When CSS Blocks
Tim Kadlec:
Instant GraphQL Backend with Fine-grained Security Using FaunaDB
GraphQL is becoming popular and developers are constantly looking for frameworks that make it easy to set up a fast, secure and scalable GraphQL API. In this
Pages for Likes
I posted about parsing an RSS feed in JavaScript the other day. I also posted about my RSS setup talking about how Feedbin is at the heart of it.
Gutenberging
It's been over a year since the big WordPress launch of Gutenberg, the new editor. It seems to me most of the controversy around it has died down. There has
Fixed Headers and Jump Links? The Solution is scroll-margin-top
The problem: you click a jump link like <a href="#header-3">Jump</a> which links to something like <h3 id="header-3">Header</h3>.
iOS 13 Design Guidelines, Templates, and Downloads
Erik Kennedy wrote up a bunch of design advice for designing for the iPhone. Like Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, only illustrated and readable, says Erik.
Animate SVG Path Changes in CSS
Every once in a while I'm motivated to attempt to draw some shapes with <path>, the all-powerful drawing syntax of SVG. I only understand a fragment of
Add Background Colors to SVGs Using the “rect” Element
The advantages of using SVGs in web development are well known. SVGs are small in size, can be made quite accessible, are scalable while maintaining their
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Do This to Improve Image Loading on Your Website
In the video embedded below, Jen Simmons explains how to improve image loading by using width and height attributes. The issue is that there’s a lot of jank
Footnote Characters
There are special superset number characters that are sometimes perfect for footnotes. Here they are:
How to Build Vue Components in a WordPress Theme
The inline-template directive allows us to build rich Vue components as a progressive enhancement over existing WordPress markup.
Solving Sticky Hover States with @media (hover: hover)
Mezo Istvan does a good job of covering the problem and a solution to it in a blog post on Medium. If you tap on something that has a :hover state but you don't leave the page then, on a mobile device, there is a chance that :hover state "sticks." You'll see this with stuff like jump-links used as tabs or buttons that trigger on-page functionality.
HTML Data Attributes Guide
Everything you ever wanted to know about data attributes in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Moving from Vanilla JavaScript to a Reusable Vue Component
I recently wrote an article explaining how you can create a countdown timer using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Now, let’s look at how we
Blame the implementation, not the technique
I'm not sure we've gotten much better at this since Tim Kadlec wrote this in 2012:
Links and Buttons Guide
Our complete guide to links, buttons, and button-like inputs in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Creating a Details Element That Opens But Never Closes
The <details> and <summary> elements in HTML are useful for making content toggles for bits of text. By default, you see the <summary>
While You Weren't Looking, CSS Gradients Got Better
One thing that caught my eye on the list of features for Lea Verou's conic-gradient() polyfill was the last item:
A Headless CMS for You and Your Web Development Agency
Storyblok is a headless but component-based CMS with a built-in live-preview. You can use it for building fast and reliable websites and power native apps
Why JavaScript is Eating HTML
Web development is always changing. One trend in particular has become very popular lately, and it fundamentally goes against the conventional wisdom about
2020 Stack
In an article with the most clickbaity article ever, Joe Honton does a nice job of talking about the evolving landscape of web development. "Full-stack"
Building an Images Gallery using PixiJS and WebGL
Sometimes, we have to go a little further than HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create the UI we need, and instead use other resources, like SVG, WebGL, canvas,
SFTP & Database Access on WordPress.com
Wait what?
How to Fetch and Parse RSS Feeds in JavaScript
Say you have an RSS feed like this one. The goal is to request that RSS feed, parse it, and do something useful with the data in it. RSS is XML, and XML is
The Hooks of React Router
React Router 5 embraces the power of hooks and has introduced four different hooks to help with routing. You will find this article useful if you are looking
Design Systems Blogathon
It was fun watching a bunch of back and forth blogging between a bunch of smart people quoting a bunch of smart people last week. If you missed it, you might
Building the Web We Want
On the Microsoft Edge team, we’re committed to an open web and helping to drive innovation forward, which is why we’ve kicked off a new initiative in
Custom Styling Form Inputs With Modern CSS Features
It’s entirely possible to build custom checkboxes, radio buttons, and toggle switches these days, while staying semantic and accessible. We don’t even need a
Is Having an RSS Feed Just Giving Content Away for Free?
I mean, kinda.
Getting Acquainted With Svelte, the New Framework on the Block
For the last six years, Vue, Angular, and React have run the world of front-end component frameworks. Google and Facebook have their own sponsored frameworks,
Select an Element with a Non-Empty Attribute
Short answer:
Browser Version Release Spectrum
Whenever a browser upgrades versions, it's a little marketing event, and rightly so. Looks like for Firefox it's about once a month, Chrome is ~6 weeks, and
HTTPS is Easy!
I've been guilty of publicly bemoaning the complexity of HTTPS. In the past, I've purchased SSL certificates from third-party vendors and had trouble
Native Image Lazy Loading in Chrome Is Way Too Eager
Interesting research from Aaron Peters on <img loading="lazy" ... >:
CSS4 is a Bad Idea
Louis Lazaris, reacting to the idea of CSS4:
CSS4
What is CSS4? Is it a real thing? I hate to break it to you, but not really. But maybe we could make it a thing? CSS3 was successful, so why not keep that train rolling like they do in JavaScript?
PHP is A-OK for Templating
PHP templating often gets a bad rap for facilitating subpar code — but that doesn't have to be the case. Let’s look at how PHP projects can enforce a basic
Overcomplicatin’
There's some famous quote that goes something like...
The Three Types of Code
Every time I start a new project, I organize the code I’m looking at into three types, or categories if you like. And I think these types can be applied to
Freezing User-Agent Strings
There's been news about Chrome freezing their User-Agent string (and all other major browsers are on board). That means they'll still have a User-Agent (UA)
How to Create an Animated Countdown Timer With HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Have you ever needed a countdown timer on a project? For something like that, it might be natural to reach for a plugin, but it’s actually a lot more
Get Moving (or not) with CSS Motion Path
We just linked up the idea that offset-path can be cleverly used to set type on a path. Don't miss Michelle Barker's experimentation either, with drawing
Full Stack Panic
A new podcast from Sean Fioritto inspired by Joel Califa's term "Full Stack Anxiety".
Smaller HTML Payloads with Service Workers
Short story: Philip Walton has a clever idea for using service workers to cache the top and bottom of HTML files, reducing a lot of network weight.
Apollo GraphQL without JavaScript
It's cool to see progressive enhancement being done even while using the fanciest of the fancy front-end technologies.
Four Layouts for the Price of One
Pretty notable when a tweet about a flexbox layouts gets 8K+ likes on Twitter!
Practice GraphQL Queries With the State of JavaScript API
Learning how to build GraphQL APIs can be quite challenging. But you can learn how to use GraphQL APIs in 10 minutes! And it so happens I've got the perfect
Use and Reuse Everything in SVG… Even Animations!
If you are familiar with SVG and CSS animations and started to work with them often, here are some ideas you might want to keep in mind before jumping into
Set Type on a Circle... with offset-path
Here's some legit CSS trickery from yuanchuan. There is this CSS property offset-path. Once upon a time, it was called motion-path and then it was renamed. I
aviationstack
I wonder how many startup ideas have something to do with air travel? 🤔
What does "revert" do in CSS?
Miriam Suzanne explains in a Mozilla Developer video on the subject.
Woodworking SVG (and Other Real Life Encounters)
Eric Meyer does his woodworking math in SVG.
What's the Difference Between Width/Height in CSS and Width/Height HTML attributes?
Some HTML elements accept width and height as attributes. Some do not. Those attributes are sometimes referred to as presentational attributes. The thing to know about them is that they are overridden by any other styling information whatsoever. That makes them ideal as a fallback.
Building Multi-Directional Layouts
There are some new features in CSS that can assist us with building layouts for different directions and languages with ease. This article is about CSS
This Page is Designed to Last
Jeff Huang, while going through his collection of bookmarks, sadly finds a lot of old pages gone from the internet. Bit rot. It's pretty bad. Most of what
Component-Level CMSs
When a component lives in an environment where the data queries populating it live nearby, there is a pretty direct line between the visual component and the
Amelia Wattenberger's The CSS Cascade
If you're on a small screen, remind yourself to check it out on a big screen when you have the chance.
The Web in 2020: Extensibility and Interoperability
In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of change and diversion in regard to web technologies. In 2020, I foresee us as a web community heading toward
Bad accessibility equals bad quality
Here’s a smart post from Manuel Matuzovic where he digs into why accessibility is so important for building websites: