Learn about the importance of using the correct CSS selector and avoid the common mistake of overwriting previous styles.

On the way down to California, my dearest Lucy Bellwood stopped by to have a fun, distanced chat about websites, online dating, science writing, and Miss Piggy. It’s the first episode in our dark-web-punk-rock podcast: I’m Sorry, You’re Welcome. On science writing, Lucy said: The trouble with science writing is that...

In previous posts I described how the two currently approved mRNA vaccines both use ‘modified nucleosides’ to enhance their efficiency. Meanwhile, a company called CureVac has created an mRNA vaccine that uses regular, unmodified, RNA. It is currently being tested in large scale trials. In this post I explain what...

After Microsoft upped the ante in the browser market in 1996 by integrating Internet Explorer 3.0 into Windows, Netscape began the new year with a renewed focus on the open web. Co-founder and CTO Marc Andreessen, along with the Netscape product team, introduced a new strategy called “crossware”: “Crossware...

This post is Chapter 4, Part 2 of my notes from the book Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems. Chapter 1: Microservices and Their Benefits Chapter 2: The Evolutionary Architect Chapter 3: How to Model Microservices Chapter 4, Part 1: Integrating Microservices Chapter 4, Part 2: Integrating...