Introducing Amazon EC2 X8aedz instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors for memory-intensive workloads
Today, we’re announcing the availability of new memory-optimized, high-frequency Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X8aedz…
Masonry: Things You Won’t Need A Library For Anymore
CSS Masonry is almost here! Patrick Brosset takes a deep dive into what this long-awaited feature…
How to Build a Custom WordPress Block With Telex
WordPress is known for its flexibility. The ability to build custom blocks keeps with that tradition….
A Sparkle Of December Magic (2025 Wallpapers Edition)
With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last…
The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA
CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out,…
Design System Culture: What It Is And Why It Matters (Excerpt)
We’re so happy to announce that “Maturing Design Systems”—a Smashing book by Ben Callahan — will…
Designing For Stress And Emergency
Practical guidelines on designing time-critical products that prevent errors and improve accuracy. Part of the Measure…
From Chaos To Clarity: Simplifying Server Management With AI And Automation
Server chaos doesn’t have to be the norm. AI-ready infrastructure and automation can bring clarity, performance,…
AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Lambda for Rust, NLB for QUIC protocol, Amazon DCV for Mac, and more (November 17, 2025)
The weeks before AWS re:Invent, my team is full steam ahead preparing content for the conference….
The Best WordPress Hosting Black Friday Deals in 2025
Black Friday is the best time of the year to grab WordPress hosting at a lower…
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and more (November 10, 2025)
AWS re:Invent 2025 is only 3 weeks away and I’m already looking forward to the new launches…
Smashing Animations Part 6: Magnificent SVGs With “ And CSS Custom Properties
SVG is one of those web technologies that’s both elegant and, at times, infuriating. In this…
