You Might Not Need Redux

I like this post by Dan Abramov, the author of Redux, on how you might not need Redux: If you’re working on an extensible terminal, a JavaScript debugger, or some kinds of webapps, it might be worth giving Redux a try, or at least considering some of its ideas. However, if you’re just learning React, …

Redesigning Chrome desktop

In the beginning of this month of September, the new Chrome Core UI redesign, or so called “Chrome MD” (for Material design), rolled out on Windows as part of our 53rd update. It is the last step of a three phase deployment of the new design,which started in 51 with Chrome OS and Linux, followed …

Kanye deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument

Once again a great video by the folks over at Vox — their videos are always insightful, clear, well narrated, edited nicely, etc. In this video they talk about Kanye West and usage of the human voice throughout his oeuvre: Kanye West’s music orbits around the power and flexibility of the human voice. Take “Wolves” …

Minify: A JavaScript and CSS Minifier Written in PHP

MatthiasMullie\Minify is a JavaScript and CSS Minifier written in PHP. Usage is straightforward: use MatthiasMullie\Minify; $sourcePath = '/path/to/source/css/file.css'; $minifier = new Minify\CSS($sourcePath); // we can even add another file, they'll then be // joined in 1 output file $sourcePath2 = '/path/to/second/source/css/file.css'; $minifier->add($sourcePath2); // or we can just add plain CSS $css = 'body { color: …

React + The Shadow DOM = ReactShadow

By using ReactShadow you have all the benefits of Shadow DOM in React. import ShadowDOM from 'react-shadow'; export default props => { return ( <ShadowDOM include={['css/core/calendar.css', props.theme]}> <h1>Calendar for {props.date}</h1> </ShadowDOM> ); } Installation per npm, of course: npm i react-shadow –save ReactShadow (GitHub) →ReactShadow Demo →

Grade.js

This JavaScript library produces complementary gradients generated from the top 2 dominant colours in supplied images. Apply the Grade function to elements wrapping the source images: <script src="path/to/grade.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> window.addEventListener('load', function(){ Grade(document.querySelectorAll('.gradient-wrap')) }) </script> … <div class="gradient-wrap"> <img src="./samples/finding-dory.jpg" alt="" /> </div> Installation possible with npm: npm install grade-js Grade.js →Grade Source (GitHub) →