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JavaScript Glossary: Array .reverse() Method
8.2.2019
Basics
This method changes the position of elements within the array. The first element goes to the last position and the last element goes to the first position. The method returns the re
JavaScript Glossary: Array .push() Method
8.2.2019
Basics
This methods appends one or more value to the last position of an array. This method mutates the array returning the new length of the array.
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More Like position: tricky;
4.2.2019
I rather like position: sticky;. It has practical use cases. I think of things like keeping a table of contents in a sidebar of a long article, but as a fairly simple implementation and without risk of overlapping things in awkward ways. But Elad Shechter is right here: it's not used that much...
Well, Typetura seems fun
1.2.2019
I came across this update from Scott Kellum's and Sal Hernandez's project Typetura via my Medium feed this morning, and what a delight?!
(Also, wow, I really have been out of the game for a minute.)
Typetura.js is a fluid design solution, for any property, based on any input. It’s not for just...
Multiple Background Clip
30.1.2019
You know how you can have multiple backgrounds?
body {
background-image:
url(image-one.jpg),
url(image-two.jpg);
}
That's just background-image. You can set their position too, as you might expect. We'll shorthand it:
body {
background:
url(image-one.jpg) no-repeat top right,
...
Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute
22.6.2018
Eric Bailey takes a hardline position on <input placeholder>.
You might be thinking, as I did: yeah, yeah I know the pitfalls. I'm capable of using placeholder responsibly. But when you look at all the negatives together:
Can’t be automatically translated;
Is oftentimes used in place of...
Animating Progress
30.4.2018
Jonathan Snook on the complexity of animating the <progress> element. If you’re unfamiliar, that’s the element that spits out a bar chart-like visual that indicates a position between two values:
This example has custom styles, but you get the point.
Jonathan's post shows off a method...