WDRL — Edition 279: Inclusive docs, Microbrowsers, Kind Companies, and CSS Subgrid Techniques
17.12.2019
Hey,
It’s the last update for this year as the new year holidays are coming up and I’m gonna take a break from web development as well during this time. Time to work on other things like woodwork, or preparing and planning the next year’s Gardening season. I’m going to build a CSA and next year...
Design APIs: The Evolution of Design Systems
17.12.2019
A clever idea from Matthew Ström:
[...] design APIs don’t seem like a stretch of the imagination. An API-driven approach is the natural extension of the work currently being done on design systems, including tokens and standardization projects.
If you buy into the idea of design tokens, that...
The Order of CSS Classes in HTML Doesn’t Matter
17.12.2019
That’s right! And I can prove it, too. Let’s look at some CSS first:
.a {
color: red;
}
.b {
color: blue;
}
And now let’s look at some markup:
<div class="a b">Here’s some text</div>
The text is going to be blue because .b is defined last in the CSS, right? But what if we...
The JAMstack Landscape
17.12.2019
It's no big secret that Netlify invented the term JAMstack. While it's possible to embrace the JAMstack without using Netlify, it's notable that Netlify is at the very heart of the whole "JAMstack landscape."
What does "JAMstack landscape" even mean? I like the term because it sets the stage that...
The Origin Story of Container Queries
16.12.2019
Container queries don’t exist today but a lot of web developers have been arguing in their favor lately. At first, the idea sounds relatively simple: whereas media queries allow us to make style changes based on the width of the browser, container queries would allow us to make style updates when...
“Link In Bio” is a slow knife
16.12.2019
Anil Dash:
If Instagram users could post links willy-nilly, they might even be able to connect directly to their users, getting their email addresses or finding other ways to communicate with them. Links represent a threat to closed systems.
On CodePen, we have a TextExpander snippet we use...
Domain-Driven Design With React
16.12.2019
There is very little guidance on how to organize front-end applications in the world of React. (Just move files around until it “feels right,” lol). The truth is that we can do better. Let’s take a look at one pattern you might consider using to architect your site.
At first, you might split...
Now You See It
16.12.2019
I recently accepted a teaching position at a local college here in SoCal where I'll be spouting off whatever I know (or more likely don't know!) about HTML and CSS. It's suffice to say I was all ears (well, actually eyes) when Rachel Andrew recently published a post on teaching CSS.
The display...
Top 10 Free Christmas Icon Sets to Prepare for the Holidays
16.12.2019
Whatever season it is, we are all waiting for Christmas. It is the most wonderful time of the year that leaves everything bad behind and promises new starts. It...
The post Top 10 Free Christmas Icon Sets to Prepare for the Holidays appeared first on Onextrapixel
Scroll, Refraction and Shader Effects in Three.js and React
16.12.2019
Discover how to use react-three-fiber and combine some common techniques to create a Three.js powered layout with shader effects.
Scroll, Refraction and Shader Effects in Three.js and React was written by Paul Henschel and published on Codrops
Collective #574
16.12.2019
Happy Hues * JavaScript Visualized * Styled Components, Styled Systems * Raw WebGL * Bravo Studio App
Collective #574 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Blue Beanie Day 2019
13.12.2019
November 30th, the official "Blue Beanie Day," has come and gone. I'm not sure I ever grokked the exact spirit of it, but I've written about what it means to me. Last year:
Web standards, as an overall idea, has entirely taken hold and won the day. That's worth celebrating, as the web would...