KIXX.NEWS edition for:
Saturday, April 19, 2025
I have been thinking about how bloated most websites really are. What is the impact of that? Why is it happening? What can we do about it?
Today's edition starts with a fantastic (and funny) talk on The Website Obesity Crisis, compressing an HTML5 game into a QR code, and the Dao of Product Design.
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The Website Obesity Crisis
Must read. I found myself laughing out loud to the point where my wife (who was trying to sleep) had to kick me out of bed. Funny, because it's true, and drives home some really great points which I think will inspire, motivate, and move all of us. (For those that don't know, Maciej runs the Pinboard bookmarking site).
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Compressing an HTML5 DOOM game into a QR code.
Pretty cool: The Backdooms is a compressed, self-extracting and infinitely generating HTML game inspired by DOOM 1993 and The Backrooms that can be launched and played in a web browser directly from a QR code.
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A Dao of product design
What is rarely considered in the web and product design process is the social and societal impact of our product being used by hundreds of thousands — even millions — of people every day. Think bigger, more holistically, and more empathetically about the work that you do.
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What Does It Really Mean For A Site To Be Keyboard Navigable
Efficient navigation is vital for a functional website, but not everyone uses the internet the same way. While most visitors either scroll on mobile or click through with a mouse, many people only use their keyboards. [Includes some great recommended reading at the bottom of the article.]
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What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?
As many of you know, Jeff Atwood is the co-founder of Stack Overflow along with Joel Spolsky. In this 2018 post, at the 10 year anniversary of Stack Overflow and 6 years after leaving the company, Jeff goes through some of the product decisions that were made and the resulting challenges Stack Overflow is facing.
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