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Native HTML5 Form Validation. The way you want it. In 6 lines of code.

In one of my previous articles, Using Heading Elements to Create a Document Outline, I explained the importance of having valid outlines in an HTML page. The outline for an HTML document shows the structure of the content on the page. This is useful for user agents, who can use the outline to create, for example, a table of contents for the document. This can then be used by screen readers to help people better navigate the page. Last week, HTML 5.1 was officially released. There were a number of interesting changes made, two of which relate to how we create a valid document outline.

Recently I wrote a bit on how I’d define a toast component, outlining UX concerns that should be considered if deciding to implement such a messaging mechanism.

HTML 5.2 has introduced a new element for native modal dialog boxes. At first glance, it seems fairly straightforward (and it is), but as I’ve been playing around with it, I’ve found it has some nice features that might be easy to miss.

What do an American actor, a British sitcom character and an HTML attribute have in common? If you've ever watched Mary Poppins and winced at Dick Van Dyke's attempt at an English accent, or found you

This specification describes a web API to allow merchants (i.e. web sites selling physical or digital goods) to easily accept payments from different payment methods with minimal integration. User agents (e.g., browsers) will facilitate the payment flow between merchant and user.