How to Tell When You're Tired
summary
Argues that web craft loops in roughly five-year cycles: tables, floats, flexbox and now flexbox and CSS grid, so decades feel like repetition. Claims most recent complexity often adds no user value; necessary tooling listed: Sass, package managers, web fonts, responsive images and srcset. Shares one built experiment — a temporary homepage with no web fonts no images no layout — as proof that simple markup can suffice. Urges prioritizing stamina over speed, untangling build chains, and making code and design legible for the next generation.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 2:34Complexity in web design
- 7:57Five-year cycles of change
- 12:36Design philosophy and simplicity
- 18:00Cutting the Gordian knot
- 20:31Going with the web's grain
- 23:24Speed versus stamina
- 26:06Be like the tortoise
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