#436 — April 15, 2020 |
Frontend Focus |
How to Monitor Your Web Page's Total Memory Usage with Ulan Degenbaev |
Microsoft Edge 81 Release Notes for Stable Channel — Version 81 of Microsoft Edge hit the stable channel yesterday, bringing with it the new built-in Collections feature, DevTools localization in 10 new languages, updates to the 3D View tool, and more. Microsoft |
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What is the 'JAMstack' and How Do I Get Started? — A good explainer that goes through exactly what JAMstack is and how to take advantage of its benefits. (Psst, we’ve recently launched a JAMstack newsletter.) Colby Fayock |
jQuery 3.5.0 Released — A notable security fix (for a cross-site scripting vulnerability), plus some features additions, fixes and depreciations. Timmy Willison (jQuery Foundation) |
Ten Security Tips for Frontend Developers — A pretty decent list of recommendations aimed at frontend devs for securing a website or app, including tips on CSP, XSS, third-party scripts, and more. Konstantin Lebedev |
🐦 Seen on Twitter — Microsoft, PLEASE consider this 😂“I am still disappointed that Edge didn't take the opportunity to name the Canary channel 'Bleeding Egde' and the Beta channel 'Cutting Edge'.” Tierney Cyren on Twitter |
💻 Jobs |
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📙 News, Tutorials & Opinion |
How To Create a Particle Trail Animation in JavaScript — Anna Prenzel explains how to easily program a small trail of particles with anime.js. Smashing Magazine |
CSS System Font Stack Reference — Takes a detailed look at a recommended CSS font stack that uses system fonts (e.g. Alligator.io |
Introduction to Web Accessibility — The availability of this free online course from the W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative has been extended through until the end of May. It’s designed to provide a strong foundation for making sites/apps work well for people with disabilities, meet international standards, and enhance UX for all web users. W3C course |
Responsive Images the Simple Way — A look at handling resolution switching using the Scott Vandehey |
Tips for Writing Animation Code Efficiently — A concise list of tips focused on how to efficiently build animations (using GSAP). Zach Saucier |
The Surprising Performance Boost From Changing GIF Embeds Swizec Teller |
Continuous Deployments for WordPress Using GitHub Actions — Shipping code to a production server often requires paid services. With GitHub Actions, Continuous Deployment is free for everyone. Read how to set that up. Steffen Bewersdorff |
CSS Variables for React Devs — A solid look at how to use CSS variables (custom properties) in your next project. (If you’re working with React, we have a newsletter for that too!) Josh W Comeau |
Making A Responsive CSS Grid Layout with Just 3 Properties Daniel Nastase |
Using CSS to Set Text Inside a Circle Kerry Smyth |
Reminder: Bootstrap 5 Is Dropping Support for Internet Explorer Bootstrap |
🔧 Code, Tools and Resources |
Flip: Animated Flip Counter Plugin to Add a Countdown to a Site — Adds an animated dynamic countdown timer to a page. No dependencies, responsive and mobile friendly, and fits any language, locale, or time zone. Rik Schennink |
Vime: A New, Modern Media / Video Player for the Web — Aims to be a ‘modern alternative to Video.js and Plyr’: “The idea behind Vime is we want you to control the player, not the other way around.” Modular, tree-shakable, and with potential for a plugin ecosystem. GitHub repo. Rahim Alwer |
CSS Color Gradient Generator — Another straightforward option for generating gradients for backgrounds/other page elements. Has a decent selection of predefined gradients too. Monokai |
midori: A Library for Animated Image Backgrounds — Built with three.js, provides support for animated transition, a configurable dynamic “camera”, and post-processing effects. Benjamin Pang |
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