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How the Heck Do You Install an Existing npm Project?
20.1.2022
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We’ve gotten a good overview of how npm works and how to use it to install packages and run commands at this point. Now let’s go a little further and see what it looks …
How the Heck Do You Install an Existing npm Project? originally published on CSS-Tricks....
A Serene CSS Dappled Light Effect
19.1.2022
There’s a serene warmth to the early evening sunlight peaking through rustling leaves. Artists use dappled light to create a soft, hypnotic effect.
Bedford Dwellings by Ron Donoughe (2013)
We can create the same sort of dappled light effect in …
A Serene CSS Dappled Light Effect originally...
US Senator’s Inflation Report Says ‘Its Only Going to Get Worse,’ Truflation Oracle Reveals True Inflation Rate
19.1.2022
America’s media, central bankers, and bureaucrats continue to debate the rising inflation in the U.S. that has raised the cost of living and increased the prices of goods and services nationwide. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., believes the inflation is “only going to get worse”...
What should someone learn about CSS if they last boned up during CSS3?
19.1.2022
What's new in CSS? If someone asked you that, who knows CSS but hasn't stayed up to date the last, say, half a decade or more, what advice would you give?
What should someone learn about CSS if they last boned up during CSS3? originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get the newsletter...
4 Quality Options for a Table of Contents Block in WordPress
19.1.2022
There are a number of options for including a Table of Contents lock in WordPress. You can use a plugin, or try to do it yourself.
4 Quality Options for a Table of Contents Block in WordPress originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get the newsletter and become a supporter
Making a Site Work Offline Using the VitePWA Plugin
18.1.2022
The VitePWA plugin from Anthony Fu is a fantastic tool for your Vite-powered sites. It helps you add a service worker that handles:
offline support
caching assets and content
prompting the user when new content is available
…and other goodies!
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Making a Site Work Offline Using the VitePWA...
What Were the Hottest Front-End Tools in 2021?
17.1.2022
Another year has passed and once again I’ve had the privilege of going through the Web Tools Weekly newsletter archives from the past 12 months to hunt down the front-end tools that readers found to be the most interesting during …
What Were the Hottest Front-End Tools in 2021?...
Bank of America Says Solana Could Take Market Share From Ethereum, Become the ‘Visa of the Digital Asset Ecosystem’
16.1.2022
Bank of America’s analyst says that Solana could take market share away from Ethereum. Noting that Solana is optimized for micropayments, gaming, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the analyst expects “Solana could become the Visa of the digital asset ecosystem.” Bank of America...
Visa: One in Four Businesses Surveyed Plan to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments This Year
15.1.2022
Payments giant Visa has conducted a survey of small businesses and found that almost a quarter of those who responded plan to accept cryptocurrency payments this year. “I think more people are feeling more confident with crypto,” said a Visa executive. Small Businesses in 9 Countries...
Using the CSS Me Not Bookmarklet to See (and Disable) CSS Files
15.1.2022
Stoyan is absolutely correct. As much as we all love CSS, it’s still an important player in how websites load and using less of it is a good thing. He has a neat new bookmarklet called CSS Me Not …
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Mondrian Art in CSS From 5 Code Artists
14.1.2022
Mondrian is famous for paintings with big thick black lines forming a grid, where each cell is white, red, yellow, or blue. This aesthetic pairs well with the notoriously rectangular web, and that hasn’t gone unnoticed over the years with …
Mondrian Art in CSS From 5 Code Artists...
How to Build Your First Custom Svelte Transition
14.1.2022
The Svelte transition API provides a first-class way to animate your components when they enter or leave the document, including custom Svelte transitions. By default, the transition directive uses CSS animations, which generally offer better performance and allow the browser’s …
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8 Helpful Accessibility Links for January 2022
13.1.2022
Every now and then, I find that I’ve accumulated a bunch of links about various things I find interesting. Accessibility is one of those things! Here’s a list of related links to other articles that I’ve been saving up and …
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US Inflation Rate Jumps Highest in 40 Years to 7%, Democrats Concerned Inflation Will Haunt the Party
13.1.2022
One of the hottest topics in the United States in 2022 is the rising inflation, as the U.S. Labor Department’s data published on Wednesday indicated that the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 7% in December. This represents the largest annual jump since 1982. Federal Reserve governor Lael...
A Practical Tip For Using Sass Default Parameters
13.1.2022
Sass offers functions and mixins that accept parameters. You can use Sass default parameters, that is, parameters that have a value even if you don’t provide them when the function or mixin is called.
Let’s focus on mixins here. …
A Practical Tip For Using Sass Default...
Parcel CSS: A New CSS Parser, Transformer, and Minifier
12.1.2022
Hot off the presses from Devon Govett, creator of Parcel, is Parcel CSS:
A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust.
Nice. The CSS world could use a little processing shake up like this.
I just wrote a …
Parcel CSS: A New CSS Parser, Transformer, and Minifier originally...
Open Source & Sustainability
12.1.2022
It’s a god-damned miracle to me that open source is as robust as it is in tech. Consider the options. You could have a job (or be entrepreneurial) with your coding skills and likely be paid quite well. Or, you …
Open Source & Sustainability originally published on CSS-Tricks....
Jack Dorsey Introduces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to Protect Open Source Developers
12.1.2022
A recent letter published to the Bitcoin developers mailing list written by Square founder Jack Dorsey indicates that a legal defense fund has been created for open source developers in order to protect them “from lawsuits regarding their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem.”...
How to Make a Pure CSS 3D Package Toggle
12.1.2022
You know how you can get cardboard boxes that come totally flat? You fold ‘em up and tape ‘em to make them into a useful box. Then when it’s time to recycle them, you cut them back apart to flatten …
How to Make a Pure CSS 3D Package Toggle originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should...
Netlify Identity, a Key Aspect to Jamstack Development
12.1.2022
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Netlify is amazing at static file hosting, but it’s really so much more than that. You can build any sort of website, even highly dynamic apps, with the Jamstack approach and static file hosting …
Netlify Identity, a Key Aspect to Jamstack Development...