This Week's HTML5, CSS and Browser Tech News #262

Read this e-mail on the Web FrontEnd Focus formerly HTML5 Weekly What's New For Developers in Chrome 54 Google Developers Chrome 54, now on the stable release channel, includes support for Custom Elements v1, the BroadcastChannel API, and an origin trial of foreign fetch. Progressive Enhancement Isn’t Dead, But It Smells Funny Nolan Lawson Nolan argues that the ‘HTML-first’ approach to progressive enhancement (i.e. without JS) fits a narrow view that may no longer be applicable to the modern web. Polymer Summit 2016: Recordings of All Talks Now Available Google Catch up now on Polymer Summit 2016, including a look at how to upgrade to Polymer 2.0, an under the hood look at Polymer 2.0, and a fun live coding demo (yes, this is a fantastic session). Updated Workshop: Complete Intro to React (w/Router v4, Jest & more) Frontend Masters  Sponsored Brian Holt (Netflix) introduces you to React plus surrounding ecosystem including: Redux, React Router v4, Jest for testing, Webpack 2, Yarn and more. Hyperform: Capture Form Validation Back From The Browser Kinetiqa A JavaScript implementation of the full HTML5 form validation and constraints API that replaces or polyfills the browser’s native methods. How the Web Became Unreadable Kevin Marks “We should be able to build a baseline structure of text in a way that works for most users, regardless of their eyesight. So, as a physicist by training, I started looking for something measurable.” 11 Interesting Web Browsers (That Aren't Chrome) Chris Brandrick A quick look at some less popular browsers with unique approaches, such as Brave, Ulli, and Blisk. Measuring The Impact of Autofill on Your Forms Paul Kinlan How to detect when a browser ‘autocomplete’ occurs so that the impact of autofill on forms can be measured. Paul argues that autocomplete is a net-positive for users and businesses. Building a Website Performance Monitor CSS Tricks How Eduardo Bouças built SpeedTracker, an open-source service that runs on top of WebPageTest to build up and visualize web page performance metrics over time. Jobs Senior Web Developer (Minnesota, USA)We're seeking a dev who loves creating polished web experiences. The right candidate needs the skills to create smooth animations, and an ability to make artistic decisions, turning static designs into interactive interfaces. Plaudit Find Your Perfect Fit - Try HiredFinding the right role can be daunting, but not on Hired. Get empowered to find the right role with multiple job offers and free personalized support. Hired In brief Introducing Chrome Canary for Android news  Google Chrome Dev Summit 2016 news Chrome Dev Summit 2016 will take place at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, CA on November 10-11. Join Chrome VP Darin Fisher for two full days of announcements and talks from the Chrome team. Register now with code FRONTENDFOCUS  Google Inc. SPONSOR How To Build Honest UIs And Help Users Make Better Decisions tutorial  Smashing Magazine How to Read Web Specs Part I – Or: WebVR, How Do You Work? tutorial A look at the WebVR API spec in its current form, and how to navigate and “parse” it for yourself.  Surma A Pure CSS Content Filter tutorial  Harry Roberts Change The Styles on Autocompleted Fields in WebKit Browsers tutorial Use the -webkit-autofill pseudo-selector to target those fields and style them.  Geoff Graham Introduction to SVG Animation tutorial Why animating SVG is different from animating in CSS, and some hiccups you might experience.  Sarah Drasner Magic Randomisation in CSS with nth-child and Cicada Principle tutorial  Charlotte Jackson How Different Types of HTML Form Fields Handle Invalid Values tutorial  Raymond Camden SVG and Media Queries tutorial One of the great things about SVG is you can use media queries to add responsiveness to images  Jake Archibald Understanding the SVG viewBox tutorial  Dudley Storey How to Make HTML Disappear Completely tutorial How to make HTML elements invisible by hiding them, making them transparent, or moving them off screen.  Quincy Larson Autodeploying Angular Applications to AWS OpsWorks tutorial Amazon OpsWorks is an excellent, low-cost option for Platform-as-a-Service hosting. Follow these step-by-step instructions.  Corgibytes SPONSOR The CSS 'quotes' Property video Not often seen or used, but useful nonetheless.  Guy Routledge Laying Out The Future with Grid and Flexbox video 25 minutes.  Rachel Andrew Dos and Don'ts on Designing for Accessibility opinion A handy set of posters you could print out for your office.  Karwai Pun Current State of HTML5 Game Development in 2016 opinion  Andrzej Mazur 8 Simple Rules for a Robust, Scalable CSS Architecture opinion  Jarno Rantanen 14 SVG Charting Libraries tools  Chris Coyier Swip: A Library to Create Multi Device Experiments tools Expand canvases or active Web page space across multiple device screens placed next to each other.  Paul Sonnentag Pure CSS Minesweeper in Fewer than 400 Lines of Sass demo  Bali Balo Meshi the CSS Dog: A Cute CSS Only Animation on Codepen demo  David Khourshid Curated by Peter Cooper and published by Cooper Press. 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