UI Dev Newsletter #80
Issue #80
2021-10-25
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Prevent Scroll Chaining With Overscroll Behavior
https://ishadeed.com/article/prevent-scroll-chaining-overscroll-behavior/
Ahmad Shadeed goes through the overscroll-behavior CSS property, the problem it solves, how it works, and where we can use it. -
Evaluating Clever CSS Solutions
https://css-irl.info/evaluating-clever-css-solutions/
Michelle Barker explains why the “cleverest” solution isn’t always the best and some new specifications that might make clever hacks less necessary. -
HTML with Superpowers
https://daverupert.com/2021/10/html-with-superpowers
Dave Rupert shares his talk about using, styling, and building Web Components and why they are worth investigating. -
We Analyzed 425,909 Favicons
https://iconmap.io/blog
Adam, Nathan & Patrick analyzed the top 100,000 websites’ favicons and shared some fascinating insights. -
What do I need to read to be a great at CSS?
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/what-do-i-need-to-read-to-be-a-css-dev/
Baldur Bjarnason answers if reading CSS articles like CSS-Tricks & Smashing Magazines is a waste of time. -
Why I Hate Frameworks, Benji Smith.
https://www.fredrikholmqvist.com/pages/why-i-hate-frameworks.html
Fredrik Holmqvist explains how it is to use frameworks but using a hammer as an example. -
Houdini.how
https://houdini.how/
The community-driven resource library of CSS Houdini worklets. -
Lorem.space
https://lorem.space/
A useful placeholder image generator. -
Popular on Twitter
For the last 5+ years, web developers have been frustrated with CSS. Why?
https://mobile.twitter.com/jensimmons/status/1452374028249862147
Jen Simmons asks why developers are ranting and hating CSS.
Happy coding!