World Congress 2022 • Jun 15, 2022

Design Principles For The Web

Jeremy Keith

A worthwhile design principle forces hard choices, not empty platitudes. Discover why prioritizing native HTML and radical backwards compatibility over pixel-perfect interfaces is the web's true superpower.

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