9 articles by Zell Liew.
CSS is a composable language by nature. This composition nature is already built into the cascade. We simply don't talk about composition as a Big Thing because it's the nature of the language.
I've come to realize that perhaps we need to have a unit between root and relative values. This would bring about a whole new possibility when creating reusable components.
Today, I want to discuss a couple of patterns for naming color palettes that the community is using, and how I propose we can improve, so we achieve both flexibility and beauty.
ResizeObserver, MutationObserver, and IntersectionObserver enhance performance over their predecessors. Zell discusses their API similarities, usage steps, refactoring strategies, and advantages with practical examples.
There was once upon a time when native CSS lacked many essential features, leaving developers to come up with all sorts of ways to make CSS easier to write over the years.
Most of the time, people showcase Tailwind's @apply feature with one of Tailwind's single-property utilities (which changes a single CSS declaration). When showcased this way, @apply doesn't sound promising at all. So obviously, nobody wants to use it. Personally, I think Tailwind's @apply feature is better than described.
What are tooltips, exactly? There's two kinds and the one you use has implications on the user experience, as Zell illustrates in this explainer on best practices.
Pop quiz! What's the difference between a Popover element and a Dialog element? The answer is not all that clear and is widely misunderstood, but Zell has a clear way to explain it so that you know which element to reach for in your work.
In my research, I've found there are four approaches to Object-Oriented Programming in JavaScript. Which methods should I use? Which one is "the best" way? Here I'll present my findings along with information that may help you decide which is right for you.