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The :focus-visible Trick
16.10.2020
Always worth repeating: all interactive elements should have a focus style. That way, a keyboard user can tell when they have moved focus to that element.
But if you use :focus alone for this, it has a side effect that a lot of people don’t like. It means that when you click (with a mouse)...
People Problems
16.10.2020
Just the other day, Jeremy Keith wrote that problems with performance work isn’t only a matter of optimization and fixing code, but also tackling people problems:
It struck me that there’s a continuum of performance challenges. On one end of the continuum, you’ve got technical issues. These can...
Bitcoin and Major Altcoins Holding Key Uptrend Support
16.10.2020
Earlier today, we saw a sharp bearish reaction from the USD 11,550 resistance. BTC declined over 2% and it even spiked below USD 11,350. However, the price remained well bid above USD 11,250, and it is currently (13:00 UTC) attempting an upside correction towards USD 11,420 and USD 11,450.
Also...
Full Bleed
15.10.2020
We’ve covered techniques before for when you want a full-width element within a constrained-width column, like an edge-to-edge image within a narrower column of text. There are loads of techniques.
Perhaps my favorite is this little utility class:
.full-width {
width: 100vw;
position:...
Stellar to Add Support for USDC Stablecoin, Opening Up Dollar-Backed Remittances
15.10.2020
The addition of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin seeks to bolster Stellar’s standing as a cross-border payments network
Layoutit Grid: Learning CSS Grid Visually With a Generator
15.10.2020
Layoutit Grid is an interactive open source CSS Grid generator. It lets you draw your designs and see the code as you go. You can interact with the code, add or remove track lines and drag them around to change the sizing — and you get to see the CSS and HTML change in real time!
Add some tracks...
How to Create a Realistic Motion Blur with CSS Transitions
14.10.2020
Before we delve into making a realistic motion blur in CSS, it’s worth doing a quick dive into what motion blur is, so we can have a better idea of what we’re trying to reproduce.
Have you ever taken a photo of something moving quickly, especially under low light, and it turned into a blurry...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Holding Key Uptrend Support
14.10.2020
Bitcoin price is still trading in a range below the USD 11,500 and USD 11,550 resistance levels. BTC might start a fresh increase as long as it is above the USD 11,250 and USD 11,200 support levels. The price is currently (13:00 UTC) showing signs of exhaustion, but the bulls might protect...
Let’s Create Our Own Authentication API with Nodejs and GraphQL
13.10.2020
Authentication is one of the most challenging tasks for developers just starting with GraphQL. There are a lot of technical considerations, including what ORM would be easy to set up, how to generate secure tokens and hash passwords, and even what HTTP library to use and how to use it. 
In...
Ethereum price back on track to $500 once bulls flip $400 to support
13.10.2020
After rallying 8.15% to $387, Ethereum price is fast approaching a key resistance at $400
Netlify Edge Handlers
13.10.2020
Some very cool news from Netlify: Edge Handlers are in Early Access (request it here). I think these couple of lines of code do a great job in explaining what an Edge Handler is:
export function onRequest(event) {
console.log(`Incoming request for ${event.request.url}`);
...
Coronavirus: IBM Launching Blockchain ‘Health Pass’ to Support Return to Public Spaces
13.10.2020
IBM Watson Health says the digital pass would help individuals safely return to shared physical spaces like work, school, flights or stadiums
Run Gulp as You Open a VS Code Project
13.10.2020
When I open my local project for this very site, there is a 100% chance that I need to run this command before anything else: gulp. I set that up fresh less than a year ago so I’m on the latest-and-greatest stuff and have my workflow just how I like it. I did a few more tweaks a few months...
$17K Bitcoin price a real possibility if bulls flip $12K to support
12.10.2020
Bitcoin’s newly found bullish momentum has traders targeting $12,000 and above
How to Recreate the Ripple Effect of Material Design Buttons
12.10.2020
When I first discovered Material Design, I was particularly inspired by its button component. It uses a ripple effect to give users feedback in a simple, elegant way.
How does this effect work? Material Design’s buttons don’t just sport a neat ripple animation, but the animation also...
Ari Paul Thinks That PayPal Will Support BTC by the End of 2020
10.10.2020
Ari Paul, Chief Investment Officer at Block Tower Capital, has predicted that digital payments behemoth PayPal will announce Bitcoin support by the end of this year. He mentioned that Jack Dorsey backed investment company Square’s recent $50 million Bitcoin investment in a tweet, saying that PayPal...
Animating Number Counters
9.10.2020
Number animation, as in, imagine a number changing from 1 to 2, then 2 to 3, then 3 to 4, etc. over a specified time. Like a counter, except controlled by the same kind of animation that we use for other design animation on the web. This could be useful when designing something like a dashboard,...
Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services
8.10.2020
Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers
Balancing on a pivot with Flexbox
8.10.2020
Let me show you a way I recently discovered to center a bunch of elements around what I call the pivot. I promise you that funky HTML is out of the question and you won’t need to know any bleeding-edge CSS to get the job done.
I’m big on word games, so I recently re-imagined the main menu...
Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus While Gold Performs Better With Rising Inflation
8.10.2020
A new report by Bitstamp and Bytetree says bitcoin responds better to the rising money supply, rising real interest rates and a strong economy. This is in contrast to gold which appears to perform better when real interest rates are falling while inflation is rising. To support these findings,...