Issue #374

August 20, 2019

Learning CSS by Reading Specs

Chen Hui Jing explains why you shouldn’t be wary of reading CSS specifications, and how you can contribute to the development of CSS as well.

In Search of a Stack That Monitors the Quality and Complexity of CSS

Bart Veneman introduces Project Wallace, a suite of tools for inspecting and enforcing CSS quality.

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Articles & Tutorials

Variable Font Animation with CSS and Splitting JS

Michelle Barker explains what variable fonts are, how they can be animated with CSS, and how she created a breathing effect with CSS and a little bit of JavaScript.

Exploring prefers-reduced-motion

Stoyan Stefanov shows how to utilize prefers-reduced-motion media query to let users opt-out of the animations and transitions.

Getting Started with CSS Grid: Three Coding Approaches

Ola Assem shares a step-by-step tutorial on understanding and building two-dimensional layouts using Grid’s flexible syntax.

Time to First Byte: What It Is and Why It Matters

Harry Roberts explains what TTFB is and how much it matters when it comes to front-end performance.

Understanding Assistive Technology: How Do Deaf-Blind People Use Technology?

A nice article that will help you understand a little bit about what it’s like to use the internet if you have a disability.

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Tools

Extra.css

CSS Houdini Paint library for those who want to make their sites a little extra.

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CSS-Initial-Value

VS Code extension that shows the initial value of each CSS property.

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Inspiration

Procedurally Generated CSS Numbers

Adam Kuhn created impressive generative numbers demo using Sarah Drasner’s CSS grid generator for cell drawing.

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Until Next Week

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Zoran Jambor

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