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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 …
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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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7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022 originally...
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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SVGcode for “Live Tracing” Raster Images
9.2.2022
Say you have a bitmap graphic — like a JPG, PNG, or GIF — and you wish it was vector, like SVG. What do you do? You could trace it yourself in some kind of design software. Or tools within …
SVGcode for “Live Tracing” Raster Images originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should...
JavaScript Class Privates
1.2.2022
One of my aspects of JavaScript that drew me to it as a young developers was that its syntax was loose and I could code quickly. As you gain experience as an engineer, you start to realize that some traditional coding structure is a good thing, even if it slows you down. Using Jest or […]
The...
Easy Asset Access with the Cloudinary Media Library Browser Extension
31.1.2022
Readers of my blog will know that I’ve been banging the Cloudinary drum for years. Their awesome media capabilities allow users to optimally deliver images, video, and audio in any format and to any device. Performance, customization, flexibility, optimized delivery… Cloudinary makes...
I Love You, Ringo
27.1.2022
Some things happen in your life at exactly the right time. It could be meeting the right person, discovering an open source project you go on to join, or even starting a blog when you’re bored with a job you don’t enjoy. All of those things happened to me at the right time and brought...
Using SVG in WordPress (2 Helpful Plugin Recommendations)
21.1.2022
SVG is a great image format, so it's nice to able to use it in WordPress. If you're looking to be using SVG in WordPress. , we've got you covered here with all the best options.
Using SVG in WordPress (2 Helpful Plugin Recommendations) originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get...
Animate Anything Along an SVG Path
19.1.2022
Learn how to code creative animations using SVG paths and the getPointAtLength() function.
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Amazing Text Editing Experiences with UltraEdit (Sponsored)
19.1.2022
There’s a common saying that adults spend more time with coworkers than family; for us software engineers, we spend more time with our text editor than our families. And why shouldn’t we? They’re our main tool to do a variety of things, and as these editors evolve, they’re...