Collective #490
7.2.2019
Rendering on the Web * Textblock * 30 Seconds of Knowledge * Mixkit * FormVuelar * GitHub History
Collective #490 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Where Do You Learn HTML & CSS in 2019?
7.2.2019
The topic of how accessible it is for newbies and seasoned developers alike to learn CSS has been gaining steam as the complexity of the tools around it has become skewed more toward traditional programming. Rachel Andrew has much more to say about this in her post, HTML, CSS and our vanishing...
HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points
7.2.2019
Rachel Andrew:
There is something remarkable about the fact that, with everything we have created in the past 20 years or so, I can still take a complete beginner and teach them to build a simple webpage with HTML and CSS, in a day. We don’t need to talk about tools or frameworks, learn how...
Django Authentication With Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
7.2.2019
Introduction
For users of internet services, there are only a few things worse than having to manually sign in (and sign-up) with different websites. The ordeal of the manual sign-in proce
10 Amazing JavaScript Games In Under 13kB of Code
7.2.2019
A collection of awesome browser games, each one masterfully crafted with only 13 kilobytes of code
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Finding the Longest Word In a Sentence
7.2.2019
Finding the longest word in a string of text is a very common algorithmic challenge in the JavaScript world. In this article we examine three ways to solve this challenge, with each method showcasi
Secure Dependencies with GitHub and Dependabot
6.2.2019
Updating and confirming security for dependencies from open source projects just became a lot more easier, GitHub announced
Animate a Blob of Text with SVG and Text Clipping
6.2.2019
I came across this neat little animation in a designer newsletter — unfortunately, I lost track of the source, so please give a shout out if you recognize it! In it, a block of text appears to bleed into view with a swirl of colors, then goes out the same way it came in. It’s a slick effect and...
Gradians and Turns: the quiet heroes of CSS angles
6.2.2019
I love coming across little overlooked CSS gems, like the gradien (grad) and turn (turn) units that Ken Bellows uncovers in his post explaining them. I don't know, maybe y'all are already aware of them, but they're certainly new to me.
They're additional options for dealing with angles, where...
VS Code January Update! No more reloading to install extensions!
6.2.2019
The VS Code January update is out (version 1.31) and as usual, the VS Code team has put in som
Text Distortion Effects using Blotter.js
6.2.2019
Some text distortion experiments using the Blotter.js library. The idea is to distort text as we scroll or move the mouse.
Text Distortion Effects using Blotter.js was written by Mary Lou and published on Codrops
JavaScript Glossary: Array .every() Method
6.2.2019
Basics
The every method checks that each element in an array passes a set test. This method will return true if all the elements pass the set. Once an element tha