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) →

Mission Control – Remote Config Utility for iOS, OSX, …

Have you ever wished you could change some config parameter for your app without deploying a new version? Of course you have! Wouldn’t it be great if you had whole config for your app in the cloud and change it as you see fit? Of course it would! Well, go ahead, just put some config …

Chrome DevTools Tip: Blackboxing Scripts

The Chrome DevTools have this neat feature where you can “blackbox” JavaScript source files. Upon blackboxing a script the debugger will jump over anything contained in that file when stepping in/out/over code, and not pause on any breakpoints also contained in that file. A typical example would be to blackbox the script of the JS …

Creating a Multiple Image Hero Layout with CSS Grid Layout

Excellent demo by Rachel Andrew: Using CSS Grid Layout and a touch of flexbox to build a more forgiving hero image block that can cope with additional content or additional boxes. CSS Grid: Multiple image hero block (CodePen) → Related: A Complete Guide to CSS Grid Layout →

Flow – A static type checker for JavaScript

Flow is a static type checker for JavaScript. With it, you can add types to any existing JS code. Without flow: function foo(x, y) { return x.length * y; } With flow: // @flow function foo(x: string, y: number): number { return x.length * y; } When passing in a Number for the value of …