When I came up in web development (2005-2010 were formative years for me), one of the first lessons I learned was to have a clean foundation of HTML. […]

We love little useful tools and techniques to help folks get their work done better and faster. Today, we’d love to shine the spotlights on a little […]

Not so long ago, customers only had a couple of ways to interact with brands.  If you had an issue with a product or service, you could reach out through […]

Logging, on its own, is a key aspect of any application. Logging helps developers comprehend what it is that their code is doing. It also helps save developers […]

This is a crazy world we live in; we seek fun by screwing up things we see in our everyday lives, and this natural instinct serves the primary purpose for some […]

CSS is on a tear lately. Again, I’ve heard of a brand new thing I’ve never seen before, and again it’s via Miriam: CSS Conditionals. […]

There is a new thing coming in CSS: @layer. As with all new things, it takes time to really wrap your head around it. And despite me tapping at my keyboard […]

CSS ::before and ::after pseudo-elements allow you to insert “content” before and after any non-replaced element (e.g. they work on a <div> […]

(This is a sponsored post.) The web’s premier conference is online this fall, October 11–13, 2021: An Event Apart Full Summit. If you already know […]

Building a development environment with the shell as a keystone offers multiple benefits. You can customize everything depending on your own needs, and the […]

This post is a reflection of my state of mind. As I am writing this, my mind has just suffered through a writer’s block, a lockdown of countless hours […]

The last 18 months have been a time of unprecedented turbulence. As the people of the world have flooded online, businesses have joined them, using web […]

This is a good tweet from Harry: Simple yet significant thing all developers should keep in mind: CSS resources (fonts, background images) are not requested […]

I’ll never forget one of Karen McGrane’s great lessons to the world: truncation is not a content strategy. The idea is that just clipping off text […]

It’s not every day you see a new processor for building websites that reinvents the syntax for HTML and CSS and JavaScript. That’s what imba is […]

Google Fonts may be the single most significant contribution Google has made to the evolution of the web — yes, more significant than search, […]

Nowadays, creating complex shapes is an easy task using clip-path, but adding a border to the shapes is always a pain. There is no robust CSS solution and we […]

Content scraping is a fact of life on the Internet. When you think of web scraping, you probably do not think about the scrapers turning around and immediately […]

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories […]

My favorite kind of blog post is when someone takes a subject that I’ve spent all of five minutes considering and then says—no!—this is an […]

Humans crave connections, and the advent of the digital revolution has empowered us to be more connected than ever before. The Internet has unleashed upon […]

Gatsby Functions provide front-end developers a way to write and use server-side code without the hassle of maintaining a server. If making money from […]

There is a helluva gotcha with styling a <details> element, as documented here by Kitty Guiraudel. It’s obscure enough that you might never run […]

There’s a hashtag on Instagram called #ThingsOrganizedNeatly. Under the hashtag, you’ll find a plethora of images that users took of things […]

Content is the king of the digital world. This is an undisputed fact among marketers and business owners alike. However, not all content is created equal. […]

You might already know about the CSS gap property. It isn’t exactly new, but it did gain an important new ability last year: it now works in Flexbox in […]

(This is a sponsored post.) Many developers love working with static site generators like Gatsby and Hugo. These powerful yet flexible systems help create […]

In business, there is a right way and a wrong way to do just about everything. This certainly extends to asking for favors or any other kind of help from […]

Twenty years ago, Elie Sloïm chose to dedicate his professional life to web quality assurance. He started asking, ”What does quality mean for a web […]

Integrating a CRM with your business website has numerous benefits. In this article, Zara Cooper explains what these benefits are and why websites should be […]

The wait is over, the new iPhone has been launched in the market with so many new features to look forward to. There are amazing camera upgrades like cinematic […]

Just like every year on September 14, Apple has launched its new iPhone, the iPhone 13 in the market. The new iPhone comes with four different models as well […]

What is a mechanical keyboard and why are there thousands of people going crazy over them? You would think that a keyboard is just a keyboard. Some are soft, […]

(Guest writer: Wanda Livingstone) There are many web design businesses and deals that are set up and shut down just as quickly because they are unable to keep […]

For years, pseudo-elements have faithfully helped front-end developers implement creative designs. While they still have an important place, we can now leave […]

The WordPress themes and plugins you choose for your clients’ sites don’t just impact how the interface looks or how well it works. They also […]

Windows 11 is one of the best operating systems in the history of Microsoft operating systems. With a beautiful and novel look and feel and numerous improved […]

Developing and programming software and applications is never an easy task, and sometimes you need a bit of help, whether it’s for managing your […]

When designing for digital spaces, it’s natural to default to digital mockup tools, but doing so cuts out a world of possibilities. Analog drawing can […]

In my experience, the biggest challenge that freelancers face — more than winning clients or setting prices — is project management; take on too […]

Everything is being tracked nowadays, from your activities on the internet to your phone and computer. Each click, each website you visit, they are all being […]

I had ordered a special cake for a friend’s birthday and had given the receptionist all the specifications for the cake. When I went back to pick up the […]

There are way too many options in Web Animations API to pick them up that easily. Learning how timing works and how to control the playback of several […]

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories […]

Metadata is an essential component of any website. It clarifies the meaning behind your content in a way that search engines, and browsers are able to […]

Starting an online store can be a daunting task especially when it’s your first time. Aside from the technical side of things like web hosting, product […]

Usability testing — also known as “user testing” — is a popular methodology for user experience researchers. It’s a critical part […]

They say content is king, and they’re right. The web has unlocked untold possibilities for storytellers — provided the story is right, of course. […]

Windows 11 is around the corner, and it is bringing some amazing features including a redesigned Start button, new File Explorer, new Taskbar options, and […]

When paired with ISR and Next.js’ API routes, SWR can be used to create a responsive user experience. In this article, Sam Poder explains what SWR is, […]