VS Code June Update: Status Bar Updates, Indent Guides, and more
8.7.2019
It's amazing that VS Code can consistently come out with meaningful updates month after month. The commitment that team has to the needs of the community
Building an Animal Adoption Site with Node and Vue - Part 1
8.7.2019
Today we're going to build an application that showcases animals that are available for adoption! This will be a two part blog series, so in this portion we'll just learn how to se
6 Best Caching Plugins for Your WordPress Site
6.7.2019
Caching is one of the most important techniques you can use to speed up your WordPress site. The best caching plugins make it possible to serve pages much faster...
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Five Methods for Five-Star Ratings
5.7.2019
In the world of likes and social statistics, reviews are very important method for leaving feedback. Users often like to know the opinions of others before deciding on items to purchase themselves, or even articles to read, movies to see, or restaurants to dine.
Developers often struggle with with...
PSA: Linking to a Code of Conduct Template is Not the Same as Having a Code of Conduct
5.7.2019
Did you know we have a site that lists all upcoming conferences related to front-end web design and development? We do! If you're looking to go to one, check it out. If you're running one, feel free to submit yours.
Now that we're running this, I've got loads of Pull Requests for conferences...
The Twelfth Fourth
4.7.2019
CSS-Tricks is 12 years old! Firmly into that Early Adolescence stage, I'd say ;) As we do each year, let's reflect upon the past year. I'd better have something to say, right? Otherwise, John Prine would get mad at me.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in...
CSS-Tricks on Flywheel
4.7.2019
I first heard of Flywheel through their product Local, which is a native app for working on WordPress sites. If you ask around for what people use for that kind of work, you'll get all sorts of answers, but an awful lot of very strong recommendations for Local. I've become one of them!...
Collective #529
4.7.2019
User Inyerface * Menu (or not) * Generative Machines * CodeSandbox Templates * Dark Patterns at Scale
Collective #529 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Menus with “Dynamic Hit Areas”
3.7.2019
Flyout menus! The second you need to implement a menu that uses a hover event to display more menu items, you're in tricky territory. For one, they should work with clicks and taps, too. Without that, you've broken the menu for anyone without a mouse. That doesn't mean you can't also use :hover....
Hey, let’s create a functional calendar app with the JAMstack
3.7.2019
Hey, let's create a functional calendar app with the JAMstack
I’ve always wondered how dynamic scheduling worked so I decided to do extensive research, learn new things, and write about the technical part of the journey. It’s only fair to warn you: everything I cover here is three weeks of research...
Haunted: Hooks for Web Components
3.7.2019
I was just chatting with Dave and he told me about Haunted. It's hooks, but for native web components! Pretty cool. I think the existence of stuff like this makes using web components more and more palatable — particularly in that totally-native no-build-step-needed-at-all kinda way.
I...
React Starter: How does JSX make HTML elements?
3.7.2019
JSX makes making React components easier. Some may find JSX to have a high learning curve and that's totally understandable. It's not exactly HTML and it's not exactly JavaScript, so it can take so