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Getting into GraphQL with AWS AppSync

12.3.2019
GraphQL is becoming increasingly popular. The problem is that if you are a front-end developer, you are only half of the way there. GraphQL is not just a client technology. The server also has to be implemented according to the specification. This means that in order to implement GraphQL into your...

The Dark Side of the Grid

10.3.2019
Manuel Matuzovic makes the point that in order to use CSS grid in some fairly simple markup scenarios, we might be tempted to flatten our HTML to make sure all the elements we need to can participate on the grid. What we need is subgrid and non-buggy display: contents;, so I'd like to think in...

The Bottleneck of the Web

5.3.2019
Steve Souders, "JavaScript Dominates Browser CPU": Ten years ago the network was the main bottleneck. Today, the main bottleneck is JavaScript. The amount of JavaScript on pages is growing rapidly (nearly 5x in the last 7 years). In order to keep pages rendering and feeling fast, we need to focus...

Learning to Learn

4.3.2019
There’s been a lot of talk recently about whether or not you need a degree to be in tech (spoiler: you don’t). But please don’t take this to mean you don’t need any kind of education to be in tech, because by not getting a degree, you’re opting to replace the imposed learning structure of...

Understanding Memoization In JavaScript

4.3.2019
As our applications grow and begin to carry out heavier computations, there comes an increasing need for speed ( ????️ ) and the optimization of processes becomes a necessity. When w

Do CSS Custom Properties Beat Sass Loops?

2.3.2019
I reckon that a lot of our uses of Sass maps can be replaced with CSS Custom properties – but hear me out for a sec. When designing components we often need to use the same structure of a component but change its background or text color based on a theme. For example, in an alert, we might need...

Keen makes it a breeze to build and ship customer-facing metrics

28.2.2019
(This is a sponsored post.) Keen is an analytics tool that makes it wonderfully easy to collect data. But Keen is unique in that it is designed not just to help you look at that data, but to share that data with your own customers! Customer-facing metrics, as it were. Keen works just the way...

Look Ma, No Media Queries! Responsive Layouts Using CSS Grid

27.2.2019
Not only has CSS Grid reshaped the way we think and build layouts for the web, but it has also contributed to writing more resilient code, replacing "hacky" techniques we've used before, and in some cases, killing the need to rely on code for specific resolutions and viewports. What's so cool about...

Moving a Self-Hosted WordPress Site to WordPress.com

26.2.2019
I have a habit of getting some hosting when I need a new WordPress site. That is, a self-installed, self-hosted WordPress.org site. That's served me well over the years. I like my control. But along with that control comes a certain level of extra responsibility that sometimes just isn't worth...

Create Your First Visual Studio Code Extension

26.2.2019
When Visual Studio Code doesn't do what you want it to, you install an extension. When you can't find an extension that does exactly what you need, you create your own! In this article, we will loo

Everything you Need to Know About Prototyping Natively in Sketch

25.2.2019
For many designers, Sketch adding a prototyping feature last year is a Godsend. It’s a great tool to help to streamline our workflows and increase our productivity when we... The post Everything you Need to Know About Prototyping Natively in Sketch appeared first on Onextrapixel

Using CSS Grid the right way

22.2.2019
Violet Peña has shared her recommendations for using CSS Grid. They basically boil down to these high-level points: Use names instead of numbers for setting up our grid columns. fr should be our flexible unit of choice. We don’t really need a grid system anymore. Although this is all great advice...

Crypto Tax Season: What you need to know

20.2.2019
The basics to keep in mind when filing your tax returns involving cryptocurrencies this year. From the CMC Editorial Desk: It’s… taaaax season. Before you panic, what do you need to know as you’re filing returns on your crypto? Find […] The post Crypto Tax Season: What...

The Smart Ways to Correct Mistakes in Git

14.2.2019
The world of software development offers an infinite amount of ways to mess up: deleting the wrong things, coding into dead ends, littering commit messages with typos, are a mere few of the plentitude. ​​ ​​Fortunately, however, we have a wonderful safety net under our feet in the form of Git when...

HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points

7.2.2019
Rachel Andrew: There is something remarkable about the fact that, with everything we have created in the past 20 years or so, I can still take a complete beginner and teach them to build a simple webpage with HTML and CSS, in a day. We don’t need to talk about tools or frameworks, learn how...

Set Desktop Wallpaper from Command Line on Mac

31.1.2019
Whenever I need to accomplish a basic task that typically calls for interacting with a UI, I challenge myself to complete the task from command line. After all, most UIs are simply a mask over basic commands, especially when it comes to the operating system. Suddenly I feel like an automation...

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