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CSS Custom Properties in The CascadeIn this article, Miriam takes a deeper dive into the ‘CSS Custom Properties for Cascading Variables’ specification to ask, “Why are they called custom properties, how do they work in the cascade, and what else can we do with them?”
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The Joys Of July (2019 Wallpapers Edition)What could be a better way to welcome the new month than with a fresh wallpaper? Well, we might have something for you: wallpapers created with love by the community for the community — all available with and without a calendar for July 2019.
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Build A PWA With Webpack And Workboxby Jad Joubran
This tutorial will help you transform an app that doesn’t work offline into a PWA that works offline and shows an update available icon. You’ll also learn how to precache assets with workbox, handle dynamic caching as well as handle updates to your …
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What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile WebsitesWeb developers know what they’re doing in terms of optimizing a website for page speed, but is it enough in Google’s eyes? When it comes to mobile loading speeds, your website can always be faster. Find out how.
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The Case For Brand Systems: Aligning Teams Around A Common Storyby Laura Busche
Enter the Brand System: a shared library that defines the brand’s story, symbols, and strategy. Learn how Brand Systems can help avoid fragmentation, confusion, and exclusion within teams.
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What I Learned From Designing AR AppsWe are still at the beginning stages of the new technological revolution — the exciting time when technologies like AR will be an expected part of our daily routines — and it’s our opportunity to create a solid foundation for the future …
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Build A PWA With Webpack And Workboxby Jad Joubran
Just as you now approach web design with a mobile-first mentality, the same switch should occur as you design email marketing campaigns for your clients. Here are some facts and tips you need to know for designing mobile-first emails.
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Philip Walton is an engineer at Google working on Chrome and the Web Platform. Recently, his focus has been on Service Worker tooling, where he leads the team that builds Workbox. Philip has been doing web development professionally for almost 15 years, on both large and small teams. He likes to write and speak about new web technologies and he's authored and contributed to numerous open-source libraries and tools that help developers use the best parts of the web today. You can follow him at @philwalton on Twitter. Thank you for helping the web evolve, dear Philip!
Tregg Frank wrote
July 5, 2019 Getting a design degree is surely not a waste of time. Tregg shares his journey of learning design and his list of things that have helped him along the way.
Caleb Barclay wrote
July 5, 2019 --By excluding motion from your design system, you potentially weaken its purpose. Caleb wrote an article sharing techniques that can help us build systems that enable quicker and more innovative ways for product development.
Elad Shechter wrote
july 3, 2019 Nowadays, a proper project uses a CSS preprocessor. In this post, Elad uses the SASS preprocessor and shares his CSS Architecture approach for a multiple-websites architecture, based on the knowledge and experience he has gained over the years.
Joe Previte wrote
july 2, 2019 -- When learning is fun, it’s meaningful and enjoyable. mentored.dev is a “gamified” learning platform to help you become a web developer — created by Joe Previte, a.k.a. JavaScript Joe. A great way to learn the basics of web development in an easy and fun way!
Shubham Kanodia wrote
july 1, 2019 JavaScript bloat is more real today than it ever was. Bundlephobia lets you understand the performance cost of npm install-ing a new npm package before actually adding it to your bundle.
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june 28, 2019 -- CSS can get unwieldy sometimes. SubsetCSS helps alleviate this problem by enforcing your CSS to a predefined amount of values, keeping everyone on the same page as a project evolves.
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