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June 1, 2021 — In this episode, we’re talking about React performance. What factors slow our React apps down, and how can we fix it? Drew McLellan talks to expert Ivan Akulov to find out. Read more…

May 11, 2021 — At the beginning of 2020, the SmashingConf team was ready for a new year. We had so many things that excited us. New speakers, new workshops, new cities, new attendees, new experiences. And as we all know, 2020 had other ideas. With so many people working from home, we thought we would bring our Smashing workshops from our home offices to yours — but how? Read more…

April 15, 2021 — At Smashing, we’ve been busy over the last few months. We’ve set up new workshops, redesigned our navigation, refined performance and improved accessibility. There are subtle UX changes coming in, and we’d love to share what we’ve been cooking. A sincere thank you for your kind, ongoing support and generosity — thank you for being smashing, now and ever! Read more…

January 26, 2021 — In this episode, we’re talking about Web Performance. What does the performance landscape look like in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Harry Roberts to find out. Read more…

December 4, 2020 — Meet our new friendly online meet-up, Smashing Meets, with three wonderful speakers, the entire Smashing family and plenty of truly smashing cats. As always, free for Smashing Members. Read more…

October 20, 2020 — We’re talking about TypeScript. What is it, and how can it help us write better JavaScript? Drew McLellan talks to expert Stefan Baumgartner to find out. Read more…

September 11, 2020 — This week we celebrate the 14th birthday of Smashing Magazine. We didn’t quite have the year that we planned though! I took a look back at some memories from this year and previous years — with the help of the team and some Smashing friends. Read more…

September 8, 2020 — We’re talking about SVG Animation. How can vector images, JavaScript and CSS all work together to provide engaging motion graphics? Drew McLellan talks to SVG expert Cassie Evans to find out. Read more…

August 27, 2020 — The SmashingConf team had such fun at their first SmashingConf Live! event last week. In this post, editor-in-chief Rachel Andrew shares highlights and feedback from the online conference. Read more…

July 28, 2020 — We’re asking if modern best practices are bad for the web? Are modern frameworks taking us down the wrong path? Drew McLellan speaks to Lean Web expert Chris Ferdinandi to find out. Read more…