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Copy docs is a framework that allows product designers and writers to manage their in-product copy in a smart way. In this article, Valeriia Panina shares her experience in how the copy docs technique turned out to be a game changer for her workflow. The copy docs technique was a game changer for Valeriia’s workflow and she’d be happy if it boosts yours, too!
We previously explained how and why we built Quicksilver. This second blog post is about the long journey to production which culminates with Kyoto Tycoon removal from Cloudflare infrastructure and points to the first signs of obsolescence.
Lessons learned from building a framework (Halfmoon) using CSS variables, and the future of customizability and user personalization on the web.
In the product-focused world of development, it can be easy to forget the joy of making for the sake of making. By dropping the ‘Why’ and ‘How’, and focusing instead on the ‘What’ of weird, wonderful ideas, you can nurture a totally different side to your skill sets. You can read the docs, you can follow the tutorials, but wouldn’t you be more motivated by trying to make something unique, somethin
A web font workflow is simple, right? Choose a few nice-looking web-ready fonts, get the HTML or CSS code snippet, plop it in the project, and check if they
Some baby bear thinking from Katie Sylor-Miller:
The Vue Testing library can help you to test your applications by mirroring the way that a user would interact with them. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to get started right away. In this article, Kelvin Omereshone will look at testing Vue applications using the Vue Testing Library — a lightweight library that emphasizes testing your front-end application from the user’s perspectiv
I’m thoroughly convinced that SVG unlocks a whole entire world of building interfaces on the web. It might seem daunting to learn SVG at first, but you have a
I've compared SVG and Canvas before. If you're trying to decide between them, read that. I'd say the #1 difference between them is vector (SVG) versus raster
An in-depth tutorial that teaches how to create one of the most adorable interactions I've ever created. We'll learn how to use React components and hooks to abstract behaviours, and see how to design the perfect API. Even if you're not into animations, I think you'll find it interesting!
Day 11: learning about learning rates
In JavaScript, there are two main ways to handle asynchronous code: then/catch (ES6) and async/await (ES7). These syntaxes give us the same underlying functionality, but they affect readability and scope in different ways. In this article, Bret Cameron will show you how one syntax lends itself to maintainable code, while the other puts us on the road to callback hell!
New zine: Hell Yes! CSS!
A refresh of the hardware that Cloudflare uses to run analytics provided big efficiency improvements.
Creating page content that sticks to the viewport as you scroll, something like a jump-to-anchor menu or section headings, has never been easier. Throw a
I'm sure different people picture different things when they think about webrings, so let me clarify what I picture. I see an element on a website that:
Learn about nbdev, a new literate programming environment for Python.
Earlier this year, we upgraded the notifications experience on GitHub, focusing on filters that get you straight to the updates that matter most to you. Just last week, we shipped…
Day 10: Training an RNN to count to three
With so much going on, it’s nice to have an overview of what’s new at Smashing — all in one place. Read on to find out what’s been keeping the team busy alongside some inspiring community resources that have made it to the top list of our newsletters!
Previously, if you wanted to proxy 100 services through Argo Tunnel, you needed 100 instances of cloudflared running on your server. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our most-requested feature: you can now expose unlimited services using one cloudflared.
The evolution of Auto Layout and more on the latest version
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a 22-year old United States law meant to strike a complicated balance between art, code, and speech on the net — impacting users…
This blog describes a security vulnerability in the infrastructure that supports Germany’s COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. The mobile (Android/iOS) apps are not affected by the vulnerability and do not collect and/or transmit any personal data other than the device’s IP address. The infrastructure takes active measures to disassociate true positives from client IP addresses.
