JavaScript, when is this?
JavaScript’s “this” keyword trips up all developers — junior and senior. In the first of two parts, Mat Marquis goes deep on the groundwork you need to better understand “this” and how it works.
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How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong
A (more) Modern CSS Reset
I wrote “A Modern CSS Reset” almost 4 years ago and, yeh, it’s not aged overly well. I spotted it being linked up again a few days ago and thought it’s probably a good idea to publish an updated version.
Styling Tables the Modern CSS Way
Modern CSS makes styling HTML tables in a considered, responsive nature a breeze. Michelle Barker breaks it all down for you in this deep dive.
Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement
Instead of leaning into heavy social sharing widgets, you can create a truly user-friendly social sharing component that works for everyone, using built-in APIs and progressive enhancement.
Real-world uses of TypeScript’s utility types
Sam Rose walks us through some real-world usage of TypeScript’s utility types in their day job’s open source codebase to help those new to the language get to grips with this key capability.
If it works, it’s right
I read a really interesting article on CSS layout that I don’t really agree with, so I thought I’d lay out some advice related to that.
A (more) Modern CSS Reset
I wrote “A Modern CSS Reset” almost 4 years ago and, yeh, it’s not aged overly well. I spotted it being linked up again a few days ago and thought it’s probably a good idea to publish an updated version.
Styling Tables the Modern CSS Way
Modern CSS makes styling HTML tables in a considered, responsive nature a breeze. Michelle Barker breaks it all down for you in this deep dive.
Making content-aware components using CSS :has(), grid, and quantity queries
Eric Bailey teaches us how to make a hyper-resilient component that responds not only to the container, but other languages too.
A guide to destructuring in JavaScript
Mat “Wilto” Marquis walks us through JavaScript destructuring, the rest syntax and spread syntax in a jam-packed guide.
How we’re approaching theming with modern CSS
We’ve started a new project which requires heavy, creative theming, so I made a prototype to test some ideas out.
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Creating CSS Theme Variables from a JS file
A really handy, light weight method of grabbing some JavaScript-based design tokens and turning those into a block of CSS custom properties.
Advanced TypeScript manipulation features for the real world
To expand on a previous Piccalilli article about TypeScript's utility types, Jordan Seiler walks us through some very useful advanced type manipulation features in the context of a home monitoring system.
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How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong
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