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Micro Frontends
17.7.2019
One random day not long ago, I started hearing joke after joke about "micro frontends" — sort of how I first learned about Toast. I didn't understand the source until asking around, which uncovered this article from Cam Jackson.
In this article we'll describe a recent trend of breaking...
So, you think you’ve got project management nailed down
16.7.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Who needs a project manager? You're an organized person who can keep track of your own work, right?
Wrong.
Well, wrong if you're part of a team. The thing about being self-organized is that it's related to project management but not synonymous with it. Case in point:...
How US Congress Can Make Stablecoins and Libra Irrelevant
16.7.2019
Source: iStock/Uko_Jesita
It is well-known by now that U.S. lawmakers and now even members of President Trump’s cabinet are highly skeptical about Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin. And although regulators and governments in parts of the world have tried their best to control digital tokens...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Holds Above $0.31; can Take a Fresh Increase if Avoids Drop
16.7.2019
XRP maintains its price range above $0.31 Ripple price is stable above the support level of 0.31, after yesterday’s upward correction from $0.2956 The 1-day chart of XRP traces an uptrend, can go for a steady surge if it avoids any price fall Ripple price has started an upward price movement...
Debugging CSS Grid with Firefox Dev Tools
16.7.2019
CSS Grid is mostly composed of rows, columns, cells, tracks, gaps etc. These things are not elements by themselves; hence, it can be really tasking to visualize and debug them. In this post, we’ll
Managing Multiple Backgrounds with Custom Properties
15.7.2019
One cool thing about CSS custom properties is that they can be a part of a value. Let's say you're using multiple backgrounds to pull off a a design. Each background will have its own color, image, repeat, position, etc. It can be verbose!
You have four images:
body {
background-position:
...
Can Donald Trump Ban Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies?
15.7.2019
Source: Twitter, @realDonaldTrump
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, can theoretically go after Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but in reality, such a ban is highly unlikely, according to a recent discussion in the cryptoland.
The discussion was sparked by the Trump’s tweetstorm where...
Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Corrects Down From Highs of $300, Further Bearishness Can Take it to $200
15.7.2019
With a gradual decrease, ETH approaches key support near $200 ETH currently correcting up after hitting bottom at $203.47 Over the last 24 hours, XRP has decreased by 19.46%, recovering slowly Ethereum price has continued its bearish spree today, as, yesterday, Bitcoin has also come down to...
Top 5 Bitcoin Cashback Rewards Apps You Can Use to Earn Bitcoin
14.7.2019
Cashback rewards have been made popular by credit card companies seeking to attract new customers for their cards. Fortunately, for cryptocurrency users, there are also bitcoin cashback reward platforms that pay shoppers small rebates in bitcoin when making purchases with supported merchants....
Can We Trust Crypto Exchanges With Each Other's Coins?
13.7.2019
Crypto-exchanges are getting big ideas. Barely satisfied with merely facilitating trades between investors, the biggest among them are branching out to launch their own blockchains, their own tokens, and their own ecosystems.
This, at least, is what Binance has been doing in recent months...
Position Sticky and Table Headers
13.7.2019
You can't position: sticky; a <thead>. Nor a <tr>. But you can sticky a <th>, which means you can make sticky headers inside a regular ol' <table>. This is tricky stuff, because if you didn't know this weird quirk, it would be hard to blame you. It makes way more...
Color Inputs: A Deep Dive into Cross-Browser Differences
12.7.2019
In this article, we'll be taking a look at the structure inside <input type='color'> elements, browser inconsistencies, why they look a certain way in a certain browser, and how to dig into it. Having a good understanding of this input allows us to evaluate whether a certain cross-browser...
Protecting Vue Routes with Navigation Guards
11.7.2019
Authentication is a necessary part of every web application. It is a handy means by which we can personalize experiences and load content specific to a user — like a logged in state. It can also be used to evaluate permissions, and prevent otherwise private information from being accessed...
Libra Can Teach China One Thing, Suggests Ex-Central Banker
11.7.2019
Zhou Xiaochuan. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg Markets and Finance
The Chinese government may be about to rethink its strategy towards “digital currencies,” a recent speech by the country’s former central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, suggests.
Zhou, who served as the governor...
The Fight Against Layout Jank
11.7.2019
A web page isn't locked in stone just because it has rendered visually. Media assets, like images, can come in and cause the layout to shift based on their size, which typically isn't known in fluid layouts until they do render. Or fonts can load and reflow layout. Or XHRs can bring in more content...
Types or Tests: Why Not Both?
10.7.2019
Every now and then, a debate flares up about the value of typed JavaScript. "Just write more tests!" yell some opponents. "Replace unit tests with types!" scream others. Both are right in some ways, and wrong in others. Twitter affords little room for nuance. But in the space of this article we...
Poloniex Crypto Exchange Users Can Now Use Cards and Bank Accounts
10.7.2019
Poloniex customers can now use credit and debit cards or bank account deposits to purchase crypto
VS Code Screencast Mode
10.7.2019
VS Code has many great tools hidden deep within its settings. One of those tools is screencast mode.
Screencast mode will display keyboard presses.
You can
Developing a robust font loading strategy for CSS-Tricks
10.7.2019
Zach Leatherman worked closely with Chris to figure out the font loading strategy for this very website you're reading. Zach walks us through the design in this write-up and shares techniques that can be applied to other projects.
Spoiler alert: Font loading is a complex and important part of...
IndieWeb and Webmentions
9.7.2019
The IndieWeb is a thing! They've got a conference coming up and everything. The New Yorker is even writing about it:
Proponents of the IndieWeb offer a fairly straightforward analysis of our current social-media crisis. They frame it in terms of a single question: Who owns the servers? The bulk...