Performance Tooling
Paul Irish
Paul Irish talks about tools that are available for improving page load and runtime performance of your web apps.
Issue #80
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Emmet (is Awesome)
Chris Coyier
Emmet really is awesome. And Chris Coyier will show you how awesome exactly (in case you still don’t know).
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Articles & Tutorials
We've Moved Beyond Code Validators
Jordan HumphreysLet’s face it, W3C validators have lost their purpose quite a while ago. And with today’s tooling you should be able to catch any significant errors in your editor or browser.
Resetting styles using ‘all: unset’ in Firefox 27
Cameron McCormackThe effect of ‘all:unset’ is that it changes all the properties applying to the element to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not.
Manipulating SVG Icons With Simple CSS
P.J. OnoriIn this article, plainly and simply, P.J. Onori shows how to style SVG icons with CSS.
Animation of How CSS Triangles Work
Chris CoyierThis short animation by Chris Coyier will clear up any dilemmas and questions you might have about CSS triangles.
An Introduction to CSS Custom Filters — Shader Basics
Steven BradleyCSS filter effects aren’t quite ready for production just yet, but they will be pretty soon, so this is the best time to start experimenting with them.
Flexbox layout isn't slow
Paul IrishOld flexbox (display: box) is 2.3x slower than new flexbox (display: flex). So if you had performance problems with flexbox a little while ago, you should consider giving flexbox a second chance.
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