Shadow DOM provides a framework-free way to create self-contained Web components with compartimentalized DOM and CSS. This is a great intro.
Eric Bidelman
A brief look back at the early days of the Web as it turns 25 years old.
W3C
Google notes “90% of Flash on the web loads behind the scenes to support things like page analytics” but that Chrome 53 will “begin to block it.” And “in December, Chrome 55 will make HTML5 the default experience.”
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Friendlier HTML form controls with a little CSS magic from GitHub’s Director of Design. Designed for IE9+, as well as the latest Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.
Mark Otto
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An interesting look (and practical demo) at how some layering trickery can be used to get users to inadvertently share parts of their browser history.
Michał Zalewski
A look at using CSS4’s color functions to adjust colors around a theme. Until CSS4 is supported natively, PostCSS can be used to make it all work.
Erik Jung
This starts with a big ‘don’t do this’ warning, but the effect of using a canvas as a mouse cursor is undeniably striking. Live demo here.
Stoyan Stefanov
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EdgeHTML 14 Rolling Out with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update news Windows 10 users now get improved power usage, performance, and support for the Web Notifications, Fetch, and Web Speech APIs. Kyle Pflug
Firefox Developer Edition 50: Console, Memory Tool, Net Monitor and More news Source map support and network stack traces now available. Mozilla Hacks
“Now in Chrome Canary: Disable JS from the Command Menu” news Chrome DevTools on Twitter
Js13kGames: Code Golf for Game Devs news A look back at the last contest and announcing the next, starting this Saturday. Mozilla Hacks
Getting to Know Cutestrap, a Lightweight CSS Framework tutorial Maria Antonietta Perna
Advanced CSS: Sass Maps to UI Components tutorial Ria N. Carmin
Animating Like You Just Don’t Care with Element.animate tutorial Firefox 48 will ship the Element.animate() API. Mozilla Hacks
(Ab)Using the HTML5 Battery Status API tutorial Christopher Demicoli
Reflections on HTML's 'input' Element video A 30 minute talk on one of HTML’s most complicated and flexible elements. Monica Dinculescu
An Engaging 50 Minute Tutorial for CSS Animations, Spinners, and Loaders video Travis Neilson
Komodo IDE: The Best IDE for Web and Mobile Developers rawurl tools Web and mobile devs get all their favorite frameworks, languages, and tools in one cross-platform, polyglot IDE. ActiveState Sponsor
Sharing Buttons: Fast, Easy Social Media Sharing Buttons without JavaScript tools These use no JavaScript and no tracking. Max Stoiber
Starability: An Accessible Star Rating System for Web Pages code Lunar Logic
Scrollanim: CSS3 and JavaScript Scroll-Based Animation code Afshin Mehrabani
This Image is Also an HTML Webpage demo A clever hack. Ben Halpern
A CSS-Only Scroll Indicator demo An interesting technique used here. Mike Riethmuller
Pure CSS Olympic Rings demo CodePen
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