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Bitcoin Cash Gets Significant Privacy Boost With Cashfusion Alpha Launch
21.1.2020
On January 17, the BCH developer known as Acidsploit announced the launch of the highly anticipated Cashfusion alpha. Interested parties can reach out to the Cashfusion developers via the team’s Telegram group to become an alpha tester. The news of the launch excited the BCH community a great...
The Best Color Functions in CSS?
20.1.2020
I've said before that HSL is the best color format we have. Most of us aren't like David DeSandro, who can read hex codes. HSL(a) is Hue, Saturation, Lightness, and alpha, if we need it.
hsl(120, 100%, 40%)
Hue isn't intuitive, but it's not that weird. You take a trip around the color wheel from...
Simple Ledger Protocol Shines During the Final Day of TNABC Miami
18.1.2020
On Friday, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) convened for its final day with a great deal of well known speakers from the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The slew of speakers discussed topics like the future of crypto mining, SLP tokens, digital currency enterprise solutions...
NetNewsWire and Feedbin
16.1.2020
NetNewsWire is one of the classic RSS apps, debuting in 2002. I was pretty stoked when it went 5.0 and was open-sourced in August 2019! You can snag it right here. (Sorry, Mac only.)
It's super nice, is fast, and looks great. It has just the right features.
But... I thought, at least at first...
A Web Component with Different HTML for Desktop and Mobile
16.1.2020
Christian Schaefer has a great big write-up about dealing with web advertisements. The whole thing is interesting, first documenting all the challenges that ads present, and then presenting modern solutions to each of them.
One code snippet that caught my eye was a simple way to design a component...
Animate Text on Scroll
13.1.2020
We covered the idea of animating curved text not long ago when a fun New York Times article came out. All I did was peek into how they did it and extract the relevant parts to a more isolated demo.
That demo is here:
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Selfie Crawl by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier)
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Is it better to use ems/rems than px for font-size?
10.1.2020
The answer used to be absolutely yes because, if you used px units, you prevented the text from being resized by the user at all.
But browser zoom is the default method for making everything bigger (including text) these days and it works great even if you use px.
But... Kathleen McMahon really...
Our Learning Partner: Frontend Masters
10.1.2020
I'd like to think there is a lot to learn on CSS-Tricks. But we don't really offer much by the way of courses. You're probably reading this because you just generally read this site, and you land on CSS-Tricks otherwise mostly because you are looking for an answer to some front-end...
Understanding Async Await
9.1.2020
When writing code for the web, eventually you'll need to do some process that might take a few moments to complete. JavaScript can't really multitask, so we'll need a way to handle those long-running processes.
Async/Await is a way to handle this type of time-based sequencing. It’s especially great...
Litecoin ‘Largest Miner Capitulation’ Great News for Bitcoin — Analyst
7.1.2020
Willy Woo is eyeing Litecoin technicals for hints that Bitcoin could soon enter a bullish phase
New Year, New Job? Let’s Make a Grid-Powered Resume!
1.1.2020
Many popular resume designs are making the most of the available page space by laying sections out in a grid shape. Let’s use CSS Grid to create a layout that looks great when printed and at different screen sizes. That way, we can use the resume online and offline, which might come in handy during...
A Recap of Frontend Development in 2019
1.1.2020
I noted Trey Huffine’s 2018 version of this article in The Great Divide.
To put a point on this divide a bit more, consider this article by Trey Huffine, "A Recap of Frontend Development in 2018." It's very well done! It points to big moments this year, shows interesting data, and makes...
A Recap of Frontend Development in 2019
1.1.2020
I noted Trey Huffine’s 2018 version of this article in The Great Divide.
To put a point on this divide a bit more, consider this article by Trey Huffine, "A Recap of Frontend Development in 2018." It's very well done! It points to big moments this year, shows interesting data, and makes...
Wufoo + Zapier
31.12.2019
Wufoo has always been great with integrations. They have integrations with specific apps, like Campaign Monitor, Mailchimp, and Typekit, but they also integrate with Zapier, which is sort of like an integration inside an integration.
That's kinda meta, but the idea is actually pretty...
Why Cryptocurrencies are Great for Online Poker?
31.12.2019
Despite still being a novelty, cryptocurrency has become very important in various aspects of human interaction. Something of a global phenomenon, digital currency announces a revolution in the way we see and use money – some even believe there is a solid chance for cryptocurrencies to replace fiat...
Harsh Laws Make Bitcoin Holders Consider Renunciation or Dual Citizenship
28.12.2019
As digital currencies become a mainstay in society, a great number of governments have enforced strict tax guidelines, severe money transmission rules, and tough regulations. Because of a few nation-states’ harsh rules against cryptos, there are individuals who plan to renounce their...
2019 Google and Yahoo Searches for Bitcoin Decline Significantly
24.12.2019
2019 was an interesting year for cryptocurrencies. Some would say it wasn’t as bad as the crypto winter in 2018 and others would note it wasn’t as great as bull run 2017. One thing’s for sure, ever since the all-time price highs, interest in cryptocurrencies has been waning....
The Modern Great Game — Facebook’s Libra Project
15.12.2019
What are the possible scenarios for governments after the launch of Facebook’s Libra, and should the U.S. be afraid of it?
The Great Crypto Experiment Continues
14.12.2019
It wasn't a year for regulatory clarity, huge investments or mass adoption. Yet crypto still progressed
Bitcoin Cash 2019: Year in Review
6.12.2019
2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem has matured a great deal. BCH has successfully upgraded twice this year, adding Schnorr signatures capabilities and most transactions on the BCH network are now non-malleable. Moreover, BCH has seen increased adoption this year, an...