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January 22nd, 2020
In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of change and diversion in regard to web technologies. In 2020, I foresee us as a web community heading toward two major trends/goals: extensibility and interoperability. Let’s break those down. Extensibility Extensibility describes how much someone can take a particular technology and extend it to their own needs. We’ve built…
January 22nd, 2020
Remember that chicken parmesan recipe you found online last week? Or that rain jacket you discovered when you were researching camping gear? Sometimes when you find something on Search, you’re not quite ready to take the next step, like cooking a meal or making a purchase. And if you’re like me, you might not save…
January 21st, 2020
January 15th, 2020 was the day Microsoft Edge went Chromium. A drop in browser engine diversity. There is a strong argument to be made that’s not good for an ecosystem. Looked at another way, perhaps not so bad: Perhaps diversity has just moved scope. Rather than the browser engines themselves representing diversity, maybe forks of the engnies…
January 21st, 2020
Drupal is often spoken about as far more than an open-source project because our global community is vibrant and passionate; a model for other projects to learn from and emulate. There are many ways to be a Drupal ambassador: by mentoring others, by helping people answer why they should use Drupal, and why they should…
January 21st, 2020
The Application Cache (AppCache) specification has been deprecated since December 2016 and in Chrome starting in version 79. In Chrome 70, AppCache was removed from insecure contexts. We plan to remove AppCache in Chrome 82. Prior to AppCache’s removal in Chrome 82, we’re announcing a security fix that introduces the concept of a manifest scope….
January 21st, 2020
Editor’s note: This week, we’re at BETT in London, where you can visit us at booth SE30. If you’re #NotAtBett, follow along on Twitter and Facebook. As students grow, their learning needs change. At Google, we’re committed to supporting learners throughout their development with tools for student-directed learning and personalized feedback. That’s why today, we’re…
January 20th, 2020
I’ve said before that HSL is the best color format we have. Most of us aren’t like David DeSandro, who can read hex codes. HSL(a) is Hue, Saturation, Lightness, and alpha, if we need it. hsl(120, 100%, 40%) Hue isn’t intuitive, but it’s not that weird. You take a trip around the color wheel from…
January 20th, 2020
MolenGeek started in 2015 in Molenbeek, Belgium, as a coding school for anyone to learn digital skills. But unlike many other schools, MolenGeek is driven by a social mission of fostering inclusion, integration and community development in this culturally diverse suburb of Brussels. In five years, it’s become a co-working space for young people from…
