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Hunt for the Web Design Index
In my early webdesign days I got a lot of inspiration from the book "The Webdesign Index". Yes, I see the irony of getting website-inspiration from a book. But hey, at least it also included a CD-ROM!
AUGUST 22, 2026 004The monolith is making a comeback - thanks to AI
AI agents love to have every part of your application at hand: the logic, the templates, the server config, and yes even your database is best kept locally, so the agent can check and update it directly.
AUGUST 15, 2026 003Zero dependencies: all you need is an index.php
Modern webdevelopment has gotten out of hand, frankly. You don't need hundreds of dependencies and node-modules just to get your `Hello World` up. All you need is an index.php
AUGUST 15, 2026 002You can now run Flash on mobile!
Years after Adobe killed the Flash Plugin, ending an era of endless creativity, it is now back, and it even works on mobile!
AUGUST 14, 2026 001FTP stands for Freedom Transfer Protocol
Platforms rent you a profile. FTP gave you a folder. Here is why that still matters.
AUGUST 10, 2026