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Explore Vayce’s articles and guides grouped by theme.

What Happens When

A look inside the browser’s systems. Explore what really happens when you click, paste, upload, or scroll.

A dark browser address bar with a glowing cursor and faint network lines radiating outward.

Nov 02, 20258 min read

What Happens When You Type a URL?

After you press Enter, the browser parses the address, checks cache, resolves DNS, opens HTTPS, requests HTML, and starts rendering.

Oct 16, 20258 min read

What Happens When a Web Page Loads

A page load turns a URL into bytes, then into DOM, CSSOM, layout, paint, and composited pixels. Scripts and styles decide what blocks the first view.

A laptop on a dark background with glowing data streams flowing through it, symbolizing web requests and responses.

Oct 14, 20257 min read

What Happens When You Fetch Data in the Browser

Fetch builds a request, checks browser policy and cache, sends HTTP over the network, then exposes the response as headers and a body stream.

Tools Of The Browser

All 4 articles

Hands-on guides to the powerful Web APIs built into every browser, enabling dynamic and interactive web experiences

Illustration of a browser window displaying a custom <copy-code> component, shown alongside a simplified HTML structure to represent how web components work.

Nov 16, 202514 min read

Web Components: Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and Slots

Web Components are browser APIs for custom HTML elements. Learn where Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, templates, and slots fit, with a full copy-code build.

A screenshot of chrome DevTools showing the DOM.

Nov 04, 202512 min read

What Is the DOM? Document Object Model Explained

The DOM is the live object tree a browser builds from HTML. JavaScript reads and changes that tree, then the browser updates the page.

Illustration of Web Workers in a browser window with glowing blue lines connecting JavaScript code snippets labeled postMessage(), onmessage, and Worker()

Oct 31, 202513 min read

Web Workers in JavaScript: Main Thread, Messages, and Limits

Web Workers run JavaScript away from the main UI thread. Use them for CPU-heavy work, file processing, parsing, and parallel worker pools.

Web Writing

All 5 articles

Guides on how to write for the web. Each article breaks down the small mechanics that make text feel effortless on screen.

Illustration of text paragraphs on a screen showing short and long blocks for web readability.

Nov 07, 20255 min read

Ideal Paragraph Length for Web Writing

Aim for 40-80 words or 2-4 sentences per paragraph on most web pages. Use shorter blocks on mobile and longer blocks when one idea needs context.

A photo of the word sentence in wooden blocks.

Nov 06, 20255 min read

Ideal Sentence Length for Web Writing

Aim for an average sentence length of 15-20 words for most web writing. Use shorter lines for pace and longer ones only when one idea needs room.

Illustration of text on a screen showing sentences of varying lengths for readability and web writing.

Nov 01, 20256 min read

Ideal Word Count for Blog Posts

There is no fixed ideal word count for blog posts. Match length to search intent, answer depth, examples, and the reader's next step.

Images for the Web

All 12 articles

Guides on how to find, choose, create, and prepare images that look sharp, load fast, and fit naturally into modern websites.

A forest path in autumn, shown with muted colors on one side and warmer, brighter tones on the other.

Dec 30, 20257 min read

Image Effects: What to Use for Blur, Tint, Duotone, Pixelate, and More

Choose an image effect by the job: make text readable, unify a mixed set, hide details, turn a photo into a graphic, or pull focus.

A quiet European street with old buildings and vintage street lamps, shown in a purple-and-yellow duotone color effect.

Nov 24, 20255 min read

Duotone Effect: What It Is and How to Make One

A duotone effect maps shadows and highlights to two chosen colors. Learn when it helps web images, where it fails, and how to make one.

A workspace featuring a laptop and tablet. The laptop screen shows a photograph of a beige ceramic vase. The interface displays six extracted colors. A physical color fan deck and website wireframes are spread across the wooden desk in soft, natural sunlight.

Nov 23, 20255 min read

Color Palette From Image: Get Brand Colors From Photos

Extract a color palette from an image by finding dominant, muted, dark, and light swatches. Use the result as a starting point for brand and UI colors.