Nov 17 2025

Ahmad Shadeed - A Deep CSS Dive Into Radial And Conic Gradients

CSS gradients are a useful CSS feature that can be used to create interesting UI effects or even help us in drawing something without the need to create HTML elements for it. Two gradients that I wo

animation , Techniques , Css , ui

Nov 17 2025

Victor Ayomipo - CSS Cascade Layers Vs. BEM Vs. Utility Classes: Specificity Control

CSS is wild, really wild. And tricky. But let’s talk specifically about specificity. When writing CSS, it’s close to impossible that you haven’t faced the frustration of styles not applying as expe

Techniques , coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Preethi Sam - Gradients, Blend Modes, And A Really Cool Hover Effect

Do you know how box-shadow is sometimes used as a hover effect? It adds depth to something, like a button, and can create the impression that it is being pressed into the page. See the Pen [Unti

Techniques , coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Jhey Tompkins - A Guide To Audio Visualization With JavaScript And GSAP (Part 1)

A while back I got approached by friend Kent C. Dodds to help out with his site rebuild. Besides adding a little whimsy here and there, there was one part, in particular, Kent wanted a hand with. An

react , Techniques , coding , Javascript

Nov 17 2025

Juan Diego Rodríguez - Making Sense Of “Senseless” JavaScript Features

Why does JavaScript have so many eccentricities!? Like, why does 0.2 + 0.1 equals 0.30000000000000004? Or, why does "" == false evaluate to true? There are a lot of mind-boggling decisions in JavaS

react , Javascript

Nov 17 2025

Geoff Graham - The Problem With WordPress Is Positioning, Not Plugins

Ask just about any casual user to explain the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, and you’re likely to get a shrug in response. I know this because it’s one of the first things I ask

wordpress , Opinion Column

Nov 17 2025

Louis Lazaris - Powerful Terminal And Command-Line (CLI) Tools For Modern Web Development

Many modern programmers, including front-end and full-stack developers, work daily with the command line. Even those who are relatively new to web development are picking up command-line skills earl

Techniques , Round-Ups , Tools , coding

Nov 17 2025

Brecht De Ruyte - It’s Time To Talk About “CSS5”

We have been talking about CSS3 for a long time. Call me a fossil, but I still remember the new border-radius property feeling like the most incredible CSS3 feature. We have moved on since we got bo

Techniques , coding , Css , Design