An exploratory research paper from Google. We posit that all existing index structures can be replaced with other types of models, including deep-learning models […] a model can learn the sort order or structure of lookup keys and use this signal to effectively predict the position or existence of records. The paper shows conditions under which learned indexes outperform traditional index structures by up to 70%. |  |
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Ember’s new rendering engine, Glimmer, is interesting — to say the least. Glimmer bytecode reduces file size and eliminates both parsing and “last mile” compilation costs entirely, [thus] we expect to see significant improvements to application start time, particularly on lower-end devices where CPU is the bottleneck. |
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Alan takes a detailed look at WCAG, breaking it down into a detailed blog post that’s should be a required read! |
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Orinoco — V8’s mostly concurrent and parallel garbage collector — introduced a parallel “Scavenger” feature. The V8 team discusses design decisions and alternative approaches implemented along the way. |
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The last major update to web communications encryption — TLS 1.2 — was released back in 2008. TLS 1.3 is the newest version of that protocol. This article takes a closer look at how it improves from where we left off in 2008. |
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Does extensible CSS pique your interest? Tab discusses the plans that the CSS-TAG Houdini Task Force has in store for the web. |
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Chen discusses progressive enhancement in CSS through @supports feature queries. We don’t use this powerful tool often enough! |
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Learn the basics of Webpack and how to configure it in your web application. |
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Lee examines the tricks used to make Stripe’s website design a notch above the rest, and offers a few tips. |
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