Periodic reminder that I've been keeping up a collection of useful pens for everyday frontend development. If you're looking for some quick resources or want to learn frontend through reverse engineering some cool stuff, here it is!
https://t.co/50B3VwEKnG
If you're a complete beginner starting off in JavaScript, there is nothing wrong with just learning a framework up front. Don't listen to people that say you have to master fundamentals first. You have to master them *eventually* but you need to have fun and be productive first.
📣New blog: “Layers and how to force them.”
Whenever you animate stuff on the web, I say “put it on its own layer! ☝️ ”, but
what are these layers? What is `will-change` and why don’t I like it?
More here: https://t.co/0Nnez2wFxI
For those just learning to code now- remember when you were learning to drive? You had to think about everything constantly- but eventually the car became an extension of yourself. That's how it will be. You will eventually have muscle memory built into many tasks. Stick with it.
I legit spent 5 hours on an issue last Thursday and fixed it in 3 minutes today.
Important reminder to take breaks on stubborn issues. I told myself to take a break and come back to it, but I didn’t - huge waste of time!
Some of the brightest performance minds I know have tried to make loading unbundled ES modules fast. They have not yet succeeded.
Perhaps in two years, it'll be competitive—but until then keep on bundling y'all.
Harmful, destructive behaviour is so often allowed to slide because offensiveness is considered important and challenging. Being kind and empathetic is exciting and we should look for it more in the artists we admire 💖