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Martin Splitt

@g33konaut

6 years

I see, a PSA is needed: - HTML is OK to use. - CSS is OK to use. - SASS / LESS / CSS-in-JS are OK to use. - JS frameworks are OK to use. Build stuff that works great for users, but make sure to understand your and your users' constraints and don't shame other tech choices 🧡

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10 years ago today, this wonderful, amazing, smart, fun & caring human agreed to join our adventures and 5 years ago today, we made it a swear. I still can't believe I'm this lucky to have this breathtakingly awesome woman in my life. I love you so much that I have no words ❤️

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4 years

Oh whee! I did it! I managed to cycle 100km in one go (with breaks of course)! 🚲💯💪 This has been a goal for me quite some time now and finally I did it 🥳

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Oh boy, here comes a personal, uncomfortable thread. Why am I doing it anyway? Because I hope it shows that mental health is important and that you are not alone in this. Here goes nothing.

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4 years

I made a bookmarklet to view the rendered source (aka the DOM) of a page. 👀 🚀 Works with Chrome, Firefox, Safari and possibly others, too. 🌈 Beautifies the code 🎨 Includes syntax highlighting 💻 Get the bookmarklet at 👉 👈

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Martin Splitt

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6 years

So, this was it. A little under four years at Archilogic ended today. I'll hand over the last bits and pieces next week, but officially it's over. Next up: I'll be joining Google Devrel for Search and web ecosystem here in Zurich 🇨🇭 ✨ Super excited! ✨

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5 years

Please remember: You are great the way you are. You aren't defined by your work or output. Spend time with your loved ones, allow yourself to do nothing. Take time for yourself, you deserve it and it's fine 🙆🙆🙆

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5 years

🎥 JavaScript SEO video series 🎥 I'm excited to announce that I'm hosting a JavaScript SEO series & the very first "welcome" video has been released! Videos on #react , #angular , #vue and more in the coming weeks 🎈 Happy to hear your thoughts! 🙆

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Martin Splitt

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5 years

3 years ago today I got married to the most amazing, smart, hilarious, nerdy, loving person I have ever met. I love her to the moon and back and I cannot imagine to be without her in my life. I am so incredibly grateful and happy to have you by my side <3

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2 years

Wild stuff: I was asked to recover a wedding ring from Lake Zurich and... yeah. Mission accomplished!

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2 years

11 years ago, this amazing woman took a chance with this goofball and 6 years ago she upped the commitment. I can't believe to be this lucky! She's the best! 💖

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Martin Splitt

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6 years

🕵️‍♂️ Psst, hey, you... wanna get a glimpse on the first version of the lazy-loading SEO docs we've been brewing? Here yo gou: 📢🔜 There's more to follow! 😎

Fix Lazy-Loaded Website Content | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers

Lazy loading is a common website performance and UX best practice. Learn how to test and fix lazy loaded content with SEO best practices in mind.

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Martin Splitt

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7 years

I just published “CORS — a guided tour”

CORS — a guided tour

Cross-origin resource sharing

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6 years

And so it begins...

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6 years

Some people be like 🤯 But that's just it. A #pwa is basically a website done right. - loading fast - uses HTTPS - works offline - works full screen - has its own visual identity Thanks to @sw12 for the #dfua keynote

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Martin Splitt

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6 years

This is such an important point! We write code for other humans.. it's the hard part. Computers executing the product that our code produces is the easier bit! Thanks, @getify for bringing this up! #JSCampBCN

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5 years

It's done! 😍🤩🥰

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2 years

So this just happened. /cc @JohnMu

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5 years

8yrs ago, freshly in love, I had to go work 845km away from the most wonderful, loving partner I could have ever wished for. We wouldn't see each other for a while, so we decided to have pictures taken. I still look at them to remind me that I'm not just dreaming. 😍🥰💗

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5 years

👋Hey folks! The talk @johnmu & yours truly gave on Search state of the union at #io19 is online! We talk about 🤖Googlebot 🖼️Hi-res images 📌Structured data 👀3D & AR in Search 🔭Your pages in discover 📈Search Console 📚And more! 📽️Watch it at

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5 years

🕵️ Hey, psst, you! Yes, you! @LizziHarvey and I wrote another doc. This time it's the 📝 #javascript #seo basics guide 📝 - 🤓 Happy sharing with your dev friends! 👩‍💻

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Martin Splitt

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6 years

10 days apart... 😷🔥 #CampFireSmoke #AirQuality #SF #wildfires

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4 years

+++ Breaking news +++ The sheep are back!! THE SHEEP ARE BACK!! AAAAHHHHHH YIISSSSSS +++ End of bulletin +++

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4 years

📖New documentation! 📖 Whoop whoop, our new guide on using JavaScript to generate structured data are out: Let us know what you think ☀️

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4 years

It's weird to visit the office these days

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5 years

Whee! 🥳 Excited to present at Google I/O this year! Join me for the session on "Google Search and JavaScript sites" at #io19 -

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4 years

Eyooo, back to the roots

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5 years

So I'm a reaction GIF now? 😂

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5 years

@JohnMu @methode @rustybrick

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Martin Splitt

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4 years

🤔 You know what? Let's do a virtual hangout where we can talk about #JavaScript #SEO on Wednesday. 📺 I will add the link to it here. Wednesday, 18:00 CET / 1pm EST / 10am PST. Let's do this! 🥳 Please share this with whoever might be interested

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Martin Splitt

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5 years

So, this was the last episode we've recorded for the #javascript #seo series so far... 😭 But hey, on the bright side: Time for new episodes! 😎 ⚡We want YOUR feedback - tell us what would you like to see in future episodes in this form: 👉 👈

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@googlesearchc

5 years

Does your JavaScript app have lots of frequently changing content? In the final episode of the JavaScript SEO series, @g33konaut shows you how to quickly serve 🍽 SEO to the Googlebot 🤖 by implementing dynamic rendering. Watch here →

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Martin Splitt

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4 years

I'm so ridiculously excited about this! Finally I can talk about that we have a new podcast! 😁

Google Search Central

@googlesearchc

4 years

New Podcast from Google Webmasters 🦄🎙🎧 @johnmu @g33konaut and @methode talk all things Google Search such as: 🗣trending topics in SEO 🖥Search Console features 🎉fun stories, and more! Find the full trailer and subscribe to Search Off the Record →

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4 years

- Stay hydrated and rested. Enforce a stable schedule. - Take time for myself to reflect, plan and just recharge. - If the situation doesn't improve, get help. Get yourself a doctor and therapist you trust. They're invaluable. I'm certain this, too, will pass. Stay safe, y'all!

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5 years

This day keeps on giving.. somehow got an upgrade to first class 🤯

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3 years

For those of you who wanna geek out a bit on how Googlebot deals with JavaScript, this talk from TechSEO Boost 2019 is a gem & I think it's still a bit of a hidden gem, tbh

Googlebot & JavaScript: A Closer Look at the WRS | TechSEO Boost 2019

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3 years

Come one, developers - what would you like SEOs you work with to know and understand about your work? What would you like to ask your SEOs? Hit me up in this form 👉

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@g33konaut

4 years

It's #WorldCleanupDay today and we're doing our part - by doing a cleanup #dive in #lakezurich

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Martin Splitt

@g33konaut

5 years

🎊🎊🎊Googlebot is now evergreen! 🎊🎊🎊 The answer to the question that you all asked so many times is here: ⭐️ Googlebot now uses Chromium 74 for rendering your websites 🎁 We will update Googlebot regularly and frequently from now on 📖Read more at

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5 years

The last episode of #javascript #seo is out! 😭 But wait, that means YOU get to tell us what topic you want to see in the next ones! 😎Please tell us in this handy, short form 👉

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5 years

Did you notice that ummm... the JS SEO basics guide & the JS troubleshooting guide have been extended for web components by @LizziHarvey and me? Go check 'em out! 🤓 👉 👉

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4 years

I know what you are here for and I'm happy to deliver. 🐑

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3 years

Got to recharge underwater today. I am really happy that I managed to get this pike lined up with the sun 🌞🐟

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5 years

Our session on #javascript and #seo at 1:30pm tomorrow will be LIT🔥🔥🔥 Come to stage 3 to see what it's all about 🙃 Amongst other things, we'll talk: 🏗️Web app architectures 🤖Googlebot ⚡️Lazy loading 🚀Web APIs 🔬Testing 📈Crawl budget & more!

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4 years

This day continues to be marvelous!

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4 years

Diving is the best way to clear your head 😊

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3 years

Yearly reminder ❤️🤗

Martin Splitt

@g33konaut

5 years

Please remember: You are great the way you are. You aren't defined by your work or output. Spend time with your loved ones, allow yourself to do nothing. Take time for yourself, you deserve it and it's fine 🙆🙆🙆

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5 years

When Google Search crawls your site, it has to find the balance between quickly crawling all your pages but not too many as that may put your server into trouble. 🤖So how does this work? What is crawl budget and how can you optimise it? 🤖

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5 years

Did you know that Google Search uses a service worker to make your search experience faster? Check out the case study at

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5 years

By the way, the codelabs @LizziHarvey & I made for #io19 teach you how to 🤖 make your #javascript web app work for Google Search 👉 🎯add structured data to your pages 👉 ⚙️implement dynamic rendering 👉

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5 years

Airport design? Nailed it!

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Martin Splitt

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2 years

I have two tickets to BrightonSEO that I'd love to give away to someone from an underrepresented group in SEO, preferably juniors. Any suggestions who should get a ticket?

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Martin Splitt

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3 years

This is cool. I think I like our new office.

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Martin Splitt

@g33konaut

4 years

Happy holidays! ✨

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4 years

Hey hey, weekend crew! 😎 I made a little web story, summarizing #developer tools for Google Search! So if you're a #webdeveloper or #SEO working with #JavaScript web apps, check out the story here 👉

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5 years

I wrote a bit on "Understanding CORS" for the #DEVcommunity

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5 years

🕵️‍♂️ Time to bust some #SEO myths 🕵️‍♂️ In the new 📽️ series @noopkat @Jammer_Volts @Lady_Ada_King @jdjuan @_developit @dalmaer & yours truly discuss various aspects of the #webdev and #technicalSEO spectrum. Check out the trailer 👉

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5 years

Hey #webdeveloper and #technicalSEO / #SEO friends - what do you think about the dynamic rendering blog post ()? Would you like to see more technical posts like this? Should we break them down into multiple, shorter "episodes"? Let me know what you think!

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5 years

Let's talk about #javascript and Google Search! At #io19 we discussed: 🏛️ Web app architecture & #webperf 🤖 Crawling and rendering (and the new Googlebot) ⭐️ Best practices for #react , #angular & #vue #SEO Take a look yourself:

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5 years

🎉 It's here! The new Googlebot is here! 🍾 Whoop whoop! Lots of new amazing features are now available when we are rendering your pages and run your JavaScript 💪

Google Search Central

@googlesearchc

5 years

🤖 Meet the new evergreen Googlebot! 🤖 We've listened to your questions and feedback and brought modern Chromium to Googlebot - read more at our blog 👉

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Martin Splitt

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4 years

Back from a week-long break. How's everyone doing?

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4 years

Back from a lovely dive day! Lots of fish, especially baby perch 🐟🐟🐟 #DiveHairDontCare

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5 years

It's happening again... 🤩🔥

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5 years

For my birthday, I have a wish: I wish that we make the internet a grateful, friendly place. Think of something that helped you recently - a Github repository, StackOverflow answer, Tweet, blog post - anything... and say thanks. 🙏 Thx Řaj Vaishnaw for

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6 years

Joining Google, so far, is an amazing yet humbling and inspiring experience. So many people who are smarter and more experienced than I am but all of them humble, supportive and friendly. Everyone I met so far leads by example 😍

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7 years

Background sync with service workers:

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5 years

I still haven't processed that yesterday I made a thing that brought ~200 people into a room for ~6 hours... Thanks to my amazing team @danielwaisberg @LizziHarvey @JohnMu @methode , our catering, A/V & facilities teams, @izzionfire , @aleksejdix & @tobias_willmann & y'all 🙆‍♀️💝👏

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Martin Splitt

@g33konaut

7 years

People asked me how I get so much stuff done. The surprising answer is *drum roll* GET ENOUGH SLEEP. Yes, seriously. Respect your body.

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4 years

Your feedback has impact, y'all. Thanks to people asking often enough, I noticed that the JS SEO guide doesn't have info on SPA and soft 404 avoidance, history API for client-side routing and links created by JS. I fixed that now :) 👉

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5 years

So, I swam across the lake again. #Zurich

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5 years

Yay! Happy to see developers taking SEO more seriously 🙆

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5 years

Wondering how to test your #javascript web sites for #SEO ? 🤔 In this video I'm looking at testing tools that you can use to make sure Googlebot sees your content 🤖 📽️ 👉🏽

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Austria has a town that ranks well... I wonder how many SEOs live & work there 🤔 Note: I know, it's "Rankweil". Go be fun at parties elsewhere.

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5 years

Hey, y'all! 👋 @LizziHarvey and I wrote a bit on about the #javascript #SEO session we had at #io19 and what it means for web developers. Check it out 📖

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@g33konaut

4 years

Well, hello Google Search Central (and our new spider friend!) 🎊🥳

Google Search Central

@googlesearchc

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Goodbye Google Webmasters, hello Google Search Central! We're changing our name, consolidating documentation, and refreshing how we look–including a new sidekick for Googlebot. Read our blog post for more info:

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13h into travelling to Jakarta for #wmconf I recorded this gem for my vlog 🙈

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4 years

Oof. LinkedIn tells you what I do for a living and where I work. It should be quite obvious that this isn't going anywhere 😳

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5 years

Hey, fellow #webdevelopers ! 🙋 Wanna learn how to make your websites more discoverable via Search Engines? 🤓 @LizziHarvey wrote a bunch of cool stuff to help ya over at web dot dev! Learn the basics of discoverable websites here: 📖

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5 years

I put the URL into Urlaub! 🏖️🐠🐟🦀

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4 years

It's a year since SEO Mythbusting season 2 was recorded in NYC 😳

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3 years

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss! The sheep are back

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5 years

Time to get this birthday week started properly! #birthdayweek #splitti30

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@g33konaut

5 years

🎥 #io19 videos are available! 🎥 Check out the playlist at or go straight for: 📼Google Search: State of the union: 📼Google Search <3 #javascript sites:

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5 years

🎶 "Before daybreak there were none And as it broke there was one And still the story goes on'n'on" 🎶 (Justice) This day, one year ago, I joined Google 🥳

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4 years

By the way, in the Twitch stream on Thursday I got distracted by people building a fence..and, yeah, we have sheep next to our house now 🐑🐑🐑❤️

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2 years

Quick question, honest answers please: Am I wrong in assuming that someone who calls themselves a "web frontend engineer" should know at least the basics of JavaScript or is that a mistake on my end? I don't want to be gate keeping or anything, just wanna know if I'm wrong.

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5 years

I recently went looking for a magic wand as a prop for stage magic... and I learned that some sex toys call themselves magic wands and now I have very interesting ads all over the place 😂

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4 years

Alright, I'm now on my #RoadTo100 dives :) The weekend has been great and I'm happy that Switzerland offers such amazing dive sites <3

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5 years

I have a hard time to allow me to not be productive, but this week on vacation I managed to NOT: - read work emails except one time - write code - open my laptop Instead I: - spent time with the family - went diving & learned something new - played video games - went rafting

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2 years

I. Am. So excited! We will be moving (not really away from Zurich) and the prospect of having a proper space to record videos and enough space for all the projects I'm doing *and* a roof terrace is just overwhelming. It's like a sugar rush but for apartments?

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7 years

I know Twitter is a pretty dark place these days, but I wanna express how happy I am to have found a ton of awesome folks here 👋 Keep it up!

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4 years

I don't know why, but being close to / on / in the water is calming to me. This panorama helps, too.

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5 years

📽️The videos for #javascript #SEO with #react , #angular & #vue have arrived! 📽️ Check them out and share them! 📢 React ➡️ Angular ➡️ Vue.js ➡️ The whole series ➡️

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5 years

Is #javascript and #SEO something you're worried about? 😥 🤓 Then check out my video on the essential tips to make your JavaScript-driven websites discoverable & successful in search! 🎥 👉🏽

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6 years

I have just tried CSS Grid for the first time and I'm so happy that it exists <3

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4 years

Awwwwww yisssss

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7 years

Uhh, I made a procedural island component for A-Frame... so, yeah. @aframevr is amazing & you should try it, too :-)

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5 years

Hey #seo and #webdev folks! 👋 Did you know that we have a brand-new #javascript troubleshooting guide? 🔥Give it a go at 🔥

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4 years

So I've been asked a few times "What about CLS [Cumulative Layout Shift - one of the Core Web Vitals metrics] and cookie consent banners?" and I have looked at a few sites and libraries to implement those.... and have seen performance impact, but not really impact on CLS. 1/2

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Martin Splitt

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3 years

So, I convinced @smxmuenchen to let me basically live-debug core web vitals on a sample page and because live-debugging is stressful, I'm now very, very, very nervous. Go, me!

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5 years

Looking for a hands-on tutorial for #SEO on #SPA web apps? Check out and let me know what you think :)

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