Zell Liew is a front-end developer, writer, and creator known for deep, practical explorations of CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, and modern web tooling. His work blends thoughtful technical guidance with personal reflections on life, work, and growth, and is frequently featured on CSS-Tricks and Splendid Labz.
350 articles from this blog
Explains why conditional slot forwarding isn't supported in Svelte 4 and discusses the Svelte 5 snippet feature as the intended solution.
How to handle DOM-related errors in Svelte's reactive statements during SSR by conditionally breaking out of the reactive block.
A developer's perspective on learning what truly matters for personal fulfillment, rather than just following industry trends.
A technical analysis of how modern screen readers interpret HTML tables with CSS Grid, ARIA roles, and complex attributes like rowgroup and colspan.
A developer explains why they're shifting from creating exhaustive courses to writing focused 'recipes' for web technologies like Astro and Svelte.
A tutorial on integrating Stripe payment processing into an Astro web project, covering setup, checkout options, and server-side rendering.
A technical guide showing a JavaScript method to strip inline styles from HTML elements, useful for overriding third-party library CSS.
A guide explaining how to use the npm 'exports' field in package.json to control how users import files from your library, covering both ESM and CJS.
Explains how the Fetch API's credentials option works with cookies, detailing the 'omit', 'same-origin', and 'include' values.
Analyzes the security and implementation of storing access tokens in Cookies vs LocalStorage, providing a technical comparison for developers.
Explores different mental models for understanding JavaScript, emphasizing the importance of upgrading rather than replacing your existing knowledge.
A developer shares their setup for tracking analytics with Posthog and running ads via Facebook, focusing on key events for a project.
A developer shares a custom library to simplify and improve accuracy of Facebook ad conversion tracking by combining Pixel and Conversion API events.
A developer shares their evolving approach to CSS, moving towards building a personal UI system called Splendid UI to simplify web development.
Three effective learning techniques for mastering JavaScript quickly: using analogies, understanding cause and effect, and simplifying concepts.
Explains how to dynamically change CSS custom properties (variables) using Tailwind CSS utility classes for responsive layouts.
Exploring the challenges of designing an API for an Astro-first component library, focusing on popover component architecture and hydration.
A tutorial on how to get and set CSS Custom Properties (CSS Variables) using vanilla JavaScript, including helper functions to simplify the process.
Explores two Vanilla JavaScript methods—Getters/Setters and Proxies—to implement automatic reactivity similar to frameworks like Svelte.
A tutorial on creating visually appealing neon buttons using CSS drop-shadow, box-shadow, and animation effects.
