This week we continued our work with Shopify, planned the development framework for a new project, and implemented the designs of an ongoing project. Here are some links we found interesting and/or useful.

Design

10 newest and promising UI design trends

uxdesign.cc
An interesting list of the most current trends in UI design.
Anne

Is your website stressing out visitors?

smashingmagazine.com
Website designs can trigger the ‘fight or flight’ response in your users. Here are some useful tips to prevent that from happening.
Anne

Tech

RuboCop defaults survey results

metaredux.com
Rubocop, the famous Ruby code linter, recently ran a questionnaire asking users what their favourite settings are and then used those findings as the basis for the library’s new default settings. You’ll want to read their results just to see what the new default maximum line length setting has become.
Adam A

Stranger Things, JavaScript Edition

livecodestream.dev
Some of the more interesting “quirks” of the sometimes beloved, often maligned JavaScript.
Ian

The need for speed, 23 years later

nngroup.com
A classic case of the more things change, the more they stay the same. A somewhat depressing read for anyone interested in quick-loading sites.
Ian