissmetrics.com/loading-time/

45. “Performance is of course a hugely important measure in this

    age of the mobile web, but performance for performance’s sake trivialises what we do.” //threechords.org/blog/the-web-less-engine-more-gas/
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47. AUTOMATE

48. “We shape our tools and then our tools shape us”

    - Marshall McLuhan (attr.) //vimeo.com/11697990

49. //twitter.com/SlexAxton/status/426939308998549505

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51. Bower Git Grunt Require Sass B G G R S

52. //twitter.com/mattpointblank/status/356899458384019456

53. WORKFLOW
    responsive workflow

54. //www.slideshare.net/stephenhay/uie-28445621

55. //www.slideshare.net/stephenhay/uie-28445621

56. //twitter.com/jmspool/status/425981610488770560

57. “Technical skills still matter, but today making digital services that

    meet users’ needs also depends on our ability to collaborate across many types of boundaries.” //alistapart.com/article/people-skills-for-web-workers

58. HAVE EMPATHY

59. //youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg

60. //twitter.com/Cennydd/status/448131750099951616

61. //twitter.com/jensimmons/status/423495392001814529

62. //tabcloseddidntread.com/post/80169170722/get-the-latest-bullshit-delivered-fresh-to-your

63. //tinyurl.com/ptch4u7

64. OPEN YOUR MIND

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67. “If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make

    it through to you. You never learn anything new.” //www.positiveatheism.org/writ/saganbur.htm

68. Pilkunnussija Comma f***er ,

69. Miereneuker Ant f***er

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71. //twitter.com/thomasfuchs/status/447358565867859968

72. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtQP9nwrQA

73. THE FUTURE THE BASICS AUTOMATE HAVE EMPATHY OPEN YOUR MIND

74. PETER GASSTON
    @stopsatgreen
    broken-links.com