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Using Custom Property “Stacks” to Tame the Cascade
22.6.2020
Since the inception of CSS in 1994, the cascade and inheritance have defined how we design on the web. Both are powerful features but, as authors, we’ve had very little control over how they interact. Selector specificity and source order provide some minimal “layering” control...
Learn Z-Index Using a Visualization Tool
12.6.2020
There are some neat interactive demos in here from Thiru Manikandan. There are a couple of very tricky things with z-index that never fail to confuse. In addition to things like requiring positioning and source order, the trickiest are the stacking contexts and parent/child relationships. z-index...
Cool Little CSS Grid Tricks for Your Blog
10.6.2020
I discovered CSS about a decade ago while trying to modify the look of a blog I had created. Pretty soon, I was able to code cool things with more mathematical and, therefore, easier-to-understand features like transforms. However, other areas of CSS, such as layout, have remained a constant source...
Brave Browser’s Affiliate Link Controversy, Explained
8.6.2020
Privacy browser Brave was called out this weekend when users noticed that typing "Binance" resulted in an auto-complete ending in a referral link
A Primer on Display Advertising for Web Designers
4.6.2020
A lot of websites (this one included) rely on advertising as an important revenue source. Those ad placements directly impact the interfaces we build and interact with every day. Building layouts with ads in them is a dance of handling them in fluid environments, and also balancing the need...
Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks
3.6.2020
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs
Behind the Source: Cassie Evans
3.6.2020
I feel like the tech industry takes itself far too seriously sometimes. I get frustrated by all the posturing and gatekeeping – “You’re not a real developer unless you use x framework”, “CSS isn’t a real programming language”.
I think this kind of rhetoric often puts new developers off,...
Core Web Vitals
29.5.2020
Core Web Vitals is what Google is calling a a new collection of three web performance metrics:
LCP: Largest Contentful Paint
FID: First Input Delay
CLS: Cumulative Layout Shift
These are all measurable. They aren’t in Lighthouse (e.g. the Audits tab in Chrome DevTools) just yet, but sounds...
BitAmp – The Next New Open Source Wallet
26.5.2020
With the recent rise of Bitcoin prices and the Bitcoin halvening, new entrants into the cryptocurrency field may wonder where they can self-custody their Bitcoin in the most secure way. BitAmp’s Emphasis on Privacy and Security The developers behind new entrant Bitamp’s Bitcoin wallet...
Bitamp Launches Open-Source Wallet
26.5.2020
The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
Although Bitcoin mobile wallets are a dime a dozen, users may miss the simplicity of the simple web wallet which can provide the most anonymity and security for users on the go. Bitamp was recently launched...
Let’s Make One of Those Fancy Scrolling Animations Used on Apple Product Pages
22.5.2020
Apple is well-known for the sleek animations on their product pages. For example, as you scroll down the page products may slide into view, MacBooks fold open and iPhones spin, all while showing off the hardware, demonstrating the software and telling interactive stories of how the products...
[aktualita] Microsoft uvolnil GW-BASIC jako Open Source
22.5.2020
V loňském roce Firma Microsoft vystavila na GitHub zdrojové kódy MS-DOS 1.25 a 2.0. Včera do sbírky Open Source přidala další ze svých historických produktů, tentokrát GW-BASIC z roku 1983. Zdrojové kódy jsou stejně jako v případě MS-DOS v Assembleru. Více informací a trochu historie si můžete...
[článek] Direct3D pro Linux, Microsoft se mýlil v open source, SD karty zrychlí na 4 GB/s
22.5.2020
[5 minut čtení] Nokia trhla rekord v přenosu dat v 5G sítích. Nový nejvýkonnější superpočítač světa. USA odřízly Huawei od výroby čipů. Zprávy z IT, každý pátek na Lupě. Vždy v pátek připravuje reportér Jan Sedlák výběr zajímavých zpráv ze světa IT. Co se událo v tomto týdnu?
[aktualita] Praha 3 podle slibů zveřejnila první vlastní software jako open source
19.5.2020
Radnice Prahy 3 dle dřívějších slibů vydala první interní software jako open source. Stalo se tak pod vedením místostarosty této městské části Štěpána Štrébla (Piráti) ve spolupráci se spolkem Otevřená města. Nástroj, který umožňuje podání žádosti o dotaci z domova a její elektronické zpracování...
BitMEX Accepting Applications for Open-Source Developer Grants
18.5.2020
BitMEX’s parent company is accepting applications for grant funding from developers contributing to open source technologies
Mnichov by se mohl vrátit k Linuxu. Město chce vsadit na open source
16.5.2020
Mnichov ukázal, že i velká administrativa může fungovat na Linuxu • V současnosti od něj ale upouští a vrací se k Windows • Nové vedení město se však k open source opět upírá
Collective #605
14.5.2020
Modern CSS Solutions * IntersectionObserver Visualizer * Blush * Reef * Behind the Source * The Deno Handbook
Collective #605 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Free SSL Certificates with ZeroSSL (Sponsored)
12.5.2020
During my early years in web development, one of the most costly and annoying tasks was securing and installing security certificates on client websites. Most providers charged hundreds of dollars for SSL certs and getting them configured properly was a huge source of stress. Securing sites is much...
Drupal komunita darovala 500 000 dolarů
12.5.2020
CDC (Centrum pro prevenci a kontrolu nemocí), NIH (Národní zdravotní institut), či Lékaři bez hranic, jsou vedle mnoha dalších jedny z organizací, které spoléhají na Drupal – největší nezávislý open source systém pro…
Post-Halving Report: Brazil Could be New ‘Demand Source’ for Bitcoin
12.5.2020
When Brazil’s central bank lowered its interest rates to 3%, potentially driving out some investors, it may have opened the doors for BTC