CSS Testing with PhantomCSS, PhantomJS, CasperJS and Grunt
Micah Godbolt lays out the tools and processes his team is using for Visual Regression Testing.
Issue #154
Inlining Critical CSS for First-time Visits
Jeremy Keith describes how to give a massive boost to the perceived performance of the first page load on a site by putting the most important CSS in the head of the page.
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Articles & Tutorials
The Truth About !important
Jens Oliver Meiert argues that !important is legitimate, useful and it is not going to go away. And so instead of screaming “no !important,” we should relax, and use (and teach to use) !important responsibly.
Smarter CSS builds with Webpack
Ben Smithett explains how to use Webpack for writing modular code with explicitly declared dependencies.
Strategies for Staying on Top of Web Performance
Chris Coyier on why and how to make web performance a part of your active development process.
Apple Watch Dials
Donovan Hutchinson explains how to make use of CSS keyframe animations and a bit of overflow trickery to create the radial progress bars shown in the activities section of Apple’s new watch.
Native Scrolling
Anselm Hannemann explains why you should never alter a scroll behavior.
Inspiration
CSS Sans
Yusuke Sugomori designed a font entirely with CSS. Pretty crazy.