
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
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I'm Jens Oliver Meiert, an engineering lead and author. I'm a long-time contributor to the craft of front-end development. This blog is my place to share articles and books on the craft of web development, with a focus on HTML and CSS minimization and optimization.
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
1w ago
Key metrics of and casual thoughts on four engineering productivity frameworks ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
1w ago
A rabbit goes for her daily run. This day, she decides to try a new route. At an intersection she meets a donkey. When the donkey is about to eat a nail ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
2w ago
If you’re like me, you’re also optimizing your use of AI in development, distinguishing your capabilities from AI, and improving your routine to build strong automation muscle. Thoughts and examples ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
2w ago
A quote, from Daniel Loick, that isn’t new, that isn’t all ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
2w ago
A deferential (though not new) refinement of Tim Berners-Lee’s 1998 classic ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
2w ago
From cleaning up behind files and feature policies and Eleventy plugins to fun with CSS selectors and transitions to improving tables of contents to switching to ESM to testing bfcache to refactoring lists to tables ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
3w ago
You make a good-faith contribution to an open-source project. There’s never a response. What do you do? On a rule I’ve established for my own open-source work, and the reasons behind it ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
1M ago
If you want to look up terms, there are dozens if not hundreds of tech glossaries. However, a search quickly shows differences in how comprehensive and therefore useful these glossaries are—and doesn’t show whether the glossaries are being updated. A view at the glossary landscape ..read more
Jens Oliver Meiert Blog
1M ago
Professional and personal highlights from the past year. Happy 2025 ..read more