Disc is a tool for analyzing the module tree of browserify project bundles. It’s especially handy for catching large and/or duplicate modules which might be either bloating up your bundle or slowing down the build process. Build your bundle with the –full-paths flag and then pass that to discify: browserify –full-paths index.js > bundle.js discify …
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 …
Kaytranada – Leave Me Alone (ft. Shay Lia)
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” …
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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: …
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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 →
Title Design: The Making of Movie Titles
Making viewport units work properly in Mobile Safari
A typical issue with the well supported Viewport Relative Units (you know: vh, vw, vmin, and vmax) that bothers me a lot is that MobileSafari (Safari on iOS) takes the height of the address bar into account for 100vh. Take a look at the footer of that first block in the screenshot below: since its …
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