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State of CSS 2022 Survey Now Open
4.10.2022
The State of CSS survey recently opened up. Last year, the survey confirmed everyone’s assumptions that TailwindCSS is super popular and CSS variables are mainstream. It also codified what many of us want from CSS, from Container Queries to …
State of CSS 2022 Survey Now Open...
Introducing Shoelace, a Framework-Independent Component-Based UX Library
4.10.2022
This is a post about Shoelace, a component library by Cory LaViska, but with a twist. It defines all your standard UX components: tabs, modals, accordions, auto-completes, and much, much more. They look beautiful out of the …
Introducing Shoelace, a Framework-Independent Component-Based...
Stadia's demise - did it have to happen?
3.10.2022
Also: Steam's antitrust lawsuit gets spicier, and lots more!
Plus: a game 'Hype' showdown - vampires, or cute kitties?
30.9.2022
Look, it's been a busy week, we have to wind down somehow
Getting Started With WordPress Block Development
30.9.2022
Let’s acknowledge that developing for WordPress is weird right now. Whether you’re new to WordPress or have worked with it for eons, the introduction of “Full-Site Editing” (FSE) features, including the Block Editor (WordPress 5.0) and the Site Editor (WordPress …
Getting Started With...
Xbox Game Pass titles in 2022: what's their reach?
28.9.2022
We estimate data to answer that question, and preview a new service
Walmart dives into the Metaverse: Nifty Newsletter, Sept 21-27
28.9.2022
UNICEF Giga used NFTs to help raise funds to give schools in developing countries the ability to connect to the internet
GIFs Without the .gif: The Most Performant Image and Video Options Right Now
28.9.2022
So you want an auto-playing looping video without sound? In popular vernacular this is the very meaning of the word GIF. The word has stuck around but the image format itself is ancient and obsolete. Twitter, for example, has …
GIFs Without the .gif: The Most Performant Image and Video...
Named Element IDs Can Be Referenced as JavaScript Globals
27.9.2022
Did you know that DOM elements with IDs are accessible in JavaScript as global variables? It’s one of those things that’s been around, like, forever but I’m really digging into it for the first time.
If this is the first …
Named Element IDs Can Be Referenced as JavaScript Globals originally...
What genres do PC gamers want - and does it change?
27.9.2022
We bring some time-based data to the equation
How to Create Wavy Shapes & Patterns in CSS
26.9.2022
The wave is probably one of the most difficult shapes to make in CSS. We always try to approximate it with properties like border-radius and lots of magic numbers until we get something that feels kinda close. And that’s before …
How to Create Wavy Shapes & Patterns in CSS originally...
Plus: we welcome our new Steam chart overlords
23.9.2022
Looking at Valve's new charts: plus all of our 'new hit' PC/console analysis!
How To Customize WordPress Block Theme Cover Templates with Dynamic Post Feature Images
23.9.2022
If we browse the WordPress theme directory, a majority of themes showcase cover images. It is a feature in popular demand. The cover page trend is true even in the block theme directory screenshots as well.
Let’s consider the …
How To Customize WordPress Block Theme Cover Templates with...
The Web is Good Now
23.9.2022
The video of Chris Coyier’s talk at CascadiaJS 2022 is now available. It’s his first in-person talk in more than two years, so it’s great to see our good friend back on stage slinging gems on what makes the web …
The Web is Good Now originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
How I Made an Icon System Out of CSS Custom Properties
22.9.2022
SVG is the best format for icons on a website, there is no doubt about that. It allows you to have sharp icons no matter the screen pixel density, you can change the styles of the SVG on hover …
How I Made an Icon System Out of CSS Custom Properties originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
Publishers, and their 'hidden' Steam advantage?
22.9.2022
Also: the gamification of... games?
CSS Rules vs. CSS Rulesets
21.9.2022
The latest spec:
A style rule is a qualified rule that associates a selector list with a list of property declarations and possibly a list of nested rules. They are also called rule sets in CSS2.
Louis Lazaris:
As the above quote from W3C indicates...
Bandai Namco, SEGA eyeing blockchain gaming: Nifty Newsletter, Sept. 14-20
21.9.2022
Ryo Matsubara, representative director of Oasys, told Cointelegraph that Japanese gaming giants have a long-term vision for blockchain gaming
Análisis de Ethereum: una semana después de la fusión
21.9.2022
Desde validadores hasta emisiones y tarifas, así está hoy Ethereum después del revuelo generado por la fusión
CSS Checkerboard Background… But With Rounded Corners and Hover Styles
20.9.2022
On one hand, creating simple checkered backgrounds with CSS is easy. On the other hand, though, unless we are one of the CSS-gradient-ninjas, we are kind of stuck with basic patterns.
At least that’s what I thought while staring at …
CSS Checkerboard Background… But With Rounded...