Dear Ms. FEWD, All the developers are using responsive images these days. I’ve read about <picture>, but I’ve been told that’s just for “art direction”. What should I use when it’s the same image, but it just needs to be different sizes? Thanks, Size Matters _____________ Dear Size Matters, It’s true, part of a developer’s job today is ensuring that their code renders properly across multiple devices in addition to multiple browsers. There are several ways to go about this. To … [Read more...]

 Dear Ms. FEWD, I have two questions around the anchor tag’s target attribute. 1. When should a link open in a new browser tab, versus opening in the same browser window? 2. I know target=”_blank” and target=”_self”. Are there any other types, and do you have pointers on when they should be used? Thanks, Target Practice _____________ Dear Target Practice, These are fantastic questions. I typically like to stick to the following rule: If it’s an internal link (same site/domain), … [Read more...]