Leaving Mozilla

At 15, I decided to one day work for Mozilla. Now, after 8 years at the company, I…

Determining whether users are logged into Twitter

In Detect if visitors are logged into Twitter, Facebook or Google+, Tom Anthony explains how to determine what social networks your users…

Gradually Reduce the Number of Eslint Problems in Your Codebase

How can one improve the quality of an existing JavaScript codebase when there is already a backlog of ESLint warnings and errors?

The Ten Commandments of Computer Security for Mere Mortals

Ten common-sense guidelines that anyone can…

Do we really need comments sections?

Do social media platforms and news websites really need comments sections? I don’t think so.

Context menus and the design of design

I often recommend that software developers become familiar with the fundamentals of…

Is concern about social media overblown?

In criticizing social media, I’ve encountered the objection…

Less is more

When writing software, we should approach our own ideas with skepticism. We have more ideas than users have needs.

Features do not guarantee success. If they did, we would line up to trade smartphones for punch cards. Myspace would acquire Twitter. Picasa would be the new…