Hello.

I am Paul Kinlan.

A Developer Advocate for Chrome and the Open Web at Google.

I love the web. The web should allow anyone to access any experience that they need without the need for native install or content walled garden.

The Critic

Paul Kinlan

A tool that helps me to review text from a number of different perspectives

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Developer Interface Guidelines

Paul Kinlan

Many companies have Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) that dictate how their products should look and feel. But what about the developers? This post explores the need for Developer Interface Guidelines, proposing a framework for what that might look like and what benefits that could bring.

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Defining web component interfaces

Paul Kinlan

Custom Elements need clear and parsable API documentation.

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What happened to Web Intents?

Paul Kinlan

TL;DR It's a long story; I learnt a lot.

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MSDN .NET Framework Developer Center: Designing .NET Class Libraries

Paul Kinlan

I'm excited about the new MSDN .NET Framework Developer Center on designing class libraries! It looks like a promising series based on internal Microsoft training, with a focus on API design best practices. Brad Abrams is presenting, and the content is being released weekly. Check out the introductory article!

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