On the Ground at Frostapalooza

I can’t say I would have ever expected to see Jeremy Keith performing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song " rel="noopener">“Maps”, but then again, I don’t know what I expected to happen at Frostapalooza.

The Event

Brad Frost, web …

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All About JavaScript Loops

Every programming language has loops. Loops perform an operation (i.e., a chunk of work) a number of times, usually once for every item in an array or list, or to simply repeat an operation until a certain condition is met.…


All About JavaScript Loops originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the

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CSSWG Minutes Telecon (2024-08-14)

I was just going over the latest CSSWG minutes (you can subscribe to them at W3C.org) and came across a few interesting nuggets I wanted to jot down for another time. The group discussed the CSS Values, CSS Easing, and …


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How are the `colspan` and `rowspan` attributes different?

Yes, yes. Functionally, they are different. But heck if I didn’t know about the wacky thresholds until Jens Oliver Meiert tooted a pair of quick polls.

According to the HTML Standard:

  1. If the curr
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Dialogues Blog

“This isn’t a website. Or even a blog. It’s a conversation.”

That’s the idea! Jay Hoffman and I’ve been chatting a long time now, back since he began writing a series on web history. It’s easy-going talking with someone …


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Quick Hit #11

Free e-book from Jens Oliver Meiert that’ll bore you to death in the best way: Rote Learning HTML & CSS


Quick Hit #11 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the

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Quick Hit #10

Killed by Google is called a “graveyard” but I also see it as a resume in experimentation.…


Quick Hit #10 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the

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“Smart” Layouts With Container Queries

Modern CSS keeps giving us a lot of new, easier ways to solve old problems, but often the new features we’re getting don’t only solve old problems, they open up new possibilities as well.

Container queries are one of those …


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font-size Limbo

You might recall that Alvaro suggests bumping up font-size to 1.25rem from the default user agent size of 16px. Sebastian Laube pokes at that:

I wouldn’t adopt Alvaro’s suggestion

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Mental Health in Tech Podcast Interview

Mental health is always tough to talk about, especially in an industry that, to me, often rewards ego over vulnerability. I still find it tough even after having written about my own chronic depression and exploring UX case studies about


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