UI Dev Newsletter #74
Issue #74
2021-09-13
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Less Absolute Positioning With Modern CSS
https://ishadeed.com/article/less-absolute-positioning-modern-css/
Ahmad Shadeed explores a few use-cases where absolute positioning isn’t needed anymore. -
Building a split-button component
https://web.dev/building-a-split-button-component/
Adam Argyle shares a foundational overview of how to build an accessible split-button component. -
Vanilla JS is a web performance decision
https://gomakethings.com/vanilla-js-is-a-web-performance-decision/
Chris Ferdinandi explains why you should use as little JavaScript as possible if you care about your users. -
How to optimize button microcopy
https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-optimize-button-microcopy-8f54455d311d
Maria Panagiotidi shares seven suggestions with examples about how to write better call-to-action microcopy. -
4 Lesser-Known Emmet Tricks To Speed Up Your Coding
https://betterprogramming.pub/4-lesser-known-emmet-tricks-to-speed-up-your-coding-882f4c8707e0
Mikael Ainalem shares helpful Emmet tips, including chaining CSS commands and setting the size of image elements. -
Pre-Selling a Programming Course and Making $550k in Revenue
https://www.failory.com/interview/css-for-js-developers
Nico Cerdeira shares an interview with a Successful Startup Founder Josh Comeau. -
Remote OK VS Code
https://remoteok.io/vscode
Pieter Levels shares a fully-functional fake VS Code so, if you're a programmer, you too can browse remote jobs in your office without your boss finding out. -
Bonsai
https://bonsaibrowser.com/
Web-browser for research that helps programmers think clearly. -
Twitter thread
CSS resources (fonts, background images) are not requested by your CSS, but by the DOM node that needs them
https://mobile.twitter.com/csswizardry/status/1436361516534620168
Harry Roberts explains how the speed of the DOM determines CSS-resource discovery, not the speed of the CSS itself. -
Self-promotion
How to find and insert Unicode symbols in HTML
https://www.silvestar.codes/articles/how-to-find-and-insert-unicode-symbols-in-html/
I have published an article about my preferred way of inserting Unicode characters in HTML.
Happy coding!