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An Interactive Starry Backdrop for Content
I was fortunate last year to get approached by Shawn Wang (swyx) about doing some work for Temporal. The idea was to cast my creative eye over what was on the
Syntax Highlighting (and More!) With Prism on a Static Site
This post will show you how to implement syntax highlighting on a Next.js blog with the popular Prism.js library.
Cool Hover Effects That Use Background Properties
A while ago, Geoff wrote an article about a cool hover effect. The effect relies on a combination of CSS pseudo-elements, transforms, and transitions. A lot
Maximize Your Front-End Test Locators
Front-end testing is awesome. We can write code, click on things like a user would, then make assertions. In this post, we'll go over strong tests.
Adding Tailwind CSS to New and Existing WordPress Themes
Nothing has had more of an impact on my productivity than adding Tailwind CSS to my workflow. It isn't even close. Here is how to set that up.
Making Mermaid Diagrams in Markdown
While Mermaid diagrams are not Markdown-exclusive, they is Markdown-inspired. using the same markup abstractions.
Add a CSS Lens Flare to Photos for a Bright Touch
But what if we wanted to apply the same lens flare look without the use of photo editing tools? We can create a CSS lens flare to add a cinematic touch to our
Adding CDN Caching to a Vite Build
Content delivery networks, or CDNs, allow you to improve the delivery of your website’s static resources, most notably, with CDN caching. They do this by
Tricks to Cut Corners Using CSS Mask and Clip-Path Properties
We recently covered creating fancy borders with CSS, and now we are going to cut the corners with gradients and CSS masks!
6 Useful Bookmarklets to Boost Web Development
I’d like to show you some hacks to aid your web development workflow and how to convert those hacks into time-saving bookmarklets.
Write HTML, the HTML Way (Not the XHTML Way)
You may not use XHTML (anymore), but when you write HTML, you may be more influenced by XHTML than you think. You are very likely writing HTML, the XHTML way.
Build Membership Businesses with Memberful
What would your business be like if you sold memberships? It might be more than fun to think about, in fact, it might just be transformative. With membership,
7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022
I have a handful of good links to articles about performance that are burning a hole in my bookmarks folder, and wanna drop them here to share.
Web Component Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements are Easier Than You Think
We’ve discussed a lot about the internals of using CSS in this ongoing series on web components, but there are a few special pseudo-elements and
Trailing Slashes on URLs: Contentious or Settled?
A fun deep dive from Zach. Do you have an opinion on which you should use?
When to Avoid the text-decoration Shorthand Property
In my recent article about CSS underline bugs in Chrome, I discussed text-decoration-thickness and text-underline-offset, two relatively new and
Manuel Matuzovic's CSS Specificity Demo
If you're looking for a primer on CSS specificity, we've got that. And if you're trying to get ahead of the game, you should be aware of CSS Cascade Layers as
My white whale: A use case for will-change
The will-change property landed in major browsers in August 2015, and I've been on the lookout for when to use it ever since.
Before I go: When it comes to complaining about web browsers
That's a damn one-two punch from Dave. He goes for the ultimate clickbait title¹, then follows up with a pile of epic advice for us all. If you want web
Reliably Send an HTTP Request as a User Leaves a Page
On several occasions, I’ve needed to send off an HTTP request with some data to log when a user does something like navigate to a different page or submit a
(Jay Freestone’s) Front-End Predictions for 2022
I linked to Jay's front-end predictions last year and I think they panned out pretty well.
Top Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Netlify CLI
First things first, if you didn't know Netlify had a CLI, they do. One of my favorite things about it running the command netlify dev on nearly any
Subsetting Font Awesome to Improve Performance
By subsetting Font Awesome, we can remove any unused glyphs from the font files that it provides to reduce the overall file size.
Add-to-Calendar Button UI Widget
A useful little UI widget. Click the add-to-calendar button, get a list of calendar apps, the user selects which one, and they get a download.
An Auto-Filling CSS Grid With Max Columns of a Minimum Size
Within Drupal 10 core, we’re implementing a new auto-filling CSS Grid technique that I think is cool enough to share with the world.
Why are hyperlinks blue?
The decision to make hyperlinks blue in Mosaic, and the reason why we see it happening in Cello at the same time, is that by 1993, blue was becoming the
Getting Started With the File System Access API
The File System Access API is a web API that allows read and write access to a user's local files. It unlocks new capabilities to build powerful web
Neat Optional Custom Property Values Trick
Imagine a multi-value CSS property like transform and you don't want every value applied. You might think of CSS optional custom property values.
Developers Speculating About the Long-Distant Future: 2022
This is a wonderful roundup from Jeremy, who I picture circling January 1, 2022, in red marker on a giant paper calendar back in 2008 and patiently counting
A Chrome Extension for Cloudinary That Helps You Pluck Out Useful Media URLs From Your Library Quickly |
Cloudinary is a host for your digital assets like images and video. If you don't already know them, you should, because you can build it into the asset
SVGcode for Live Tracing Raster Images
A free online tool called SVGcode by Thomas Steiner is capable of an effect called "Live Trace" that converts a raster image into a vector image.
How to Make CSS Slanted Containers in 3 Steps
Here's how to created a CSS slanted container where the container itself is slanted, but the text and images are balanced for better legibility.
Color Spaces for More Interesting Gradients
Think of color spaces as a physical map where individual colors are points on the map. Gradients walk from one point on the map to the next.
CSS Scroll Snap Slide Deck That Supports Live Coding
We’ll build a CSS-only slide deck that supports live coding, using native web functionality and modern styling, like CSS scroll snap.
Building a newbie-friendly codebase
Pedro Santos suggests:
Building a Scrollable and Draggable Timeline with GSAP
Here's a super classy demo from Michelle Barker over on Codrops that shows how to build a scrollable and draggable timeline with GSAP. It's an interesting
User Registration With Firebase and React
This tutorial will work us through on how to implement user registration, verification, and authentication in React using Firebase.
“Evergreen” Does Not Mean Immediately Available
Before the advent of evergreen browsers, you would need to go to the manufacturer’s website and manually download and install the update.
The Optional Chaining Operator, “Modern” Browsers, and My Mom
Jim Nielsen's mom couldn't open a website. Jim worked on confirming the issue and documented how he got to the bottom of it:
The CSS from-font Value Explained in 4 Demos
I found the CSS from-font value for the text-decoration-thickness property. I did a little research what I found (and learned) is interesting.
Switching Unstaged Changes to a New Branch
Say you're on the wrong Git branch with unstaged changes. There are a few to go about switching unstaged changes to a new branch.
Demystifying TypeScript Discriminated Unions
TypeScript discriminated unions are types where a key or value can be used to differentiate between the keys and values of several types at once.
Fancy CSS Borders Using Masks (Zig-Zag, Wavy, and More)
In this article, we look at modern CSS mask techniques to create three fancy CSS borders without having to use a background image.
How to Make a Scroll-Triggered Animation With Basic JavaScript
Scroll-triggered events are very useful. There are libraries to create them but let's look at how to do it ourselves with a small handful of JavaScript.
Component Spacing in a Design System
How do you handle component spacing in a design system? Do you add margin directly to the components, or outsource it to another component?
Node and How it Works With npm
Let's look at Node and how it plays alongside npm to install features and tooling as packages in modern front-end web development.
A Deep Look at the Command Line
The command line is a place we can type commands to be executed directly by our computer. It’s extremely fast, and ideal for a tool like npm.
Install npm in a Few Easy Steps
In this article, we'll install npm and Node, then make a little sample project to give you real hands-on experience working with the npm basics
How to Install npm Packages
Next up in this beginner’s guide to npm is likely why you’re here in the first place: installing npm packages, which uses the `npm install` command.
The 60 Hottest Front-end Tools of 2021
A complete list of the most popular front-end tools in 2021, according to the Web Tools Weekly newsletter. See which resources made the list.
Using the CSS Me Not Bookmarklet
The CSS Me Not bookmarklet lets you see all of the CSS files on a site, notably unused files you might want to prevent from loading.
Mondrian Art in CSS From 5 Coders
I saw some Mondrian Art in CSS going around the other day and figured I'd go looking for others I've seen over the years and round them up.
Making Your First Custom Svelte Transition
The Svelte transition API provides a way to animate components when they enter or leave the document, including custom Svelte transitions.
8 Helpful Accessibility Links for January 2022
Every so often, I accumulated a bunch of links about various things I find interesting. Accessibility is one of them! Here are 8 helpful accessibility links.
A Practical Tip For Using Sass Default Parameters
Sass offers functions and mixins that accept parameters. You can use Sass default parameters, that is, parameters that have a value even if you don't provide
How to Make a Pure CSS 3D Package Toggle
You know how you can get cardboard boxes that come totally flat? You fold ‘em up and tape ‘em to make them into a useful box. Then when it’s time to recycle
Open Source & Sustainability
I don't feel confident operating or maintaining open source. That makes me scared of it, and my fear makes me avoid doing it at all.
Netlify Identity for Jamstack Aiuthentication
Netlify Identity is a robust offering that provides authentication on a Jamstack site. It’s super easy to enable and opens up a bunch of possibilities.
A New Container Query Polyfill That Just Works
There is an easy-to-use CSS container query polyfill now. You essentially conditionally load it and forget about it. Then write spec-compliant container queries code.