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Should you use Svelte’s store subscribe or the reactivity $ (dollar sign)
In Svelte you will find 2 methods that can make your data dynamic: The Svelte Store Subscribe function and the auto-subscribe syntax using a $ (dollar sign). Which one of these is best? Get the answer here!
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Development
How to use dynamic import in Svelte using Rollup (Code splitting)
Often when building web applications we end up with big compiled bundles that the visitors have to load before being able to interact with our product. With dynamic imports/code splitting in Svelte, we can split our code into chunks, and then our visitors only have to download and render what they need. Dynamic imports are fast to implement and here we will teach you how to!
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Design
How to create environmentally friendly color palettes for your web design
Colors are widely used on websites and often they play an important role in brands as well, but did you know that you can make environmentally friendly color palettes? In this article, you will get an explanation of how LCDs, AMOLEDs, and OLED screens work, and we will also explain how you can create environmentally friendly color palettes.
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Design
Sustainable Web Design: An Environment-First Approach To Internet
Did you just discover sustainable web design or do you want to get a deeper understanding? In this article, we will talk about what sustainable web design is and what benefits it gives you, your website, and the environment.
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Design
This is how we can lower climate change with sustainable web design
It is not only cars, industry, and agriculture that cause climate change on earth, it is also websites on the internet. In this article, we will talk about why websites pollute and how we can make it better by using sustainable web design.
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Design
The 6 best books about sustainable web design
If you are looking for the best books about sustainable web design and development, then we have gathered the 6 best in one article. No matter if you are experienced or just started to learn about sustainable web design, then these books will be an eye-opener to you!
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Hosting
Here is the list of Linode data centers running on renewable energy
Figuring out which of Linode's data centers are running on 100% renewable energy is hard. By searching on Google you find an old forum thread containing information dating back to 2018. In this article, we took that information and researched each of these data centers to provide you the most up-to-date information.
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Hosting
Block unwanted and spammy bots with robots.txt and speed up your website
Unwanted and spammy bots are a problem many websites are fighting every day, but did you know that you can use your robots.txt to block unwanted bots? Spammy bots can cost lots of performance but in this article, we explain to you how to use your robots.txt to block unwanted traffic.
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Design
5 design principles that makes your website more sustainable
Making your website sustainable/environmentally friendly is hard. There are many things to think about, and therefore we have made this list with 5 things that instantly will make your website more sustainable.
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Development
5 most lightweight and eco-friendly Node JS framework HTTP servers
Servers come in both big and small sizes. Some use lots of energy and some use a little amount of energy. What we use matters so in this article we have gathered 5 lightweight and eco-friendly Node JS frameworks you can use to build an HTTP server.
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Development
What is a WCAG compliance checker and where to find one
WCAG is important on any website, but did you know that not following the WCAG web standards can have legal consequences in some countries? In this article we go in depth with what WCAG is and how you can use a WCAG compliance checker to ensure compliancy on your website.
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Design
What is CSS prefers-color-scheme and how to use it to make your website more sustainable
The prefers-color-scheme media query is very powerful and can be used to switch between light and dark mode depending on the users system preferences. This article talk about what prefers-color-scheme is and how to use the media query in your CSS.
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ClientAndProjects
When to host virtual meetings and when to go in person
COVID-19 changed a lot for many of us and one thing it taught us was to use virtual meetings. Now that the dust seems to clear a bit it is time to make up your mind about when to use virtual meetings and when to show up in person. This article will help you choose that.
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ContentAndMarketing
Check if your website is environmental friendly with websitecarbon.com
First step when making your website sustainable / environmental friendly is to know approximately how much each page pollutes. With WebsiteCarbon.com you can easily check each of your pages so that you know what to fix.
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Design
How to check if your website is sustainable and environmental friendly with Ecograder
Making your website sustainable can be confusing at times, but with Ecograder you will be a step closer. Ecograder is fast and easy, and it provides you a ranking that tells you how sustainable your website is according to them. Get started right now and check how sustainable your website is!
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Design
How to convert your images to WEBP or AVIF
A great way to optimise your website, speed up and make it more sustainable / environmental friendly is to convert your images to either WEBP or AVIF. Both of these formats lower the file size drastically without loosing the quality of your image. In this tutorial we teach you how to quickly convert your images to the WEBP or AVIF format online.
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Development
How to do code splitting using React.Lazy, Typescript and Webpack
It is very popular to use React for your web applications today, but did you know that you can optimise your project a lot by using React.Lazy with Webpack to code split your project into chunks? Here is a simple tutorial on how you can get started splitting your code into chunks with React.Lazy.
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Development
How to configure gzip compression to speed up your website with Nginx
Websites may over time get slower and more bloated due to more files and bigger file sizes. By using GZIP compression together with NGINX you can make your website faster again and best of all it is really simple to get started. Check out this quick tutorial on how you can compress files using GZIP.
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Design
Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood
Did you just hear about sustainable web design or maybe you would like to know how you can become better? If that's the case then take a look at "Sustainable Web Design" by Tom Greenwood. Sustainable Web Design is an inspiring book about the internet being a enormous polluter. The book is giving you the answers to how you easily can get started making sustainable websites and how we together can make the problem smaller.
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Design
How converting .TTF and .OTF fonts into .WOFF lowers file size
Font file types can be an enemy when trying to make your website more sustainable. File types such as .TTF and .OTF can easily be 200-500kb. But by converting them into .WOFF or .WOFF2 you can compress your fonts drastically and save tons of bandwidth. Here is a guide that shows you how to convert your fonts online in just 3 simple steps.