Andy Bell announces major changes and the future direction of Piccalilli, a publication for front-end developers.
Andy shares a technical tip about improving DNS resolution by pushing domain nameservers to Netlify, along with an introduction to his work.
A web developer recommends a perfect guide to understanding CSS cascade and specificity, which are often cited as reasons why CSS is difficult.
Explores 2020 web trends: extensibility via CSS Houdini & variable fonts, and interoperability, focusing on component-based development.
Andy discusses the powerful combination of Eleventy and Service Workers for building modern, performant websites.
A tutorial on integrating the Chart.js JavaScript library with Django to create data visualizations from Django model data.
A tutorial on using CSS Grid Template Areas for creating flexible, visually-defined layouts, with examples and comparisons to traditional grid methods.
A look at modern PHP's evolution, debunking common misconceptions and highlighting its improved type system and development practices in 2020.
Andy Bell introduces a simple mailto link generator tool and shares his background in front-end development and CSS education.
Andy Bell announces changes to the Piccalilli newsletter and front-end development publication, with a focus on future improvements.
A web developer announces switching from Chrome to Microsoft Edge as their default browser, citing a preference for Chromium dev tools.
Explains how to integrate gRPC-Web with Blazor WebAssembly for efficient, type-safe client-server communication, moving beyond JSON-over-HTTP.
A speaker's recap of the .NET Conf: Focus on Blazor virtual event, covering talks on routing, UX, state management, and other Blazor topics.
Argues for starting web projects with simple, traditional HTML/CSS/JS instead of over-engineering with complex modern frameworks and build tools.
A developer explores using Notion as a backend for a static microblog with 11ty, while waiting for its official API.
A guide to the various methods for hiding elements in web development, covering HTML, CSS, accessibility, and animation considerations.
Andy shares a recommended article by Sarah Drasner on understanding Async/Await in JavaScript for front-end developers.
A developer shares their experience migrating a blog from Jekyll to Gatsby, highlighting benefits like semantic HTML, dark mode, and component-based design.
Andy Bell explains how using screencasts to present work to clients can reduce meeting time and improve feedback quality.
A critique of blindly following Google's Material Design guidelines, arguing for user-centered design over authority-based decisions.
