This article highlights the process, technical decisions and lessons learned behind building the real-time game Autowuzzler. Learn how to share game state across multiple clients in real-time with Colyseus, do physics calculations with Matter.js, store data in Supabase.io and build the front-end with SvelteKit. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/real-time-multi-user-game/
The prefers-reduced-motion media query has excellent support in all modern browsers going back a couple of years. In this article, Michelle Barker explains why there’s no reason not to use it today to make your sites more accessible.
https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/respecting-users-motion-preferences/
In this article, we’ll look at why taking care of our work-life balance is important, how to develop a simple and effective mental health routine, and the most common and efficient techniques you can use to make your custom routine. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/10/effective-mental-health-routine-programmers/
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/