Back in January 2020, Ben Holmes set out to do what just about every web developer does each year: rebuild his personal site. In this article, he shares his story of how he set out to build his own build pipeline from absolute ground zero and created “Slinkity”. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/building-ssg-11ty-vite-jam-sandwich/
In this tutorial, Paul Scanlon explains how to build an API by using Gatsby Functions and what you need to keep in mind when deploying it to Gatsby Cloud. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/building-api-gatsby-functions/
In this episode, we’re talking about DevOps. What is it, and is it a string to add to your web development bow? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeff Smith to find out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/smashing-podcast-episode-42/
Cumulative Layout Shift is one of the hardest core web vital to debug. In this article, we go through different tools to investigate CLS, when to use them(and when not), and solutions to some of the CLS issues we faced in our Next.js-based e-commerce website. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/nextjs-ecommerce-cls-case-study/
Customers may start using your app because you offer a unique product, but user experience is what makes them stay. For that, you need excellent UX designers, and the know-how to spot them when hiring. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/tips-tricks-evaluating-ux-ui-designers/
Writing CSS has probably never been more fun and exciting than it is today. In this post we’ll take a look at common problems and use cases we all have to face in our work and how to solve them with modern CSS. If you’re interested, we’ve also just recently covered CSS auditing tools, CSS generators, [front-end boilerplates](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/useful-f
Do you like a good interface design challenge? What about accessibility testing and design systems? Or maybe Next.js and advanced CSS? With our new online workshops on front-end & design, we cover all of it. Now with free workshops for you to test the waters, too. Here's what our workshops are like. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/new-smashing-online-workshops-oct-2021/
React with JSX is a fantastic tool for making easy-to-use components. Typescript components make it an absolute pleasure for developers to integrate your components into their apps and explore your APIs. Learn about three lesser-known React APIs that can take your components to the next level, and help you build even better React Components in this article. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/react-apis-building-flexible-components-typescript/
UXPin has recently launched a new feature called “Merge”. This tool aims to break through the chasms of design and development, all while improving the agility and quality our teams expect. This new technology may cause some rethink on how the whole design team and engineering team collaborates. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/bridging-gap-between-designers-developers/
A “dark pattern” is a deceptive UX pattern that tricks users into doing things they may not really want to do. In this article, Alvaro Montoro does a little experiment to find out how much privacy is taken away from users across three different browsers. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/autofill-dark-pattern/