Blogs for web devs and UI/UX designers
Tags: ux, javascript, webdev, devops
Published: 2022-08-29 19:33:06

### Smashing Magazine
Smashing magazine is a high quality technical blog where we can regularly find articles on topics around web development and design. <br>Smashing comes with a high quality, professional writing style and presentation guided by their experienced editors.
Smashing magazine has a lot more than just written content. They have a podcast, printed books, e-books, live conferences at multiple locations around the globe, webinars and meetups.
<br>Be sure to checkout [Smashing magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com)

### CSS Tricks
CSS tricks is a popular blog about web technologies, started by Chris Coyier. Their main form of content is articles. CSS Tricks doesn't miss out on the latest topics in the web community. They also have youtube channel (rarely updated), guides on topics covering CSS layout etc and a CSS almanac where you can learn about CSS selectors and properties. I have found their Flexbox and Grid guides very useful and also a good quick reference.
<br>Checkout [CSS Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/)

### Web.dev blog
Web.dev is a web focused (duh) blog by Google developers. Web.dev also provides learning content and case studies etc. The blogs here are written by devs at Google.
<br>Checkout [Web.dev](https://web.dev/)

### Chrome developers
Another one by Google, Chrome developers blog is all about web browser, latest chrome updates, features, developer tooling, performance, optimisations etc. It is a much more regularly updated blog than web.dev.
<br>Checkout [Chrome developers](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/)

### Github blog
Github's blog covers a bit more diverse range of topics than just web front-end or back-end. It is well maintained and the articles are precise.
<br>Checkout [Github blog](https://github.blog/)

### Git-tower blog
Git Tower is a Git client for mac and windows. They have some really good learning content on their website. Their blog is all about git and version control.
<br>Checkout [git-tower blog](https://www.git-tower.com/blog)

### Gitlab blog
Gitlab's blog is a more sophisticated blog which covers topics such as Open source, DevOps, security and more.
<br>Checkout [Gitlab blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog)

### Overflow
Stack Overflow's community blog. They also have a podcast. One of the blogs by a product company, Overflow blog and podcast can be considered somewhere at the top of the list in terms of content, quality, diversity and the community aspect.
<br>Checkout [Overflow](https://stackoverflow.blog/)

### Mozilla
A unique technical blog, mostly centred around data privacy.
<br>Checkout [Mozilla blog](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/)

### Lead Dev
Lead dev is dedicated to content about engineering leadership. The articles are covering a lot of common problems or challenges in any organisation. This is a must follow for someone in leadership or management role in their organisation.
<br>Checkout [Lead Dev](https://leaddev.com/)

### A List Apart
Started in 1997 as a mailing list and launched as a website in 1998, A List Apart is publishing articles for For People Who Make Websites.
<br>Checkout [A List Apart](https://alistapart.com/)

### Bytes
bytes.dev is a weekly javascript newsletter. This archive contains those newsletters.
<br>Checkout [bytes.dev](https://bytes.dev/archives)

### React newsletter
Another newsletter archive by the same community.
<br>Checkout [React newsletter archive](https://reactnewsletter.com/issues)

### PostHog blog
PostHog provides various tools (analytics, testing, integrations) for developing products. Their blog contains similar content. The blog is well maintained, clean and precise.
<br>Checkout [PostHog blog](https://posthog.com/blog)

### Atlassian blog
Atlassian has a huge collection of high quality resources and a very diverse blog.
<br>Checkout [Atlassian blog](https://www.atlassian.com/blog)

## Design Blogs
Here are some of the blogs dedicated to design.

### UX Collective
UX Collective is one of the most popular blogs on UX design.
<br>Checkout [UX Collective](https://uxdesign.cc/)

### In the loop by Maze
Maze is a product that helps you collect data for UX research. Their blog contains articles on UX research, testing and design.
<br>Checkout [In the loop](https://maze.co/blog/)

### UXTools
Practical UX skills and tools. Lessons + resources from two full-time product designers.
<br>Checkout [UXTools.co](https://uxtools.co/)

### James Victore blog
James Victore is the creative thought leader guiding people to find clarity and purpose in their life and work. A really unique individual in the design world. If you like his blog, checkout the youtube channel as well.
<br>Checkout [James Victore's Blog](https://www.jamesvictore.com/blog)

This was the list of blogs that is in my reading list right now. Hope you can find something interesting to learn from one of these blogs. Let me know what are your favourite blogs.