Chris Ferdinandi is a web developer with ADHD who shares daily developer tips, builds front-end tools like Kelp UI, creates tutorials, and consults to help people build the web better.
14 articles from this blog
A nostalgic reflection on web design, comparing modern UX to the exploratory, maze-like layouts of early websites and digital gardens.
A critical article arguing that AI is not inevitable and that resisting unethical AI tools is a moral duty.
A critique of people lacking standards in tech, criticizing blind following of figures like Elon Musk and AI despite ethical concerns.
A blogger updates their digital garden with new guides on Web Components, testing, Playwright, and more, while planning future improvements.
A critical take on AI, arguing it's not a person and shouldn't be anthropomorphized.
Learn to detect element visibility changes with JavaScript IntersectionObserver API for responsive web components.
A bug in Chrome/Webkit where .visually-hidden class causes gaps in overflow elements, with a simple fix.
Learn how to use Apache .htaccess to redirect missing root pages to an /articles subdirectory without affecting existing pages.
Learn how to add icons to external links using CSS pseudo-elements and attribute selectors.
The author ends the Daily Dev Tips newsletter, citing burnout and a shift away from tech hype, and transitions to RSS-only publishing.
A developer shares a quick and painless server migration experience using ServerPilot and DigitalOcean for an animal rescue website.
A developer explains why they switched to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and how it improved their coding process, with a focus on testing inputs/outputs.
An introduction to CSS container queries, explaining their use case for component-based responsive design beyond viewport media queries.
Analysis of Tailwind CSS layoffs due to AI impact, and the subsequent sponsorship deals from Vercel and Google AI.
