This Week's HTML5 and Browser Technology News (Issue 204)

Read this e-mail on the Web HTML Weekly Issue 204 — September 2, 2015 Automating Resource Selection with Client Hints Ilya Grigorik A detailed look at ‘client hints’ (supported in Chrome 46) which lets the browser send extra hints via HTTP headers as to the sort of images it wants back. UpUp: The Offline First Library Tal Ater An offline first library that hides the complexity of using Service Workers and the new Caching API, and lets developers easily create sites that are accessible both online and offline. Using the 'blockquote', 'cite' and 'q' Elements Dudley Storey Frequently ignored and often abused, these elements contribute greatly to creating a semantically and typographically rich page when used correctly. Get Access To 170+ Hours Of Front-End Development Training For $5 Frontend Masters  Sponsored 14-day $5 trial of front-end training with industry legends. Upgrade for 38% off our original price, or cancel in 10 seconds. Until September 10th at midnight ONLY. See page for details. What Happened to Web Components? Dr. Axel Rauschmayer While much of the initial excitement over Web Components has died down, the technology is still very much alive. This post summarizes the story so far. Scroll Restoration in the History API Google Developers It’s now possible to manage whether scroll positions of pages are restored or not when navigating back through history. Priorities for CSS: A W3C First Public Working Draft W3C How content is displayed is important to its understanding, and so we ask much of CSS. This document covers priorities for new CSS features. Making Radio Buttons and Checkboxes Easier to Use Robin Whittleton A look at the varying behaviors of browsers when rendering resized radio buttons and checkboxes. Using Chrome's New 'requestIdleCallback' API Paul Lewis requestIdleCallback is a new performance-oriented function for scheduling work to be performed when the user is idle, in order to keep pages fast and responsive. Tab Discarding in Chrome: a Memory-Saving Experiment Google Developers The Chrome team are focusing on reducing Chrome’s memory footprint this year. Addy Osmani explains what’s involved, what they’re doing, and how you can help. Jobs JavaScript Front End Developer - Amsterdam, the Netherlands (full time)We are looking for the best JavaScript developers to help improve the online experience of millions of users world-wide! Our international team is located in the beautiful city of Amsterdam and an extensive relocation package is provided. Booking.com Front End Web Developer (London, UK)Working with content producers, designers, software engineers and other front end developers; responsible for writing testing and maintaining client-side and front-end server-side code for web applications. £35K-£40K+PRP+BENEFITS London & Partners Want to work on new projects? Make more money? Try a new stack? Relocate?On Hired, we'll bring the options to you. 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