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Level up your front-end skills. Stay for the approachable, friendly content and go away with transferable skills you can use day to day.

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Something we’re always looking for is usages of container queries and their units that you might not have thought of. Ryan has exactly that for you here.

ryanmulligan.dev/blog/transit...
Transition to the Other Side with Container Query Units
How container queries help move an element to the opposite side of its parent container when both have dynamic responsive dimensions.
ryanmulligan.dev
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Here’s something most technical people miss: the biggest part of product work isn’t building—it’s communicating."

www.antonsten.com/articles/how...
How to stand out when anyone can build anything | Anton Sten
When AI tools have democratized product creation, standing out isn't about better tools or flashier features—it's about fundamentally different skills that most people skip entirely.
www.antonsten.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's incredibly rainy and grim in the UK today, but today's The Index issue #141 will brighten us right up.
The Index: Issue #141
It's incredibly rainy and grim in the UK today, but today's The Index issue #141 will brighten us right up.
piccalil.li
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Educators! Who's doing Black Friday stuff?

I like to collate a list of links for @piccalil.li to make sure everyone gets a boost so if you know what your deals are, wanna let me know in advance?

Hit me up: swop.link/andy

(we know ours if anyone is doing the same too)
swop.link
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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very good, very practical advice and written to the high standard that you'd expect from @piccalil.li
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.

piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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This successfully strings together every half-baked bit of advice that I've heard hurled at people without due consideration into a cohesive and constructive list of principles that are valuable for any developer. Not just the 'do', but the 'why do?'

Great stuff @kilianvalkhof.com!
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.

piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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What little CS knowledge I have was hard won over a long period of time. I still don't really care for it, except where it's pragmatic enough to help me make better decisions while I work.

If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.

piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are missing with the aim to improve your code in the long term.

piccalil.li/blog/program...
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers
The majority of us are a bunch of self taught people with rather spotty knowledge and that's fine! Kilian (also self taught) is here to share some of the computer science fundamentals you probably are...
piccalil.li
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Scroll padding is actually a lot more useful than you might think as the ultimate global style.

cssence.com/2025/scroll-...
Instant snapport
How to tweak the optimal viewing region of the scrollport.
cssence.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"And for those who aren’t insiders in the tech industry, it’s vital that you understand that you’ve been presented with an extremely distorted view about what tech workers really think about AI. "

www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Another day, another deploy
Another reason to get some joy
The latest issue of my newsletter just dropped!

Subscribe to get it (or catch up in the archive):
cassidoo.co/newsletter
rendezvous with cassidoo
A weekly newsletter with web development content for everyone, from beginners to pros.
cassidoo.co
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Declan Chidlow here with some really practical uses of view transitions, along with some of the stuff that will trip you up, with guidance to help you navigate that.

piccalil.li/blog/some-pr...
Some practical examples of view transitions to elevate your UI
Declan Chidlow here with some really practical uses of view transitions, along with some of the stuff that will trip you up, with guidance to help you navigate that.
piccalil.li
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lovely look and feel and a cool, musical theme switcher that has Zelda Ocarina of Time vibes.

farrant.me
Home — Josh Farrant
The homepage of Josh Farrant's weblog
farrant.me
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
An interesting look at the level of details that goes into creating a typeface.

jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learnin...
Learning Curves — jasonsantamaria.com
Assorted thoughts on slowly improving at designing type while working on a lowercase addition to Citywide.
jasonsantamaria.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This is very good. Practical examples of view transitions are importantly so people can see how to use them for real and how there’s no need to hand over all page management to a framework just to get a form field to move between subpages. Nice work @vale.rocks
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's Friday, so let's wrap up with some good links in The Index #140.

piccalil.li/the-index/140/
The Index: Issue #140
It's Friday, so let's wrap up with some good links in The Index #140.
piccalil.li
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Like I said, this talk was built from the principles module on Complete CSS, which you can read for free!

piccalil.li/complete-css...
The art of concise, effective communication
A lesson from the Complete CSS course
piccalil.li
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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View transitions are pretty neat, and I was fortunate enough to write a piece for @piccalil.li about putting them to work.

They're such an exciting new part of the web platform, and I'm elated to see new and boundary-pushing effects making their way into production.

#WebDev #ViewTransitions #CSS
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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More view transitions goodness for you to enjoy, this time from @vale.rocks
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Great demos, a great build your own curve feature and of course, another great article by Josh.

www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/li...
Springs and Bounces in Native CSS • Josh W. Comeau
The “linear()” timing function is a game-changer; it allows us to model physics-based motion right in vanilla CSS! That said, there are some limitations and quirks to be aware of. I’ve been…
www.joshwcomeau.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One for the Sim City fans. This is so cool!

terra.layoutit.com
Layoutit Terra - CSS Terrain Generator
An interactive CSS terrain generator. Define a grid and generate your terrain!
terra.layoutit.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Declan Chidlow here with some really practical uses of view transitions, along with some of the stuff that will trip you up, with guidance to help you navigate that.

piccalil.li/blog/some-pr...
Some practical examples of view transitions to elevate your UI
Declan Chidlow here with some really practical uses of view transitions, along with some of the stuff that will trip you up, with guidance to help you navigate that.
piccalil.li
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM