Ben and Dion
The ramblings of Ben and Dion (now: Google, formerly: Walmart Labs, Set Direction, Ajaxians, webOSians, Mozillans, and more)
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Web Developers are Shopify Developers
Web Developers are Shopify Developers
tl;dr By staying close to the Web platform, web developers can use all of their web knowledge, and use the latest features as they become…
The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer
The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer
Now it’s time to see developers go from hello world to IPO on the Shopify platform.
Developer Productivity Matters
Developer Productivity Matters
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
New Job! Arming Developers @ Shopify
New Job! Arming Developers @ Shopify
I am excited to share the news that, after a lovely summer break post-Google, I have taken a new job at Shopify.
Time to Embrace Escape Hatches on the Web Platform?
Time to Embrace Escape Hatches on the Web Platform?
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
Progressing Web Apps
Progressing Web Apps
It’s a good time to push the Web in different ways for key use cases and not be stuck with solely a general platform.
Horizertical: Should you focus horizontally or vertically as a platform?
Horizertical: Should you focus horizontally or vertically as a platform?
NOTE: This was originally posted on my own corner of the Internet.
Taste and Nutrition on the Web
Taste and Nutrition on the Web
We need to talk about taste on the Web. This post describes my personal journey with health and how you need to balance taste and…
Working on our Web Vitals together
Working on our Web Vitals together
Introducing a program, Web Vitals, where we can work together on healthy websites.
Die, Print Layout, Die…. the Chrome Extension
Die, Print Layout, Die…. the Chrome Extension
I built a Chrome Extension that forces my layout of choice for Google Docs, all thanks to the escape hatches that extensions give you.
Browsing the Web while watching it’s vitals
Browsing the Web while watching it’s vitals
I built some Chrome Extensions that show you vital metrics for sites as you browse the Web. Here I discuss the metrics, extensions, & magic.
Slicing through the Web with seamless Portals
Slicing through the Web with seamless Portals
If we get Portals right, we can offer a seamless user experience that lets users flow through the Web.
The difference between Platforms and Ecosystems
The difference between Platforms and Ecosystems
How questioning the difference resulted in re-thinking how to work with the ecosystem.
The Order of the JSON
The Order of the JSON
A frightening tale of technology, and how JSON keys almost cost a project millions
Does mobile documentation matter for developers?
Does mobile documentation matter for developers?
Aren’t developers at their desk with nice large screens? Surely they aren’t reading docs via mobile devices, right? Wrong.
One browser to rule them all?
One browser to rule them all?
Eclipse was built as a platform for IDEs, not a fully productized version. How could this apply to the current world of browsers?
The Truth about Web Components and Frameworks
The Truth about Web Components and Frameworks
We have certain debates come up time and time again. Why? We don’t have the right way to reduce the problem.