Turbocharge your DevOps workflow by incorporating databases changes
20.6.2018
Accelerate DevOps Momentum by Incorporating Database Changes
Surveys indicate you're probably under serious pressure to deploy new releases and application changes at a rapid pace. Many or
Don’t just copy the @font-face out of Google Fonts URLs
19.6.2018
I don't think this is an epidemic or anything, but I've seen it done a few times and even advocated for. This is what I mean...
You go to Google Fonts and pick a font like Open Sans, and it gives you either a <link> or an @import with a URL there in which to ready this font for usage...
The Four Big Ways Jetpack Helps with Image Performance
19.6.2018
We've been working with Jetpack around here as a sponsor. It's a great match because as someone with a bunch of self-hosted WordPress sites, Jetpack is one of those no-brainer plugins for me. Jetpack can do a ton of good things for any site in a variety of very different ways. Here's one way...
Debugging JavaScript in Google Chrome and Visual Studio Code
19.6.2018
Learning to debug is an essential skill for taking the next step as a developer. It's important to understand and leverage the vast array of tools that exist for a given languge. Unfortunately, deb
Building a RSS Viewer With Vue: Part 2
19.6.2018
Welcome to Part 2 of this mini-series on building a RSS viewer with Vue. In the last post, I walked through how I built my demo using Vue.js and Vuetify on the front end and Webtask on the back end. When I built that initial version, I knew it was exactly thatmdash;an "initial" version. I took some...
10 Awesome Sass Libraries You Should Know About
19.6.2018
We share with you a collection of interesting Sass libraries that you should check out
Here’s the thing about “unused CSS” tools
18.6.2018
There are a lot of tools that aim to help you remove "unused CSS" from your project. Never a week goes by that I don't see a tool for this being shared or promoted. It must strike some kind of perfect chord for some developers. I care about performance, and I know that reducing file sizes is good...
Collective #425
18.6.2018
The Layouts of Tomorrow * Pure Bash Bible * ColorSpark * Roller * Yett * Distinct Design Systems * The Problem with Patterns
Collective #425 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Building a RSS Viewer With Vue: Part 1
18.6.2018
As I explore, learn, and most importantly, play with Vue.js, I've been building different types of apps as a way to get practice with and improve my use of it. A few weeks ago, I was reading about the shut down of Digg's RSS Reader and while great alternatives exist, I thought it would be fun...
Show FPS for Steam Games
18.6.2018
There’s nothing more frustrating to a top gamer (outside of bugs in a game) than dropped frames in a video game. If you’re playing a competitive multiplayer game like PUBG or Fortnite, where up to 100 people are simultaneously competing, dropped frames can be the difference between...
Creating your own meme generator
15.6.2018
Almost every time a new meme pops up in my Twitter feed, I think of a witty version to create. I'm not alone in this. Memes are often a way to acknowledge a shared experience or idea. In a variation of the "Is this a pigeon" meme that has been making the rounds online, a designer Daryl Ginn joked...
WDRL — Edition 232: The Cult of Complex, Why JavaScript Is Not Worse, Using Variable Fonts, Dark Mode CSS And Moral Implications.
15.6.2018
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We see complexity in every corner of a web project these days. We’ve read quite a bunch of articles about how complex a specific technology has become and we discuss this over and over again. Coming from a time where we uploaded our websites via FTP, had no git or similar, now living in...