There’s a “C” word in web development that we don’t give enough attention to. No, I’m not talking about “continuous integration”, or even “CSS”. The “C” word I’m talking about is “constraints”. Understanding constraints is a vital part of building software that works the best it can in its targeted environment(s). Yet, the difficulty of that task varies based on the systems we develop for. Super Nintendo games were the flavor of the decade when I was younger, … Read article “Recognizing Constraints”
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