No-Comma Color Functions in CSS
There have been a couple of viral tweets about this lately, one from Adam Argyle and one from Mathias Bynes. This is a nice change that makes CSS a bit more
Playing With (Fake) Container Queries With watched-box & resizeasaurus
Heydon's <watched-box> is a damn fantastic tool. It's a custom element that essentially does container queries by way of class names that get added to
How one student curbed panic buying with the Pack
Learn how Ben Sassoon used the Pack to curb panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Announcing the MLH Fellowship, powered by GitHub
Now more than ever, students need opportunities to sustain their growth, using real tools, and an experienced understanding of how to work remotely and globally. With this new program, we’re helping to support the next generation of developers and the open source projects that companies use every day.
Part 2: The DynamoDB Book: An Interview With Alex DeBrie On His New Book - High Scalability -
This is the second part of my interview with Alex DeBrie on his new insta-classic: The DynamoDB Book. To read the first part of the interview please mosey on over to The DynamoDB Book: An Interview With Alex DeBrie On His New Book. Go ahead. Take your time. It's worth it. Quick Fire Round. What's your quick reaction to: The cost of storing data in S3 versus storing data in DynamoDB? Use S3 for lar
Accessible Animations in React
I really love animation, but not everybody does. In fact, it can make some people literally sick! In this tutorial, we'll see how to ensure that we respect user preferences, and create animations that can be disabled.
Common mistakes with React Testing Library
Some mistakes I frequently see people making with React Testing Library.
An Introduction To React With Ionic — Smashing Magazine
Mobile app development using hybrid frameworks has come a long way since initial release in 2008. With the improvements being made to the JavaScript engine and improved processing power available to mobile phones, the major concern people had when they considered developing their apps using the hybrid approach — namely, performance — has all but been eliminated, and cross-platform frameworks have
When people pause the Internet goes quiet
As human behaviour has changed in response to the pandemic, it's left a mark on the charts that network operators look at day in, day out to ensure that their networks are running correctly.
React Integration Testing: Greater Coverage, Fewer Tests
Integration tests are a natural fit for interactive websites, like ones you might build with React. They validate how a user interacts with your app without
A simple way to get more value from tracing
A simple way to get more value from metrics
Remote work: How global teams collaborate across time zones
GitHub international leaders share their insights on how to work with globally distributed teams.
Bad times in corporate wireless networks
Readability Algorithms Should Be Tools, Not Targets — Smashing Magazine
In recent years a slew of ‘readability’ programs have appeared to help us tidy up the things we write. Used everywhere from newsrooms to browser plugins, these systems offer automated feedback on how writing can be clearer, neater, and less contrived. Sounds good right? Well, up to a point. Readability programs may seem like a godsend, but the worst thing writers can do is write to please them abo
How We Gave Superpowers to Our macOS CI
Discover how we shortened the feedback loop of pre-merge verification checks for our iOS applications by up to 75%.
Alia Rose Connor: Agile Coach Manager
Usually, I live in Brooklyn and start the day with a 45-minute commute to the office. But at the moment, things are very different – my partner and I are holed up at our little place in the woods near New Paltz, so now I just start the day with some yoga before jumping online for my first meeting. When we bought this house last September, we had no idea what a refuge it would turn out to be. So I
Spotify Modernizes Client-Side Architecture to Accelerate Service on All Devices
Engineer Carl Engström explains how lifting the 10,000 limit on Liked Songs enabled his team to address a much deeper issue and improve the listening experience of end users, whatever their device or network.
Protecting Deployments
DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection
Building a modern DDoS solution that is truly effective in thwarting ever-evolving DDoS attacks, to protect all of our customers has been a core tenet for us - enabling us to be an industry leader.
Empowering our Customers and Service Partners
We wanted to highlight some amazing partners and our growing support and training for MSPs around the globe.
CSS-Tricks Chronicle XXXVIII
Hey hey, these "chronicle" posts are little roundups of news that I haven't gotten a chance to link up yet. They are often things that I've done off-site,
Figma’s Series D round
Figma announces Series D funding led by Peter Levine and Marc Andreessen at a16z.
GitHub Protips: Tips, tricks, hacks, and secrets from Brian Douglas
Make better contributions, triage your issues efficiently, save time with saved replies, and more with @bdougie’s protips.
