CSS Grid support is in the now public Firefox 52 and coming in the next Chrome release too. Eric Meyer is excited about the possibilities. Rachel Andrew has similar opinions. Want to get started? There’s lots of useful links here.
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Learn everything about the CSS Grid Module in this illustrated guide with practical examples & demos.
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A look at key innovations including CSS Grid support, an improved responsive design more, and ES7 async/await support. Prefer a complete list? Enjoy the developer release notes.
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Create sounds right in the browser with the Web Audio API. This post does a good job of starting with the basics and showing off some demos.
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In just 7 minutes, Alon Zakai, originally the creator of the Emscripten LLVM-to-JavaScript compiler, explains what WebAssembly is all about.
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For the past few weeks there has been lots of talk about HTML headings in web standards circles. This insightful piece takes a very deep dive into the nature of HTML document outlines.
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Safari 10.1 introduced the ‘Reduced Motion’ Media Query, a declaration that lets developers “create styles that avoid large areas of motion” for users that prefer that.
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