Thanks for a great 2018, and on to an even greater 2019! 💥
Hi, *|USERNAME|*!
2019 is here, and I just want to take a few moments to thank all of you for the great support you have provided and keep providing. Some quick stats that on what 2018 was like:
🍔 3 million visitors/month (up 50% from last year)
🖥️ 91% view on desktop
🦖 72% use Chrome
🇺🇸 44% of the traffic is from the US
😎 0 ads, nag screens, trackers
Where did all of the traffic go? The following chart (see larger version) shows the big buckets of content that all of you visit:
There aren't too many surprising details here, well...except for one. As much as the industry wants to forget about Flash, there is still a sizable number of you who are still building or maintaining Flash-based projects. From my ad-hoc analysis, enterprises and education (with a small number of games) have a large amount of legacy Flash-based content that is too difficult to migrate or replace. Go Flash!
WHAT IS COOKING FOR 2019?
The site's focus around continuing to provide designer-friendly tutorials around web development topics will not change. I posted a small poll asking for what topics people would like to see more content on. Do take a moment to vote. The results will influence the order and quantity of the content that gets created, but all four of those categories will be getting some attention in 2019.
As always, before I leave you to it, I would love to hear from you on things I can do better, topics you'd like me to write about, and more. Don't be shy! The easiest way to contact me is via Twitter or by posting on the forums (like you used to 10 years ago!)
Cheers,
Kirupa 😃