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Zero-Cost Dependencies

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero-Cost Dependencies

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero Unit Testing

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero Unit Testing

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero-Page Applications

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero-Page Applications

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero Hooks or Signals

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero Hooks or Signals

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero SEO Headaches

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero SEO Headaches

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero-Blocking GETs

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero-Blocking GETs

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero JavaScript

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero JavaScript

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero DOM

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero Memory Allocations

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero Memory Allocations

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero Horizontal Tax

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero Horizontal Tax

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero API Necessary

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero API Necessary

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Zero New Syntax to Learn

Distilling the Web to Zero

Zero New Syntax to Learn

The purpose of this series was to explore the idea maze of what the web might look like if it were rebuilt from first principles given the internet infrastructure we have today. The goal was to force clarity to a mess of unrefined ideas by putting them into words as

Distilling the Web to Zero

The Next 7 Principles of Rich Web Applications

This serves as a preface to kick off a 12-part series called Distilling the Web to Zero, one new essay for each month of 2024. The web is far from done improving - particularly as it pertains to building rich web applications that are, to users, developers and businesses alike,