Raindrop.io Bookmarks 06/07/2025
- MCP is the coming of Web 2.0 2.0 - Anil Dash
"The rise of MCP gives hope that the popularity of AI amongst coders might pry open all these other platforms to make them programmable for any purpose, not just so that LLMs can control them."
- Ladybird: That Rare Breed of Browser Based on Web Standards - The New Stack
"Ladybird is a new open source browser. It's still in dev mode, but hints at a future where websites won't continue to ignore web standards."
- The Recurring Cycle of 'Developer Replacement' Hype
"Here's what the "AI will replace developers" crowd fundamentally misunderstands: code is not an asset--it's a liability. Every line must be maintained, debugged, secured, and eventually replaced. The real asset is the business capability that code enables."
- Making Scannable Web Pages for Assistive Technology - Blog - Coforma
"HTML code generates the contents of the rotor menu. Well-written, semantic HTML can make the rotor menu usable. Poorly written, unsemantic HTML can make the rotor menu confusing or useless."
- Cookie Consent Design: How UI Choices and User Psychology Influence Privacy Decisions
"Balance effort symmetrically between accepting and rejecting cookies. Avoid hiding rejection options behind additional clicks. Use clear, straightforward language that communicates the actual consequences of choices. Consider designs that allow for granular cookie selection without excessive cognitive load"
- How to (not) use aria-label, -labelledby and -describedby - Steve Frenzel
"Whenever possible, you should rather provide the accessible name through the interactive HTML element itself. As aria-label may override the visible accessible name, you're also at risk to fail WCAG Success Criterion 2.5.3: Label in Name"
- Dialog is for modals, popover is for everything else
"If you're not sure which element to use with popover, then use a <dialog>, which maps to the dialog role (as we saw above). This is a safe choice, because dialogs are allowed to contain any arbitrary content."
- IE6, AI, and the future of browsing the Web - by RL Nabors
"The question Google--and you--should be asking is, "How do we adapt to a world where people have a magical answer box embedded in their machine and don't need to visit websites much anymore?""