About smolweb
A handy guide to all things relating to the small web, and related concepts.
humiliating iis servers for fun and jail time
A funny, and kind of informative, post about how you can be mean to IIS servers. Not that I'd ever do that (no, really, I wouldn't, that's not my sort of thing), but it's fun to know that some folk do do that.
Rich Results Test – Google Search Console
Test JSON-LD and the like.
Schema Markup validator
Useful tool for checking and understanding microformats and structured data, etc.
Using responsive images in HTML - HTML | MDN
Everything you need to know about responsive images in HTML.
BlogMore performance
Andy checks out the time cost of each of BlogMore's optional features.
Hot-wiring the lisp machine
Using Emacs and Org to make an SSG. Cool!
Automate your outgoing webmentions
I feel like this is something I'd like to do with my blog, and so will need to do with BlogMore, possibly.
blogging more with BlogMore
Another blog post about BloreMore, that isn't written by me.
CommentBox.io - No ads. No Tracking. Just Comments.
I keep thinking I might like to add comments back to my main blog. This might be an affordable (or free) option.
in praise of BlogMore
Someone said nice things about BlogMore.
humans.txt
Fun little thing to drop into the root of a site and reward people for discovering.
human.json
A proposed standard for asserting that the content of a site is human-made, not AI-made. I'm not convinced, and it doesnt seem too far removed from the much-older humans.txt, but it's also lightweight and seems well-meaning.
What is DotBot (Moz's SEO Crawler) How to Block It?
Gorram bots.
Apache2 and PHP-FPM Performance Optimization
Here I am, worrying about Apache and PHP, in 2026... O_o
Markdown, llms.txt and AI crawlers
I'm seeing the rise of a "serve Markdown when asked" and "you need llms.txt" movement, driven by the idea that LLMs/AI is the new source of visits. While there might be some merit to this idea, what does seem to be interesting is that the facts of what's happening when you provide those things don't seem to match the claims.
fun with static site generators
A pretty good review of lots of static site generators.
Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly — Spritely Institute
Scheme in the browser. What's not to like?
Please Just Fucking Try HTMX
I really should try HTMX one day...
Next.js Security Update: December 11, 2025
Another week, another Next.js security problem.
Well, okay, two new security problems...
The f*** off contact page - Nic Chan
A nice little rant about how many company websites have a contact page (or a lack of contact page) that is designed to discourage you from contacting them. Nothing says "we want your money now fuck off" like a "here's our knowledge base" link...
Cloudflare Pages
I use GitHub pages a lot. They work. But I also feel that all-eggs-in-one-basket isn't a great idea. I should look at playhing with Cloudflare Pages at some point.
Why Next.js Falls Short on Software Engineering
I'm still not sure about, or won over by, Next.js. Here's another post that covers some things that I think touch on what makes me uneasy about it as a development tool choice.
Using Common Lisp from inside the Browser
Details about a method of running Common Lisp code in the browser.
GNU Artanis - A fast web application framework for Scheme
Just what it says in the title: a web framework in Scheme.
Content Security Policy - OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
Useful information on content security policy.
React Still Feels Insane And No One Is Talking About It
React has never felt quite right to me, but I've never been able to put my finger on why. This article does a good job of gettinng a similar feel to what I feel.
The Line of Death
The most important part of the web browser UI is...
Google TypeScript Style Guide
TypeScript style guide based on what's used inside Google. Looks worthwhile and might make a good reference for ideas.
OpenNext Gets Closer to Making Next.js Truly Portable
I've read so many thanks about Next.js that suggest it's not a good time if you want to deploy anywhere other than with Vercel. It seens that this project aims to solve that problem.