List assembled by Jordan Little: The CSS calc() function The pointer media query The currentColor variable The :valid, :invalid, and :empty pseudoclasses Counters using only CSS Predictable tables with fixed layout Easy form states using adjacent sibling selectors Algebraic nth-child() selection Animating elements with animation-fill-mode As a tenth feature I’d like to add the use …
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Electrode – Universal React and Node.js Application Platform
From the folks at Walmart: Electrode is a platform for building universal React/Node.js applications with standardized structure, best practices, and modern technologies baked in. It’s powering Walmart.com. And, now developers can use Electrode Platform as a whole or take its pieces, as appropriate. Electrode focuses on performance, component reusability, and simple deployment to multiple cloud …
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Beyond Console Debugging Tricks
ASCII to SVG
A bunch of handy Git aliases
Tim Pettersen, developer at Atlassian (BitBucket & JIRA): Git has a strong commitment to backwards compatibility: many powerful features are hidden behind options rather than exposed as default behaviour. Fortunately Git also supports aliases, so you can create your own commands that do all manner of Git magic. Here’s a selection of the more useful …
How it feels to learn Javascript in 2016
In the same style as the aforementioned “It’s the future!” — A fictional conversation on web development: … JSX? What is JSX? -JSX is just a JavaScript syntax extension that looks pretty much like XML. It’s kind of another way to describe the DOM, think of it as a better HTML. What’s wrong with HTML? …
Functional Animations: What Makes a Good Transition?
Functional animation is subtle animation that has a clear, logical purpose. It reduces cognitive load, prevents change blindness and establish a better recall in spatial relationships. But there is one more thing. Animation brings user interface to life. […] Successful motion design possesses six characteristics. Having built quite a few animations into some (web) interfaces …
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Spectacle CodeSlide: Present code with style
Present code with style using spectacle. Awesome way to present code, and putting the focus of the reader where it needs to be. It also lets you jump to specific lines even if they’ve already been displayed before (because code tends to jump). import React from 'react'; import { Spectacle, Deck } from 'spectacle'; import …
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Webpack Module Tree Visualizer
Visualize and analyze your Webpack bundle to see which modules are taking up space and which might be duplicates. Generate JSON stats, and pass it into the online tool. webpack –json > stats.json You can also use the plugin locally if you want. Webpack Visualizer → Related: Disc – Browserify Module Tree Visualizer →
Disc – Browserify Module Tree Visualizer
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 …