Radial Gradient Recipes
26.4.2018
Radial gradients are pretty dang cool. It's amazing we can paint the background of an element with them so easily. Easily is a relative term though. It's certainly easier than needing to create a graphic in third-party software to use as the background, and the syntax is highly learnable. But it's...
Level Up Your JavaScript Error Monitoring
26.4.2018
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Collective #410
26.4.2018
Native-Like Animations * Grid to Flex * Sketch UX Kit * Day.js * Classroomies * Recurss * Animating Progress * VHS Effects
Collective #410 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Understanding React `setState`
25.4.2018
React components can, and often do, have state. State can be anything, but think of things like whether a user is logged in or not and displaying the correct username based on which account is active. Or an array of blog posts. Or if a modal is open or not and which tab within it is active.
React...
Particle Effects for Buttons
25.4.2018
A little library that can be used for bursting particles effects. The idea is to disintegrate an element into particles and make it disappear (or vice versa).
Particle Effects for Buttons was written by Luis Manuel and published on Codrops
Reset File Changes with git
25.4.2018
There are many different philosophies when it comes to code review but mine is fairly simple: I like receiving early “work in progress” patches, I like to be positive in my code review messages, and if a patch is 90% there, I like to finish the patch myself so the project...
Grid to Flex
24.4.2018
Una Kravets shows how to make layouts in CSS Grid with flexbox fallbacks for browsers that don’t support those grid properties just yet. Una writes:
CSS grid is AMAZING! However, if you need to support users of IE11 and below, or Edge 15 and below, grid won't really work as you expect...This site...
JAMstack Comments
24.4.2018
JAMstack sites are often seen as being static. A more accurate mental model for them would be that they are sites which have the ability to be hosted statically. The difference might seem semantic, but thanks to the rise of many tools and services which simplify running a build and deploying...
Freebie: Beautiful CV Template with Bootstrap
24.4.2018
We present you a free Bootstrap 4 CV template with amazing and responsive design
DDoS Protection by Incapsula (Sponsored)
24.4.2018
DDoS protection is an incredibly important protection for sites that require dependability, regardless of the service your site provides. Whether your online product or service is for managing money, buying or selling crypto, or simply sharing your tech nerdery (like this blog), there’s...
Server-Side Visualization With Nightmare
24.4.2018
This is an extract from chapter 11 of Ashley Davis’s book Data Wrangling with JavaScript now available on the Manning Early Access Program. I absolutely love this idea as there is so much data visualization stuff on the web that relies on fully functioning client side JavaScript and potentially...
Password Strength Meter In React
23.4.2018
Some time ago I developed a tutorial showing how to create a password strength meter in an AngularJS application using the zxcvbn Ja