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Collective #718
30.6.2022
Color.js * Defensive CSS * svg-path-morph * PRQL * My Wonderful HTML Email Workflow
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How to Reverse an Animated GIF
23.6.2022
Modifying visual media via code has always been a fascination of mine. Probably because I’m not a designer and I tend to stick to what I’m good at. One visual effect I love is seeing video reversed — it provides a sometimes hilarious perspective on a given event. Take this...
How to Animate SVG Shapes on Scroll
8.6.2022
A short tutorial on how to animate SVG paths while smooth scrolling a page.
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Mastering SVG’s stroke-miterlimit Attribute
24.5.2022
So, SVG has this stroke-miterlimit presentation attribute. You’ve probably seen it when exporting an SVG from a graphic editor program, or perhaps you find out you could remove it without noticing any change to the visual appearance.
After a good …
Mastering SVG’s stroke-miterlimit...
CSS :optional
22.5.2022
A decade ago HTML and CSS added the ability to, at least signal, validation of form fields. The required attribute helped inform users which fields were required, while pattern allowed developers to provide a regular expression to match against an <input>‘s value. Targeting required...
Get a Random Array Item with JavaScript
9.5.2022
JavaScript Arrays are probably my favorite primitive in JavaScript. You can do all sorts of awesome things with arrays: get unique values, clone them, empty them, etc. What about getting a random value from an array? To get a random item from an array, you can employ Math.random: const arr =...
Legacy String Methods for Generating HTML
26.4.2022
I’m always really excited to see new methods on JavaScript primitives. These additions are acknowledgement that the language needs to evolve and that we’re doing exciting new things. That being said, I somehow just discovered some legacy String methods that you probably shouldn’t...
Interview with an Intiface Haptics Engineer
25.4.2022
I was recently re-reading my Interview with a PornHub Web Developer and one bit I started thinking about was the VR question and the idea of making users not just see but feel` something. The haptic feedback of VR games is what really sets them apart from your standard PC or console game. So when...
Collective #707
14.4.2022
Ideal SVG exports * CSS Parent Selector * Lexical * CryptoFont * Just a Calendar
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Input valueAsNumber
5.4.2022
Every once in a while I learn about a JavaScript property that I wish I had known about years earlier — valueAsNumber is one of them. The valueAsNumber provides the value of an input[type=number] as a Number type, instead of the traditional string representation when you get the value:...
Advanced Code Display with Code Detection API (Sponsored)
4.4.2022
Web apps are accepting numerous types of inputs, from basic text to code to imagery, files, and more. It’s important that we validate the contents we receive but if you do allow arbitrary text, it’s good to know what exactly has been submitted so you can present it properly. Enter...
CSS :has
28.3.2022
For as long as developers have written CSS code, we’ve been desperate to have a method to allow styling a parent element based child characteristics. That’s not been possible until now. CSS has introduced the :has pseudo-class which allows styling a parent based on a relative...
Optimizing SVG Patterns to Their Smallest Size
18.3.2022
I recently created a brick wall pattern as part of my #PetitePatterns series, a challenge where I create organic-looking patterns or textures in SVG within 560 bytes (or approximately the size of two tweets). To fit this constraint, I have …
Optimizing SVG Patterns to Their Smallest Size...
Flexible, Powerful DataGrad from Sencha (Sponsored)
10.3.2022
Many of the web functionalities that we rely on once lived within individual desktop applications. From office suites, games, and financial tools, all of them are now web applications; they’re just as feature packed as their desktop counterparts. In the past I’ve used a variety...
Confessions of a Web Developer XIX
7.3.2022
It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a few things off of my chest and since I’m always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash: Due to the immensely negative response to any tweet about crypto from my blog account, I created a second account just for crypto...
Simplify Your File Handling With Filestack Workflows (Sponsored)
6.3.2022
Automation is a really important skill for engineers, especially when it comes to working with various file types. The more you accept for input, and the more you automate, the better end output you can offer. Filestack’s workflows allow developers to define automated tasks using a their...
7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022
2.3.2022
I have a handful of good links to articles about performance that are burning a hole in my bookmarks folder, and wanna drop them here to share.
The new WebPageTest website design
From fonts to SVG: an icon migration strategy
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Collective #700
24.2.2022
A Complete Guide to CSS Cascade Layers * Painting SVG Paths with Masks * MonoLisa * Shaders and Gradients
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Detect Dark Mode Preference with JavaScript
21.2.2022
Seemingly every website, dapp, and app offers a dark mode preference, and thank goodness. Dark mode is especially useful when I’m doing late night coding, or even worse, trading into altcoins. I’m presently working on implementing a dark theme on MetaMask and it got me to thinking:...
Collective #698
10.2.2022
Creating Generative SVG Grids * CSSUI * Aspect Ratio is Great * How to Favicon in 2022 * Stylo
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