Guess what? Right now, if you buy the digital edition of my book about service workers, Going Offline, then you’ll also get a paperback copy for free! https://abookapart.com/products/going-offline | Continue reading
The caching strategy for The Session that I wrote about is working a treat. There are currently about 45,000 different tune settings on the site. One week after introducing the server-side caching, over 40,000 of those settings are already cached. But even though it’s currently w … | Continue reading
Checked in at Mercado de San Fernando. Vermut! — with Jessica | Continue reading
Performance is a high priority for me with The Session. It needs to work for people all over the world using all kinds of devices. My main strategy for ensuring good performance is to diligently apply progressive enhancement. The core content is available to any device that can r … | Continue reading
I really enjoyed hosting last year’s @clarity@social.design.systems with @samkap@front-end.social: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-W4n3HC5Zc Get to this year’s event if you can! https://www.clarityconf.com/event/2023 | Continue reading
I received this email recently: Subject: multi-page web apps Hi Jeremy, lately I’ve been following you through videos and texts and I’m curious as to why you advocate the use of multi-page web apps and not single-page ones. Perhaps you can refer me to some sources where y … | Continue reading
Checked in at Dover Castle. Tuesday night session — with Jessica | Continue reading
Oh, nice! A new album of excellent guitar music from @adrian@holovaty.com: https://adrianholovaty.bandcamp.com/album/melodic-guitar-music | Continue reading
Web Summer Camp in Croatia finished with an interesting discussion. It was labelled a town-hall meeting, but it was more like an Oxford debating club. Two speakers had two minutes each to speak for or against a particular statement. Their stances were assigned to them so they did … | Continue reading
In literature, you reach the universal through the particular. — Jeffrey Eugenides | Continue reading
Reading The Women Of Troy by Pat Barker. | Continue reading
Being in Croatia last week got me thinking about the country’s history. I remember the break-up of Yugoslavia, but I was quite out of touch with the news for a while back in 1991. That’s because I was hitch-hiking and busking around Europe with my musical partner Polly from Cornw … | Continue reading
Enjoyed some lovely tunes tonight! | Continue reading
Checked in at The Ancient Mariner. First Thursday of the month session — with Jessica | Continue reading
He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said. I know how you feel, Samwise Gamgee. I have returned from my travels—a week aboard the Queen Mary 2 crossing the Atlantic, followed by a weekend in New York, finishing with a week in Saint Augustine, Florida. The Atlantic crossin … | Continue reading
So sad to hear of Molly’s passing. She was mischievous troublemaker and a true champion for the web. | Continue reading
I’ll be taking a little piece of Istria home with me! 🇭🇷 | Continue reading
Making friends with the locals. | Continue reading
Checked in at Mili. Seafood feast! — with Jessica | Continue reading
The maiden with the seagull. | Continue reading
JavaScript is the fastest way to build yourself a slow website. — Harry Roberts | Continue reading
Shrimpers, thank you for your service. | Continue reading
Yesterday I saw a dolphin, a snake, and an armadillo (though not all at the same time). | Continue reading
The moon and stars and stripes. | Continue reading
Breakfast, beach, swim, beach, swim, beach, lunch, beach, swim, beach, swim, beach, dinner (shrimp), sleep, repeat for a week. | Continue reading
Reading The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. | Continue reading
Going to St Augustine. brb | Continue reading
Spending the weekend in New York with old friends. | Continue reading
Checked in at Russ & Daughters Café. Herrings, pickles, and devilled eggs — with Jessica | Continue reading
Going to New York …on a ship! brb | Continue reading
I managed to get out and play in trad sessions for four days straight: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today I rest. Or rather, I pack. There won’t be any Irish music sessions in my calendar for at least the next two weeks. There won’t be much of anything in my ca … | Continue reading