How to: Land a front-end job
A hiring manager's advice on standing out in the competitive front-end developer job market, with practical do's and don'ts for applicants.
A hiring manager's advice on standing out in the competitive front-end developer job market, with practical do's and don'ts for applicants.
A guide to essential frontend technologies for freelancers, covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, responsive design, and version control.
A developer discusses web sustainability and related topics in an interview on the ShopTalk Show podcast.
An article discussing the perceived devaluation and trivialization of frontend development, focusing on HTML and CSS.
Explains why reusable UI components should avoid outer margins and padding, as they break encapsulation and create layout issues.
A curated list of online color palette generators and tools, including features like Tailwind CSS export and AI integration.
A JavaScript tutorial explaining how to programmatically place the cursor at the end of a text field's value using setSelectionRange.
Analysis of 2024 web performance budgets for JavaScript-heavy vs. markup-centric sites, focusing on load times and resource limits.
A developer reviews their 2023 wishlist for JavaScript and frontend, grading progress on tools like Axios, React, and testing.
Introduces a Web Component for controlling audio/video playback with a simple, stylable button, solving cross-browser styling issues.
A technical guide exploring methods to properly reset chained Web Animations API (WAAPI) sequences, including canceling and reversing animations.
Introducing a Web Component that creates a native OS sharing button from a standard HTML button element.
A critique of excessive JavaScript use in web development, advocating for simpler, standards-based approaches like HTML-first and web components.
A series of articles that teach CSS layout by converting real-world Dribbble designs into code, focusing on responsive, accessible, and practical techniques.
A personal reflection on the role of a UX Engineer, bridging design and front-end development, and its value in the tech industry.
An opinion piece arguing against using AI-generated images, highlighting ethical concerns and the negative impact on professional illustrators' livelihoods.
A developer compares coding in volunteer, agency, and product roles, using gardening as a metaphor for managing legacy code and continuous improvement.
Analyzes biases in developer surveys and data sources like State of JS, npm trends, and Stack Overflow to understand true developer sentiment.
The Sustainable Web Design Community Group releases draft guidelines for building environmentally sustainable web applications.
A developer details the technical process of adding visible language labels to code blocks on their blog, including CSS and HTML solutions.