my best code is written in a two-step process: 1. kludge a working prototype together, don’t worry about the code AT ALL. the point is understanding how the requirements function in reality 2. destroy the prototype completely. build the app for real using my better mental model

Can we quickly appreciate how powerful CSS has become and what a beautiful snippet this is? 👏 una.im/range-style-...

use it, don’t fight it

I often see the word 'kerning' used incorrectly by CSS heads when the term they're actually looking for to describe letter spacing is 'tracking'. Let me explain using CSS terminology! Tracking is the same as gap in flex layouts; consistent spacing applied across the entire text. But what if... 🧵

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If you’re generating an image for your article with AI, you didn’t need one in the first place

AT #smashingconf, @tkadlec.bsky.social is reminding us that betting on the browser (rather than JavaScript abstractions) is our best chance of long-term success.

Even setting politics aside: I honestly can't name a single reason to use NextJS in 2025, aside from "because everyone else is." It has literally no unique benefit or unbeatable feature. Apparently our moms misjudged us; it turns out a lot of us *would* jump off a cliff if all our friends did.

❌ mobile first ✅ container first

Build for the web, Build on the web, Build with the web. An excellent take from @csswizardry.com on progressive enhancement, SPA frameworks and staying as close to the platform as possible. csswizardry.com/2025/01/buil...

I wrote a short article about the :heading pseudo-class and function. alvaromontoro.com/tutorial/hea... It includes a little interactive section where you can play with the values and see how the affect the headings on the side. #css #webdev

Ran my first half marathon today 🥵

CSS `field-sizing` on a `<textarea>` is obviously awesome. But the horizontal growth using it on an `<input>` is less clearly useful to me. But check out this design pattern I cooked up. I don't hate it. Keeps the name area compact until you need to see more. Just a bit of flexbox wrapping.

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This why I started moving all my repos to @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de Currently I’m also pushing to GitHub as a mirror. Contemplating if I just should move off completely. Original post: front-end.social/@hdv/1150111...

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I got a 445 points knowledge score on this year's #StateOfHTML survey! I have used 28 features, and knew 33 more, placing me in the top 100% of all respondents. Can you beat my score? survey.devographics.com/survey/state...

Heydon Pickering takes a fresh look the Every Layout Sidebar layout, 6 years on, to see if modern CSS selectors can improve it. piccalil.li/blog/a-revis...

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Happy "European Accessibility Act goes into effect" week to all who celebrate

TFW you build a site with @getkirby.com and web platform standards (== semantic HTML, modern CSS, a little bit of JavaScript, and a dash of ARIA) and you look at Lighthouse for the first time … Looks like industry best practices actually work. (Sorry for using my platform to ruin anyone’s day. 🥰) 🍋

We used to build websites. Now we build pipelines, frameworks, and hydration strategies - just to publish text. This isn’t progress. It’s complexity, by design. We need to escape the JavaScript framework trap. www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/j...

Long time goal of mine to get all these arrows up at the same time 💪🏼

Nine out of ten times, ‘$browser is slow’ is code for ‘my own website is a massive memory hog and I’m not about to admit that’. Browser engines do a ton of work to mitigate that, but we keep coming out with worse performing websites.

Strong words by Alex Russell at JSNation today.

And don't forget to take the State of CSS 2025 survey when you're not watching #cssday talks. survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...

Back home from yet another awesome #CSSDay! Now it’s time to let it all sink in and start fresh and anew coming week 🎉

@hidde.blog say it. Say it. Say that we need to remove React 🤣

These must be the real stars of @cssday.nl #cssday

»Instead of pixel perfection, focus more on the Look & Feel« — @ishadeed.com on Smart Layouts @cssday.nl

Next up: @ishadeed.com #cssday

#cssday day 2! Next up: @chriscoyier.net

Pre #cssday workout 🏃🏻

Hello Damsko! #cssday

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I’ve scored 490 points in the state of CSS 2025 survey. 🎉 survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...

On my way to #cssday!

Hot damn! This is exactly how I feel about the current movements in the world of webdevelopment. A must read where @robbowen.digital looks at other industries which have dealt with the same issues.

#CSSDAY week! Let's go!

AI may be the first anti-automation tool in that it has automated the thing devs like to do (write code) and stuck them with more of what they don't like to do (fix someone else's bad code)

Oh man, after all that’s happened last weeks I’m so stoked for #cssday ! Just 2 days of meeting likeminded people who want to learn an contribute good stuff to the web. I need it 😃

This!

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 piccalil.li/blog/how-to-...

Coming soon: a new debug tool that transforms your page into a 3d view showing the elements that create new stacking contexts and have a specified z-index value. The page remains fully interactive, click to toggle the 3d rotation for when you want to focus or interact.

This is the way

Same

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.

Accessibility isn't a checklist, it's a pursuit and an expertise. WCAG and auto-checkers are the absolute bare minimum. If you actually give a fuck about the people who have to use your shit, you’re gonna need to do more than a panicked box-ticking exercise eleven seconds before merging a PR.

Always anxious before giving a system demo. Always “that wasn’t so bad” after giving a system demo.