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CSS :placeholder-shown
4.2.2019
One of the first plugins that would hit a new framework in the early days of JavaScript frameworks was a placeholder plugin, which is why we were so excited when HTML5 brought us the placeholder attribute. Then CSS lovers like me were thrilled when the CSS spec allowed us to style placeholders....
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Palindromes
4.2.2019
In this challenge we further strengthen our string manipulation skills by implementing simple algorithms to test if a string of text is a palindrome.
What is a palindrome?
WDRL — Edition 256: Safari 12.1, Chrome 72, PHP 7 performance, Sourcemaps in production and Maintaining large JavaScript codebases.
1.2.2019
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We need to act now to save our human living. It doesn’t matter that others don’t care, we as individuals need to make sure that we do everything we can to prevent our climate to go over into high-fever state (which is about 10 years away). It upon us to show companies that they need to...
11 Awesome JavaScript Extensions for Visual Studio Code
29.1.2019
One of the most impressive parts of Visual Studio Code is customizability, especially via extensions. I won't cover framework specific extensions, but here are some of the best extensions in VS Cod
Designing for the web ought to mean making HTML and CSS
29.1.2019
David Heinemeier Hansson has written an interesting post about the current state of web design and how designers ought to be able to still work on the code side of things:
We build using server-side rendering, Turbolinks, and Stimulus. All tools that are approachable and realistic for designers...
prefers-color-scheme: CSS Media Query
28.1.2019
One device and app feature I’ve come to appreciate is the ability to change between light and dark modes. If you’ve ever done late night coding or reading, you know how amazing a dark theme can be for preventing eye strain and the headaches that result. macOS recently implemented...
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Sentence Capitalization
28.1.2019
Sentence Capitalization
Often times, situations arise in which we need to manipulate the letter casing of stings within our applications usually for presentational purposes. JavaScript off
Need to Test API Endpoints? Two Quick Ways to Do It.
25.1.2019
Here's a possibility! Perhaps you are testing your JavaScript with a framework like Jasmine. That's nice because you can write lots of tests to cover your application, get a nice little UI to see the output, and even integrate it with build and deploy tools to make your ongoing development work...
10 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for January 2019
23.1.2019
Our first web dev resources collection for 2019 comes packed with awesome JS libraries, cool productivity tools, and lots of design freebies
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Finding the Most Recurring Character
23.1.2019
In this challenge, we will be dealing with strings, arrays and objects. We will learn to manipulate these data types using various methods that'd bring us to a working solution in the end.
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The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Counting the Vowels in a String of Text
23.1.2019
In this challenge, we will be working with strings and arrays. Strings and arrays are very much alike in that they are both collections of elements usually of the same type.
In order to mani
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: String Reversal
23.1.2019
The string reversal algorithm is perhaps the most common JavaScript code challenge on the internet. In this article, we explore various string reversal techniques as a good number of string manipul
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Structure and Setup
23.1.2019
It's about time for us to dive into the core content of this course. I can tell you’re fired up already! To help you follow along better, let us now examine the course structure as well as set up o
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Tools
23.1.2019
To a significant level, the success of a software engineer is highly dependent on the quality of the tools he uses for his craft. In this section, we will highlight the tools that feature prominent
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: A Gentle Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures
23.1.2019
In a library, there are various kinds of books on a very wide range of topics. There are books on Agriculture, Science, Arts, Politics, Nature, Software Engineering (as i must especially mention… ????
React indeterminate
22.1.2019
I’ve fallen in love with React.js and JSX over the years; state-based rendering and a logical workflow have made me see the light of this modern framework. That doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes get a bit frustrated that the “simple” things seem harder than they should...
New CodePen Feature: Prefill Embeds
21.1.2019
I've very excited to have this feature released for CodePen. It's very progressive enhancement friendly in the sense that you can take any <pre> block of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (or any combination of them) and enhance it into an embed, meaning you can see the rendered output. It also...
STAR Apps: A New Generation of Front-End Tooling for Development Workflows
18.1.2019
Product teams from AirBnb and New York Times to Shopify and Artsy (among many others) are converging on a new set of best practices and technologies for building the web apps that their businesses depend on. This trend reflects core principles and solve underlying problems that we may share, so...
Does it mutate?
18.1.2019
This little site by Remy Sharp's makes it clear whether or not a JavaScript method changes the original array (aka mutates) or not.
I was actually bitten by this the other day. I needed the last element from an array, so I remembered .pop() and used it.
const arr = ["doe", "ray", "mee"];
const...
Collective #484
17.1.2019
JavaScript Modules * Spectrum * A more complicated web * SVRF API * CSS Grid for Designers * Emscripten and npm
Collective #484 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops