Programming

How CSS relates to web performance is a funny dance. Some aspects are entirely negligible the vast majority of time. Some aspects are incredibly impactful and crucial to consider. For example, whenever I see research into the performance of some form of CSS syntax, the results always seem to be meh, it’s fine. It can…

Regular expressions are on of the most powerful tools in a developer’s toolkit. But let’s be honest, regex kind of sucks to write. Not only is it hard to write, but it’s also hard to read and debug too. So how can we make it easier to use? In its traditional form, regex defines powerful…

Scott Jehl released a course called Web Components Demystified. I love that name because it says what the course is about right on the tin: you’re going to learn about web components and clear up any confusion you may already have about them. And there’s plenty of confusion to go around! “Components” is already a…

I’ve been a bit sucked into the game Balatro lately. Seriously. Tell me your strategies. I enjoy playing it equally as much lately as unwinding watching streamers play it on YouTube. Balatro has a handful of accessibility features. Stuff like slowing down or turning off animations and the like. I’m particularly interested one of the…

Software isn’t what it used to be. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it does come with its own set of challenges. In the past, if you wanted to build a feature, you’d have to build it from scratch, without AI 😱 Fast forward from the dark ages of just a few years ago,…

A much-needed disclaimer: You (kinda) can use functions now! I know, it isn’t the most pleasant feeling to finish reading about a new feature just for the author to say “And we’ll hopefully see it in a couple of years”. Luckily, right now you can use an (incomplete) version of CSS functions in Chrome Canary…