A critical look at web defaults, arguing that web performance is capable of essentially matching native performance when the right approach is taken but this approach often requires deep knowledge or extra work, because the most performant settings are not the defaults (as they are in native environments). Compelling.

A lightweight system for measuring engineering productivity that puts the overhead on managers, not engineers—using changelogs, standups, and visibility over surveillance.

Smart alternative to immediately using some kind of markdown extension or plugin. Good perspective.

"How to be effective in the theatre of work"

“We’ve made the internet in our image… Obese”
~ Jason Grigsby
“If your website is 15MB, it’s not HTML5, it’s stupid”
~ Christian Heilmann
“Good performance is good design”
~ Brad Frost
“Performance is about respect. Respect your users and they will come back”
~ Brad Frost

very comprehensive examination of issues with PNG, gamma, and image scaling