Ken is a JavaScript Junkie who specializes in web technologies such as Remix, React, TypeScript, Node.JS, Bun, Postgres, and MySQLhttps://kendsnyder.com/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ecss-recommendations-for-finding-zen-in-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ecss-recommendations-for-finding-zen-in-css/No more naming everything, no more technological dependencies. Only intentional, consistent, simple, expressive, predictable, sustainable CSS.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:37:39 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/will-devin-take-my-job/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/will-devin-take-my-job/Devin can make plans, read documentation, run and debug code. It currently outperforms all other current AI models on the SWE-Bench coding benchmark which analyzes how well a model can resolve real-world GitHub issues.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:37:46 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/should-i-use-jsr-the-answer-might-be-no/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/should-i-use-jsr-the-answer-might-be-no/JSR arguably does what npm should. It is innovative and compelling, but it raises a lot of questions you should consider.Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:23:33 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/vue-vapor-aims-to-make-vue-rendering-work-more-like-solidjs/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/vue-vapor-aims-to-make-vue-rendering-work-more-like-solidjs/Vue Vapor is a new compilation strategy that relies on signals to re-render only the affected html nodes when a signal changes, avoiding a virtual DOM altogetherTue, 05 Mar 2024 21:26:31 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/whats-new-in-remix-2-7/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/whats-new-in-remix-2-7/Remix finalized the Vite build process, improved static site generation, enabled split server bundles and enhanced control over client-only and server-only separationThu, 22 Feb 2024 23:16:07 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/htmz-dynamic-applications-without-a-script-tag/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/htmz-dynamic-applications-without-a-script-tag/htmz is an experiment that distills the concepts of htmx into a single HTML snippetTue, 20 Feb 2024 17:56:05 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/react-19-is-coming/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/react-19-is-coming/React 19 will allow developers to drop useMemo, useCallback; Server Actions are real and well crafted; Meta is opening React Canary builds to the worldFri, 16 Feb 2024 21:35:36 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/is-bun-the-next-big-thing-in-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/is-bun-the-next-big-thing-in-javascript/Bun's killer feature isn't speed or TypeScript support or Node compatibility. It's a brand new approach; a unified toolkit that allows us to move past the patchwork of tools that JavaScript Engineers must juggle today.Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:40:08 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/upgrading-from-wordpress-to-astro/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/upgrading-from-wordpress-to-astro/With Astro's feature set and templates, I converted and redesigned my blog in a few hoursSun, 11 Feb 2024 05:55:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/30-seconds-of-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/30-seconds-of-css/You should check out this curated collection of useful CSS snippets that you can understand in 30 seconds or less.Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/webpack-4-released/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/webpack-4-released/Webpack 4 is available. Zero-configuration modes are here!Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/rough-boxes-with-css-houdini-iamvdo/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/rough-boxes-with-css-houdini-iamvdo/With Chrome's Web Platform flag you can test out new APIs that allow custom painting for custom CSS propertiesFri, 26 Jan 2018 16:18:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-run-a-remote-team/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-run-a-remote-team/From Zapier: a great list of tools and approaches that make remote work environments successfulTue, 01 Aug 2017 15:52:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-remote-and-remote-first-thinkgrowth-org/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-remote-and-remote-first-thinkgrowth-org/From Litmus: the 10 things remote teams need to succeedTue, 01 Aug 2017 01:47:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/remote-first-vs-remote-friendly/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/remote-first-vs-remote-friendly/Remote-first work environments take some work but can be very appealingMon, 31 Jul 2017 23:44:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/webpack-3-official-release/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/webpack-3-official-release/Just when we moved fully to Webpack 2, Webpack 3 comes out with scope hoisting and magic commentsThu, 29 Jun 2017 14:58:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-i-chose-react-over-vue-steven-poulton/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-i-chose-react-over-vue-steven-poulton/A look at why immutability and functional workflow are better solutions than reactive state and domain-specific languageThu, 29 Jun 2017 04:55:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/winning-with-css-variables/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/winning-with-css-variables/Some cool ideas of things to do with CSS variables; now supported by all modern browsersSun, 25 Jun 2017 15:29:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2017/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2017/What are developers up to today?Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/rest-2-0-is-here-and-its-name-is-graphql/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/rest-2-0-is-here-and-its-name-is-graphql/You asked what the future will hold? Here is a key component of future web apps.Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:18:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/i-got-rejected-by-apple-music-so-i-redesigned-it/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/i-got-rejected-by-apple-music-so-i-redesigned-it/A deep and insightful dive into the design of a complex app like Apple MusicSat, 24 Jun 2017 15:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-custom-properties-and-theming/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-custom-properties-and-theming/Update css variable values using JavaScript and update all stylesheet rules that reference that variableMon, 22 May 2017 22:27:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-programming-languages-are-used-most-on-weekends-stack-overflow-blog/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-programming-languages-are-used-most-on-weekends-stack-overflow-blog/Amazing analysis of what developers REALLY want to work onMon, 22 May 2017 02:15:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/typescript-at-slack-how-we-converted-and-what-we-learned/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/typescript-at-slack-how-we-converted-and-what-we-learned/Case study of converting a large codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript: it is not as painful as you might think.Mon, 22 May 2017 01:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-animations-vs-the-web-animations-api-a-case-study/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-animations-vs-the-web-animations-api-a-case-study/Controlling CSS keyframes, transitions and animations from JavaScript: pretty intuitiveFri, 19 May 2017 16:41:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/richard-clayton-software-estimation-is-a-losing-game/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/richard-clayton-software-estimation-is-a-losing-game/There are so many unseen downsides to estimation. Instead, prioritize and get to work.Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:21:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/codepen-projects-zero-setup-full-featured-front-end-web-development-environment-right-here-in-your-web-browser/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/codepen-projects-zero-setup-full-featured-front-end-web-development-environment-right-here-in-your-web-browser/Build and host simple websites with... CodePen?Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/getting-to-know-css-grid-layout/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/getting-to-know-css-grid-layout/CSS Grids may reduce your need for media queriesWed, 29 Mar 2017 22:23:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/replacing-the-jet-engine-while-still-flying/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/replacing-the-jet-engine-while-still-flying/Firefox is taking a one-piece-at-a-time strategy to replace the Gecko rendering engine with a modern one coded in Rust.Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:28:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-flags/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-flags/Every country flag using only a single element, CSS, and fonts.Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/lessons-learned-from-scaling-uber-to-2000-engineers-1000-services-and-8000-git-repositories/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/lessons-learned-from-scaling-uber-to-2000-engineers-1000-services-and-8000-git-repositories/From 200 engineers to 2000 in 18 months: Uber has some great takeaways on growing development teamsFri, 11 Nov 2016 22:37:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-icon-project-by-wenting-zhang/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-icon-project-by-wenting-zhang/Icons using a single element and CSS onlyFri, 11 Nov 2016 16:19:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-javascript-journey-with-only-six-characters/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-javascript-journey-with-only-six-characters/You can write any JavaScript program using only the characters []()!+Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:04:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-new-system-font-stack/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-new-system-font-stack/As system fonts get nicer you might consider treating them like first-class citizens on your web siteTue, 18 Oct 2016 16:54:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/yarn-a-new-package-manager-for-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/yarn-a-new-package-manager-for-javascript/Facebook fixes several problems with npm; will yarn become the new standard, will npm make changes, or will developers not care?Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:51:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/gmail-to-support-responsive-email-design/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/gmail-to-support-responsive-email-design/If you'e ever dealt with trying to make complex emails look good on every email client, you'll know how big of a deal this is.Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:36:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-remote-and-remote-first-readthink-by-hubspot/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-remote-and-remote-first-readthink-by-hubspot/Remote-First: a company culture that hires without regard to location, with a culture of productivity to matchMon, 29 Aug 2016 16:35:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/using-feature-queries-in-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/using-feature-queries-in-css/How to use @supports in CSS to specify CSS that targets browsers capable of implementing a certain featureSat, 27 Aug 2016 15:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/writing-less-damn-code/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/writing-less-damn-code/The better you understand the newest HTML and CSS, you'll find that much of the code we write can be eliminated altogetherFri, 26 Aug 2016 19:02:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-target-_blank-phishing-attack-vector/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-target-_blank-phishing-attack-vector/If you use target="_blank" you need to also use rel="noopener noreferrer"Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:39:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/using-var-const-and-let-in-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/using-var-const-and-let-in-javascript/When? var => never. const => for objects and arrays. let => for primitivesTue, 23 Aug 2016 16:33:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-search-for-the-holy-grail-how-i-ended-up-with-element-queries-and-how-you-can-use-them-today-smashing-magazine/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-search-for-the-holy-grail-how-i-ended-up-with-element-queries-and-how-you-can-use-them-today-smashing-magazine/EQCSS, an experiment in extending CSS with Element Queries, a way to apply styles based on element-specific conditionsWed, 20 Jul 2016 02:24:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-are-unit-testing-integration-testing-and-functional-testing/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-are-unit-testing-integration-testing-and-functional-testing/Test units of code, pieces together, or the full-fledged applicationWed, 01 Jun 2016 16:24:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/previewing-es6-modules-and-more-from-es2015-es2016-and-beyond/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/previewing-es6-modules-and-more-from-es2015-es2016-and-beyond/MS Edge adds ES6 features including import and exportTue, 24 May 2016 16:51:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-js-es6-support/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-js-es6-support/Come on TC39, V8 and Node have implemented all but the most obscure parts of ES6--where is the standard for import?Tue, 10 May 2016 19:31:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/webkit-stops-prefixing/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/webkit-stops-prefixing/WebKit ends its use of prefixes following Microsoft's decision to make Edge support WebKit prefixesMon, 09 May 2016 19:36:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-stats-that-ll-change-the-way-you-think-about-remote-work-jell-blog/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-stats-that-ll-change-the-way-you-think-about-remote-work-jell-blog/Contrary to Yahoo's recent move to ban remote work, research shows companies who commit to telecommuting foster happier employees and more efficient teamsMon, 09 May 2016 19:30:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-every-browser-knows-about-you/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-every-browser-knows-about-you/JavaScript allows you to find your local IP and devices on your network, which web sites you're logged in to, Facebook Clickjacking, hardware specs and moreMon, 11 Apr 2016 16:23:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-scroll-snap-points-module-level-1/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-scroll-snap-points-module-level-1/Get more control of the scroll bar with the proposed CSS scroll snap points featureFri, 08 Apr 2016 15:44:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/houdini-maybe-the-most-exciting-development-in-css-you-ve-never-heard-of-smashing-magazine/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/houdini-maybe-the-most-exciting-development-in-css-you-ve-never-heard-of-smashing-magazine/Houdini: the magical proposal to add JavaScript hooks to CSS parsing, layout, and paintingFri, 08 Apr 2016 03:40:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/changes-to-npm-s-unpublish-policy/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/changes-to-npm-s-unpublish-policy/npm decides to keep their unpublish functionality but puts in place rules to prevent breaking other packagesThu, 07 Apr 2016 17:57:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/normalize-css-hits-4-0/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/normalize-css-hits-4-0/I ran into an IE 9 - 11 bug last night that would have been fixed with a css reset and now I have more respect for normalize.cssWed, 06 Apr 2016 15:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/styling-broken-images/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/styling-broken-images/Use :before and :after pseudo-elements with an attr() expression to make broken images look snazzyFri, 18 Mar 2016 20:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-badoo-saved-one-million-dollars-switching-to-php7/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-badoo-saved-one-million-dollars-switching-to-php7/With a switch to PHP 7, the social network Badoo reduced their server count from about 600 to 300Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:27:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-i-learned-about-programmers-by-reading-200-programming-jokes/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-i-learned-about-programmers-by-reading-200-programming-jokes/Programmers think differently and are exceptionally logical. Computers are too literal. Programming languages are illogical. The world is illogical. People are irrational.Mon, 14 Mar 2016 23:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-only-responsive-tables/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-only-responsive-tables/Use flexbox to make tables responsive and flip columns with rowsFri, 11 Mar 2016 15:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-excellent-good-and-bad-javascript-developers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-difference-between-excellent-good-and-bad-javascript-developers/All engineers write bad code. The best engineers think hard about how to refactor avoid the situation in the future.Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:02:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/introduction-to-webpackbin-beta/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/introduction-to-webpackbin-beta/Watch out Plunkr, WebpackBin is going to redefine code sharing in 2016Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:31:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-future-of-loading-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-future-of-loading-css/With HTTP/2 asset pipelining, adding stylesheets directly above the html they affect gives you the quickest display of content from first byte.Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:57:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/v8-javascript-engine-v8-release-4-9/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/v8-javascript-engine-v8-release-4-9/Chrome 49 boasts 91% ES6 supportFri, 05 Feb 2016 04:40:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/looking-ahead-microsoft-edge-for-developers-in-2016/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/looking-ahead-microsoft-edge-for-developers-in-2016/MS Edge priorities for 2016: better extension API, performance, more ES6 support, WOFF2, Web Notifications and moreWed, 03 Feb 2016 23:45:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/hint-css-2-0-a-pure-css-tooltip-library-for-your-lovely-websites/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/hint-css-2-0-a-pure-css-tooltip-library-for-your-lovely-websites/Using the CSS property `content: attr(data-hint)` allows you to make tooltips without JavaScriptMon, 01 Feb 2016 22:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-i-left-gulp-and-grunt-for-npm-scripts/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-i-left-gulp-and-grunt-for-npm-scripts/Gulp and Grunt leave you dependent on plugin authors, stick you with debugging, and provide disjointed documentation. Why not just use JavaScript?Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:27:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/tasks-microtasks-queues-and-schedules/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/tasks-microtasks-queues-and-schedules/JavaScript Promises and Mutation Observers schedule work as microtasks which fire after the script finishes but before the next event loop. Not all browsers get it right.Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:27:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/chakracore-github-repository-is-now-open/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/chakracore-github-repository-is-now-open/Microsoft makes Chakra open source and pits it against V8, providing a drop-in alternative to V8 with Node.js. Only on Windows so far.Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:40:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/lodash-v4-0-0-released/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/lodash-v4-0-0-released/lodash 4 packs major changes, drops thisArg, folds _.pluck, _.where and more into other methods, adds support for extended Unicode symbolsTue, 19 Jan 2016 19:56:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/moving-along-a-curved-path-in-css-with-layered-animation/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/moving-along-a-curved-path-in-css-with-layered-animation/Using an inner and outer container you can animate content on a curved pathTue, 19 Jan 2016 18:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/angular-2-beta/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/angular-2-beta/Angular 2 reaches beta, packing a lot of changes from the previewThu, 07 Jan 2016 20:15:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducting-adobe-animate-cc-a-new-era-for-flash-professional/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducting-adobe-animate-cc-a-new-era-for-flash-professional/Adobe Flash becomes Animate CC and allows output to HTML5 CanvasTue, 01 Dec 2015 22:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-is-sketch-leaving-the-mac-app-store/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-is-sketch-leaving-the-mac-app-store/Sketch leaves the Mac App Store citing major limitations and concernsTue, 01 Dec 2015 16:30:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/asm-js-chess-battle/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/asm-js-chess-battle/Watch a chess duel between ASM and vanilla JavaScript. Browsers with ASM support show crushing victories over the vanilla engine!Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/face-proximity-detection-with-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/face-proximity-detection-with-javascript/Use canvas and some fancy face recognition C code ported to JavaScript to detect how far a user is from the cameraFri, 20 Nov 2015 05:59:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/breaking-news-es7-object-observe-is-going-away/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/breaking-news-es7-object-observe-is-going-away/An update on Object.observeMon, 02 Nov 2015 19:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/disneyland-ux-irl-3-insights/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/disneyland-ux-irl-3-insights/We sometimes catch ourselves applying UX in real life; don't forget there's a lot we can learn about web UX from real lifeMon, 02 Nov 2015 17:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/babel-6-0-0-released/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/babel-6-0-0-released/It's not just a transpiler anymore. Babel 6 moves forward with a vision to power JavaScript developer tools.Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/envato-launches-unstock-stock-photography-that-is-artistic-not-cliche/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/envato-launches-unstock-stock-photography-that-is-artistic-not-cliche/Celebrate real photography talent in your web and print designThu, 29 Oct 2015 23:02:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-interview-questions-every-javascript-developer-should-know/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-interview-questions-every-javascript-developer-should-know/If you're a mid- to senior-level JavaScript developer, learn these 10 concepts nowWed, 28 Oct 2015 15:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/es6-overview-in-350-bullet-points/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/es6-overview-in-350-bullet-points/A comprehensive list of ES6 features that you can use right nowTue, 27 Oct 2015 19:54:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-cartoon-guide-to-flux/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-cartoon-guide-to-flux/Code Cartoons personifies the various responsibilities that make up the Flux Pattern. And check out the follow-up Redux cartoon that includes an homage to The IT Crowd.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:23:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-do-logo-styles-evoke-distinct-brand-perceptions-and-personalities-for-consumers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-do-logo-styles-evoke-distinct-brand-perceptions-and-personalities-for-consumers/Memorable logos are simple.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:50:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/keynote-advancing-the-realtime-web-by-michael-glukhovsky/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/keynote-advancing-the-realtime-web-by-michael-glukhovsky/UtahJS Conference 2015 Videos are up!Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:54:26 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/integrating-feature-requests-without-destroying-your-product/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/integrating-feature-requests-without-destroying-your-product/Look at feature requests as a request for a new or improved workflow, not a new featureThu, 17 Sep 2015 18:45:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-state-of-front-end-tooling-2015/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-state-of-front-end-tooling-2015/What tools do developers use now? Sass, Gulp, AngularJS, Mocha, Jasmine, and Bower top the list.Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:18:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-essential-sublimetext-plugins-for-javascript-developers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/10-essential-sublimetext-plugins-for-javascript-developers/I'm excited to try DocBlockr and AngularJS plugins for SublimeFri, 11 Sep 2015 19:07:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/exploring-angular-2-by-thoughtram/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/exploring-angular-2-by-thoughtram/Angular 2 may be vaporware right now but get familiar now so that you can hit the ground runningFri, 11 Sep 2015 15:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-js-foundation-releases-node-v4-0-0-stable/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-js-foundation-releases-node-v4-0-0-stable/io.js has completed its mission: Node v4 was released this week!Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:04:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/googles-look-evolved/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/googles-look-evolved/The "G" has a new style! Today Google announced a simplified logo that emphasizes its four major colors. The new logo is already in place on Google Drive and Google Search.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:33:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/react-jsx-and-es6-the-weird-parts/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/react-jsx-and-es6-the-weird-parts/Valid JSX complaints: overuse of element nodes and an ugly API for if statements, doctype, and commentsWed, 26 Aug 2015 17:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-four-it-s-webgl-but-easier/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-four-it-s-webgl-but-easier/Develop 3D content for the web with low-level abstractions such as shaders, framebuffers and texture and enjoy higher-level APIs for camera, lighting, and materialsMon, 24 Aug 2015 20:35:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/samsung-banks-on-javascript-node-js-for-iot/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/samsung-banks-on-javascript-node-js-for-iot/The Internet of Things is growing and Samsung for one is choosing Node.js for microcontrollersMon, 24 Aug 2015 16:19:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/unforked-io-js-v3-sets-stage-for-node-js-merger/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/unforked-io-js-v3-sets-stage-for-node-js-merger/io.js v3 is essentially a beta release of Node.js v4 with significant updates including many ES6 featuresMon, 24 Aug 2015 15:48:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/es6-in-depth-modules/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/es6-in-depth-modules/MDN posted this great article on export and import features and syntax, part of the ES6 In Depth SeriesThu, 20 Aug 2015 22:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/bootstrap-4-alpha/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/bootstrap-4-alpha/Bootstrap 4 is on its way and may help Bootstrap remain the king of CSS frameworks.Thu, 20 Aug 2015 22:03:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/reactivex-an-api-for-asynchronous-programming-with-observable-streams/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/reactivex-an-api-for-asynchronous-programming-with-observable-streams/RxJS allows you to create observable streams from DOM Events, XHR, Promises, Node callbacks, Arrays, and MapsWed, 19 Aug 2015 17:15:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/ember-js-ember-js-2-0-released/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ember-js-ember-js-2-0-released/Ember 2.0 is out! It adds no features but drops deprecated cruft and enjoys speed improvements with shiny new internals.Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:09:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/php-7-10-things-you-need-to-know/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/php-7-10-things-you-need-to-know/PHP 7 boasts speeds faster than Facebook's Hiphop VM, makes fatal error catchable, and allows type declarationsMon, 17 Aug 2015 15:51:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-hamburger-menu-doesn-t-work/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-hamburger-menu-doesn-t-work/With engagement down and confusion up, Facebook and others stop using hamburger menusFri, 14 Aug 2015 19:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-battle-royale-atom-vs-sublime/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-battle-royale-atom-vs-sublime/Can't decide between Atom and Sublime? It's a close one.Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-technology-behind-preview-photos/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-technology-behind-preview-photos/Facebook Developers explain how they include ~200 byte preview JPEG images in user profile JSON payload to speed up load timesFri, 14 Aug 2015 19:21:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-5-es7-decorators-i-want-to-use-now/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-5-es7-decorators-i-want-to-use-now/The Angular 2 Team's push for decorators has developers thinking of awesome use casesWed, 12 Aug 2015 15:47:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/lodash-10-javascript-utility-functions-that-you-should-probably-stop-rewriting/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/lodash-10-javascript-utility-functions-that-you-should-probably-stop-rewriting/I use Lo-Dash everyday and you should too! Here are some practical applications.Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:52:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/app-thinning/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/app-thinning/iOS App Store for iOS 9.0 provides significant optimizations that allow users to download only the assets their device supports and to lazily download assets or dataWed, 05 Aug 2015 21:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/breakpointtester-beta/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/breakpointtester-beta/A bookmarklet to visualize your app using the media query breakpoints that are actually in your CSSWed, 29 Jul 2015 22:28:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/jquery-3/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/jquery-3/Is jQuery still relevant? This 3.0 release drops support for edge cases and makes deferreds Promises/A+ compatibleWed, 29 Jul 2015 19:22:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-socket-io-p2p/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-socket-io-p2p/Socket.IO takes the plunge into WebRTC: peer-to-peer web here we come!Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-email-design/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-email-design/The lessons I've learned for designing emails that look good on every deviceWed, 15 Jul 2015 19:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-disadvantages-of-single-page-applications/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-disadvantages-of-single-page-applications/Frameworks like AngularJS take away much of the pain, but let's not forget that client-side navigation has downsidesTue, 14 Jul 2015 16:05:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/breakouts-helping-you-choose-a-javascript-game-engine/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/breakouts-helping-you-choose-a-javascript-game-engine/TodoMVC for game engines: compare JavaScript game engines by studying how to make the game BreakoutFri, 10 Jul 2015 17:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/chrome-filmstrip-improving-page-speed/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/chrome-filmstrip-improving-page-speed/Chrome has a hidden flag for capturing screenshots of your page at various stages of the page loading and rendering processWed, 08 Jul 2015 19:19:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/fix-scrolling-performance-with-css-will-change-property/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/fix-scrolling-performance-with-css-will-change-property/Use CSS will-change to push an element to its own composition layerWed, 08 Jul 2015 19:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/google-releases-material-design-icons-on-google-fonts/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/google-releases-material-design-icons-on-google-fonts/Google creates icons that use ligatures instead of CSS classesTue, 09 Jun 2015 21:31:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-noun-project-for-mac/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/introducing-noun-project-for-mac/The line-drawing vector icons trend continues: the Noun Project makes finding and using icons a breezeMon, 01 Jun 2015 18:35:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/polymer-is-production-ready-1-0-has-been-released/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/polymer-is-production-ready-1-0-has-been-released/The new Polymer web site includes a long list of pre-made elements, many of which help you implement Material DesignFri, 29 May 2015 20:30:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/ux-is-ui-medium/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ux-is-ui-medium/User experience begins with strategy and requires layers of feature scope, site structure, site skeleton, and "surface" or the graphic interfaceWed, 27 May 2015 02:03:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/logic-gates-tutorial-with-functional-demo/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/logic-gates-tutorial-with-functional-demo/Schabse Laks created working logic gates with a clever use of checkbox inputs, labels, and CSS sibling selectorsMon, 25 May 2015 18:43:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/sass-pixel-art/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/sass-pixel-art/Get crazy with CSS box-shadow; here's a walkthrough on making pixel art from a single div with a little help from SassFri, 22 May 2015 20:28:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/we-tested-how-googlebot-crawls-javascript-and-here-s-what-we-learned/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/we-tested-how-googlebot-crawls-javascript-and-here-s-what-we-learned/This study announces a big win for single-page apps that are concerned with SEOFri, 15 May 2015 22:46:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-project-spinoff-io-js-is-moving-to-the-node-js-foundation-with-a-merge-in-progress/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/node-project-spinoff-io-js-is-moving-to-the-node-js-foundation-with-a-merge-in-progress/Forks work! The node codebase is stepping down; the recent fork io.js will be the new nodeFri, 15 May 2015 19:38:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-safely-hash-a-password/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-safely-hash-a-password/If you're not using bcrypt get with it or be vulnerableWed, 13 May 2015 19:43:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/11-tips-to-improve-angularjs-performance/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/11-tips-to-improve-angularjs-performance/You're going to have to look beyond the docs to improve AngularJS performance. Here is a primer on what you need to know.Mon, 11 May 2015 16:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/ramjet-transform-one-dom-element-into-another/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ramjet-transform-one-dom-element-into-another/Check out this cool transition effect library for JavaScriptTue, 05 May 2015 21:04:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/more-weight-doesn-t-mean-more-wait/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/more-weight-doesn-t-mean-more-wait/Improving perceived performance is about time to first render and not so much about time to download all assetsMon, 04 May 2015 21:06:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/50-most-common-interview-questions/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/50-most-common-interview-questions/Study up: here's a peek at what interview questions you may face the next time you look for a jobMon, 04 May 2015 15:47:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/apple-watch-favors-text-version-and-breaks-links/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/apple-watch-favors-text-version-and-breaks-links/The next generation of responsive emails: make the text version easy to read on Apple WatchesWed, 29 Apr 2015 16:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2015/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2015/JavaScript dominates the list of most popular development technology with 81% of StackOverflow users reporting they use itTue, 21 Apr 2015 14:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-visual-guide-to-css3-flexbox-properties/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-visual-guide-to-css3-flexbox-properties/CSS flex-box sounds like a lot to learn, but we need to start using it right nowMon, 20 Apr 2015 18:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/npm-private-modules/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/npm-private-modules/For $7 a month, you can get the convenience of npm without making all your internal modules publicSun, 19 Apr 2015 15:44:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/blowing-up-localstorage-or-what-happens-when-you-exceed-quota/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/blowing-up-localstorage-or-what-happens-when-you-exceed-quota/Some strategies to detect and work around the size limitations of localStorageFri, 17 Apr 2015 22:44:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/ignites-http2-in-5-minutes-ben-maraney/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ignites-http2-in-5-minutes-ben-maraney/HTTP2 will change the development workflow: here's a primer on how it is faster than HTTP1Fri, 17 Apr 2015 21:43:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/going-from-design-to-code-without-going-insane/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/going-from-design-to-code-without-going-insane/Design and Development will find the best success if they take the time to communicate and set up clear workflowsWed, 15 Apr 2015 04:46:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/building-better-interfaces-with-svg-by-sara-soueidan/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/building-better-interfaces-with-svg-by-sara-soueidan/Don't be afraid of SVG: it is the intersection of graphic design and UI magicFri, 10 Apr 2015 15:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/this-is-success-why-1000-100-6-50ms/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/this-is-success-why-1000-100-6-50ms/Web performance targets: page load of 1000ms, click response of 100ms, frame rate of 60fps with 6ms of work per frame, and 50ms of post-animation workThu, 09 Apr 2015 17:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/5-case-studies-of-finding-and-fixing-javascript-performance-bottlenecks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/5-case-studies-of-finding-and-fixing-javascript-performance-bottlenecks/Learn from Paul Irish as he investigates performance problems at CNET, Time.com, Wikipedia and Google PlayThu, 09 Apr 2015 17:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/rendering-performance-web-fundamentals/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/rendering-performance-web-fundamentals/What is layout, paint and compositing? Google explainsThu, 09 Apr 2015 17:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/faster-font-loading-with-font-events/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/faster-font-loading-with-font-events/The font event API is out in Chrome and coming in Firefox 36 but you can use it now with this polyfillThu, 09 Apr 2015 17:07:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-user-is-drunk/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-user-is-drunk/You might think your web site is easy to use, but what if the user is drunk?Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:49:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/pixel-winch-screen-measurement-app-for-os-x/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/pixel-winch-screen-measurement-app-for-os-x/I gave this UI measurement tool a whirl and I was really impressedMon, 30 Mar 2015 19:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-best-icon-is-a-text-label/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-best-icon-is-a-text-label/Before you choose icons for your UI, have a look at real-world cases of what works and what doesn'tSat, 28 Mar 2015 23:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/bringing-together-javascript-live-editing-and-testing/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/bringing-together-javascript-live-editing-and-testing/Get unit test results in your IDE as you type with Wallaby JSWed, 18 Mar 2015 23:05:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/boosting-javascript-performance-a-google-experiment/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/boosting-javascript-performance-a-google-experiment/Google's proposes "use strong"; a subset of JavaScript that will allow V8 to enjoy some significant speed boostsWed, 18 Mar 2015 20:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/increasing-engagement-with-web-app-install-banners-html5-rocks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/increasing-engagement-with-web-app-install-banners-html5-rocks/Prompt users of Chrome on mobile to add your web app as an icon on their homescreen with one clickFri, 13 Mar 2015 17:47:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-web-s-grain-a-view-on-designing-for-the-web/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-web-s-grain-a-view-on-designing-for-the-web/Step back from web design, art, and visual beauty and journey with Frank Chimero to explore what makes responsive design so unique and powerfulWed, 11 Mar 2015 15:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/invisible-animation-medium/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/invisible-animation-medium/Examples of good animation: it should feel natural and act to clarify what just happenedTue, 10 Mar 2015 21:58:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/http2-for-front-end-web-developers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/http2-for-front-end-web-developers/HTTP2 is based on Google's SPDY and will change the way you minify and bundle assetsTue, 10 Mar 2015 16:58:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/rubber-duck-problem-solving-ask-the-duck-is-a-very-powerful-problem-solving-technique/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/rubber-duck-problem-solving-ask-the-duck-is-a-very-powerful-problem-solving-technique/I explained Rubber Duck Programming to some coworkers and loved Jeff Atwood's article on the subjectThu, 05 Mar 2015 18:15:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/20th-century-fox-taken3-linkedin-campaign/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/20th-century-fox-taken3-linkedin-campaign/"I do have a very particular set of skills" says Liam Neeson in the Taken moves. LinkedIn has a competition where the winner gets a video of Liam Neeson endorsing their skills.Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-single-div-a-css-drawing-project-by-lynn-fisher/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-single-div-a-css-drawing-project-by-lynn-fisher/Imagine Photoshop from the command line. By carefully crafting a series of CSS box-shadow properties, Lynn Fisher creates detailed drawings using single div elements.Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:33:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/creating-reusable-angular-providers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/creating-reusable-angular-providers/Last night at the AngularJS meetup, I talked with AJ and Joe Eames about how to make a reusable providers. They didn't know exactly but I finally figured it out so I thought I'd share.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:38:34 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/harder-better-faster-stronger-lodash-v3/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/harder-better-faster-stronger-lodash-v3/Try out lodash v3's performance improvements and tons of new methods with easy upgrade pathFri, 13 Feb 2015 23:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/tagging-content-effectively/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/tagging-content-effectively/It seems like most people don't understand tags very well. I'm not the best at tagging content effectively, but below are some great principles.Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:38:39 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/coding-horror-the-god-login/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/coding-horror-the-god-login/A must read: Jeff Atwood researches and explains how to make your sign in and register process a smooth user experienceFri, 13 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/hands-on-course-to-learn-es6/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/hands-on-course-to-learn-es6/With Traceur compiler and React's JSX, now's the time to learn ES6Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-the-flux/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/what-the-flux/The breakdown on the Flux pattern: get stuff, do stuff, notify, show stuff, click stuff, get more stuffThu, 12 Feb 2015 15:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/conference-proposals-that-don-t-suck/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/conference-proposals-that-don-t-suck/Get picked: Russ Unger's tips for better conference proposalsWed, 11 Feb 2015 23:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/episode-9-ditching-cookies-for-json-web-tokens/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/episode-9-ditching-cookies-for-json-web-tokens/Great screencast that will help you switch your REST APIs to use JSON Web TokensWed, 11 Feb 2015 21:09:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/removing-user-interface-complexity-or-why-react-is-awesome/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/removing-user-interface-complexity-or-why-react-is-awesome/Write a native mobile app using React. It's fast because React's view-diffing magic lets you skip the compile step.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/google-soundscript-faster-oop-for-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/google-soundscript-faster-oop-for-javascript/Chrome is toying with the idea of "use stricter" to allow significant speed improvementsTue, 10 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-gooey-effect-aka-shape-blobbing-using-svg/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-gooey-effect-aka-shape-blobbing-using-svg/Try this cool effect that uses SVG Gaussian blur, a color matrix and color blend to make two circles join together like drops of liquidTue, 10 Feb 2015 17:10:13 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-cool-are-angularjs-formatters-and-parsers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-cool-are-angularjs-formatters-and-parsers/I'm using a model parser to allow inputs to accept dollar signs and commas while the model sees Number valuesTue, 10 Feb 2015 00:01:21 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/phantomjs-2-0-release-notes/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/phantomjs-2-0-release-notes/PhantomJS hits 2.0 with updated WebKit but is not without flawsMon, 09 Feb 2015 01:18:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-boilerplate-version-5-0-release-notes/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-boilerplate-version-5-0-release-notes/HTML5 Boilerplate is out with some great improvements and support dropped for IE6 and IE7Mon, 09 Feb 2015 01:17:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-walkthrough-on-methods-on-primitive-types-in-php-7/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-walkthrough-on-methods-on-primitive-types-in-php-7/Manipulating primitives in PHP 7 will be more straightforwardMon, 09 Feb 2015 01:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/an-introduction-to-content-security-policy-html5-rocks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/an-introduction-to-content-security-policy-html5-rocks/Mike West runs through everything you need to know about Content Security PolicyWed, 28 Jan 2015 20:26:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/git-bisect-and-why-it-is-amazing/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/git-bisect-and-why-it-is-amazing/If you need to pinpoint a certain change among many git commits, try the git bisect commandFri, 23 Jan 2015 16:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/hacker-way-rethinking-web-app-development-at-facebook/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/hacker-way-rethinking-web-app-development-at-facebook/Learn the origins of ReactJS, why it is conceptually superior to MVC or MVVM, and the benefits in real-life Facebook appsThu, 22 Jan 2015 21:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/template-strings-embedded-dsls-in-ecmascript-6/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/template-strings-embedded-dsls-in-ecmascript-6/Get used to backticks, ES6 introduces template stringsWed, 21 Jan 2015 23:23:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/blurred-background-in-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/blurred-background-in-css/Create blurred backgrounds in CSS without the forthcoming blur APIMon, 19 Jan 2015 23:17:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/dazzling-pure-css-one-div-weather-animated-icons/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/dazzling-pure-css-one-div-weather-animated-icons/Amazing what pictures you can make in CSS3 with a crazy array of box shadow valuesFri, 16 Jan 2015 20:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/pause-and-slow-down-css3-animations-in-chrome-dev-tools/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/pause-and-slow-down-css3-animations-in-chrome-dev-tools/Chrome Canary gives you a sneak peak of dev tools for CSS3 animationFri, 16 Jan 2015 01:02:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-i-o-brings-es6-to-the-node-community/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-i-o-brings-es6-to-the-node-community/Are you sad that Joyent isn't forward thinking with node.js? Start using io.js, a community-driven fork of node.jsThu, 15 Jan 2015 23:15:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-moonpig-bug-how-3-000-000-customers-details-were-exposed/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-moonpig-bug-how-3-000-000-customers-details-were-exposed/Some idiot thought that instead of OAuth tokens or the like, "let's use the integer user id as proof that the user logged in ok"Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:59:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-for-kids-a-playful-introduction-to-programming-by-nick-morgan/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-for-kids-a-playful-introduction-to-programming-by-nick-morgan/Perhaps teaching our kids JavaScript is not just a Code.org fadWed, 07 Jan 2015 19:58:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/elastic-svg-elements/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/elastic-svg-elements/Holy crap, you can use SVG to animate content boxes that bounce, flex, and change shape!Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:17:44 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/aaron-frost-teaches-a-course-on-js-next-through-frontend-masters/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/aaron-frost-teaches-a-course-on-js-next-through-frontend-masters/Consider this course on upcoming JavaScript features from local developer and JavaScript evangelist Aaron FrostTue, 06 Jan 2015 01:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-localstorage-to-save-font-files-as-data-uris-to-load-fonts-faster-without-any-flicker/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-localstorage-to-save-font-files-as-data-uris-to-load-fonts-faster-without-any-flicker/A clever way to avoid the flicker that a custom font introducesMon, 05 Jan 2015 18:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/svg-animation-and-css-transforms-a-complicated-love-story/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/svg-animation-and-css-transforms-a-complicated-love-story/The latest verstion of GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) normalizes behavior of transforms on SVG elementsFri, 02 Jan 2015 17:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/A cool illustration of responsive design using animations. A must see for product managers.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-monty-hall-rewrite/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-monty-hall-rewrite/The advantage of writing your app in the latest hip framework is more about your being years better at programming and having years more time to consider the app's exact requirementsWed, 31 Dec 2014 22:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/everybody-scrolls-period/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/everybody-scrolls-period/Don't worry about "the fold". Research shows that 91% to 100% of users scroll, regardless of visual cues to encourage scrollingTue, 30 Dec 2014 20:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/peel-me/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/peel-me/With a fancy CSS transform series you can make text appear to peel off the page. And it's animated!Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:07:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/viewport-units-vw-vh-vmin-vmax/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/viewport-units-vw-vh-vmin-vmax/New CSS viewport units allow setting vertical height much simpler than using percentagesTue, 30 Dec 2014 00:02:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-2-medium/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-2-medium/Stay up to date with the latest UI techniques for web and mobileWed, 17 Dec 2014 15:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/parable-of-the-polygons-interactive-simulation-by-mathematician-vihart-and-programmer-nicky-case/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/parable-of-the-polygons-interactive-simulation-by-mathematician-vihart-and-programmer-nicky-case/This interactive social simulation using canvas will get you thinkingSun, 14 Dec 2014 06:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/bacon-js-a-small-functional-reactive-programming-lib-for-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/bacon-js-a-small-functional-reactive-programming-lib-for-javascript/Handle DOM events as streams and keep your apps functionalFri, 12 Dec 2014 22:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/alexey-migutsky-writes-2-years-with-angular-verdict-good-enough-not-really/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/alexey-migutsky-writes-2-years-with-angular-verdict-good-enough-not-really/Before you dive into Angular for your big app, research best practices, and, in this case, those who ditched AngularFri, 12 Dec 2014 17:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/velocity-js-a-fast-animation-engine-with-jquerys-animate-api-plus-built-in-support-for-color-animation-easing-scrolling-and-css3-animation/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/velocity-js-a-fast-animation-engine-with-jquerys-animate-api-plus-built-in-support-for-color-animation-easing-scrolling-and-css3-animation/Try out the animation demos for Velocity.js and you'll immediately see why it is better than jQuery animateThu, 11 Dec 2014 22:09:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-first-browser-dedicated-to-developers-is-coming/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-first-browser-dedicated-to-developers-is-coming/Firefox creates bridges to use the Firefox Dev Tools on other browsers and even mobile devices. Will it become your new workflow?Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:09:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/evolution-of-iphones-operating-system-ios-1-ios-8/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/evolution-of-iphones-operating-system-ios-1-ios-8/Interesting dive into Apple design and technology by comparing each iOS versionWed, 10 Dec 2014 21:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-guide-to-svg-animations-smil-css-tricks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-guide-to-svg-animations-smil-css-tricks/Who knew that SVG has a full-featured syntax for animation that makes CSS3 animation capabilities look so basicTue, 28 Oct 2014 21:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-github-repository-afarkaslazysizes/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-github-repository-afarkaslazysizes/Finally, a fantastic alternative to the as yet unsupported <picture> element.Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/axiomatic-css-and-lobotomized-owls/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/axiomatic-css-and-lobotomized-owls/Consistent margins is one use case for taking advantage of the CSS selector * + *Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-make-your-angularjs-scale-into-large-codebases/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-make-your-angularjs-scale-into-large-codebases/Great tips that all Angular.js developers should followFri, 24 Oct 2014 16:01:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/swarm-js-react-real-time-offline-ready-holy-grail-web-apps/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/swarm-js-react-real-time-offline-ready-holy-grail-web-apps/Swarm.js works like Firebase but with the addition of offline client-side storage that is sync'ed to the server laterFri, 24 Oct 2014 04:09:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/its-called-windows-10-because-old-programs-would-confuse-windows-9-with-windows-98/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/its-called-windows-10-because-old-programs-would-confuse-windows-9-with-windows-98/Cut the crap! The real reason Microsoft skipped Windows 9: old programs check if the version string starts with "Windows 9" to detect 95, 98 and MEMon, 20 Oct 2014 23:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/13-hardware-devices-with-first-class-support-for-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/13-hardware-devices-with-first-class-support-for-javascript/You think JavaScript is just for the web? Get ready for a whirlwind of devices that will tickle your JavaScript fancyMon, 20 Oct 2014 16:26:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/microsoft-unveils-the-windows-10-operating-system-a-marginal-improvement-on-windows-7/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/microsoft-unveils-the-windows-10-operating-system-a-marginal-improvement-on-windows-7/Windows 10: What should have been Windows 7.1Sat, 18 Oct 2014 23:35:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-walkthrough-on-building-os-x-apps-with-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-walkthrough-on-building-os-x-apps-with-javascript/With the Objective-C bridge, you can jump into OS X app development with JavaScriptSat, 18 Oct 2014 21:30:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/step-by-step-explanations-of-promises-including-diagrams-and-a-peek-into-implementing-a-polyfill/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/step-by-step-explanations-of-promises-including-diagrams-and-a-peek-into-implementing-a-polyfill/If you want a walkthrough on the JavaScript Promises API, look no furtherFri, 17 Oct 2014 20:28:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-a-single-div-to-make-a-chrome-browser-style-spinner/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-a-single-div-to-make-a-chrome-browser-style-spinner/A CSS3 spinner that I actually likeFri, 17 Oct 2014 15:58:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/heartbleed-shellshock-and-now-poodlebleed-are-we-safe-on-the-web/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/heartbleed-shellshock-and-now-poodlebleed-are-we-safe-on-the-web/Use this online test to check your server then use Firefox and set security.tls.version.min to 1Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:26:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/james-shore-gives-a-thumbs-up-to-react-js-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-might-expect/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/james-shore-gives-a-thumbs-up-to-react-js-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-might-expect/React JS is not accidentally opinionated. It is quite testable. It is SEO compatible. You should use it.Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:16:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/cubic-bezier-curves-under-the-hood/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/cubic-bezier-curves-under-the-hood/Peter Nowell breaks down the voodoo behind Bezier Curves with a series of awesome animationsFri, 03 Oct 2014 03:03:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-blames-todays-downtime-on-south-american-backbone-internet-provider-internexa/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-blames-todays-downtime-on-south-american-backbone-internet-provider-internexa/With the heartbleed bug, shellshock, and now this BGP route leak incident, 2014 is exposing the fragility of the InternetThu, 02 Oct 2014 23:19:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-explains-shellshock-it-potentially-affects-web-servers-set-top-boxes-laptops-and-telephones/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-explains-shellshock-it-potentially-affects-web-servers-set-top-boxes-laptops-and-telephones/Shellshock is a simple exploit that is seriously bad; CloudFlare talks about how they patched their system so quicklyWed, 01 Oct 2014 19:26:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/new-study-shows-that-a-hamburger-menu-icon-has-no-different-user-behavior-than-the-text-menu/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/new-study-shows-that-a-hamburger-menu-icon-has-no-different-user-behavior-than-the-text-menu/Don't be afraid to use the hamburger menu icon. Here is more proof that it is universally understood these daysFri, 26 Sep 2014 15:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/shellshock-a-severity-1010-bash-bug-that-allows-attackers-to-execute-arbitrary-commands-on-web-servers/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/shellshock-a-severity-1010-bash-bug-that-allows-attackers-to-execute-arbitrary-commands-on-web-servers/You thought the heartbleed bug was bad? Today's Bash vulnerability is much much worseFri, 26 Sep 2014 01:42:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/reduce-network-requests-by-sending-page-hit-data-to-google-analytics-in-batches/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/reduce-network-requests-by-sending-page-hit-data-to-google-analytics-in-batches/One step better than GA async script: here is a proof of concept for making GA much more efficientFri, 26 Sep 2014 00:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/os-x-yosemite-introduces-ability-to-write-automation-scripts-in-javascript-instead-of-applescript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/os-x-yosemite-introduces-ability-to-write-automation-scripts-in-javascript-instead-of-applescript/There is a bright future for JavaScript on OS X: write automation scripts in JavaScript to improve your workflowThu, 25 Sep 2014 14:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/npm2-0-0-released-the-npm-blog/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/npm2-0-0-released-the-npm-blog/npm 2.0.0 is a major version change but don't be afraid, your code probably won't breakWed, 24 Sep 2014 17:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-is-a-free-global-cdn-and-dns-provider-that-can-speed-up-and-protect-any-site-online/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/cloudflare-is-a-free-global-cdn-and-dns-provider-that-can-speed-up-and-protect-any-site-online/We've been using CloudFlare for a few weeks and am very impressed. Every web app should use CloudFlareWed, 24 Sep 2014 14:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/talk-keeping-secrets-with-javascript-an-introduction-to-the-webcrypto-api/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/talk-keeping-secrets-with-javascript-an-introduction-to-the-webcrypto-api/Web Cryptography API adds layers of security including data tampering protection and encryption of local storage dataTue, 23 Sep 2014 18:26:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/apple-shows-love-for-html5-with-ios-8/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/apple-shows-love-for-html5-with-ios-8/iOS 8 brings critical new features to Apple mobile device browsers including WebGL, Promises, IndexedDB and SPDYMon, 22 Sep 2014 15:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-complete-guide-to-flexbox-css-tricks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/a-complete-guide-to-flexbox-css-tricks/After reading several articles and tutorials, I finally started to understand CSS flexbox as explained in this awesome CSS Tricks articleMon, 15 Sep 2014 15:45:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/polyfills-as-a-service/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/polyfills-as-a-service/Use the latest JavaScript features without worrying about polyfills: include this script tag to automatically polyfill based on browser user agentFri, 12 Sep 2014 15:34:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/mozilla-launches-experimental-tool-for-cross-browser-debugging-techcrunch/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/mozilla-launches-experimental-tool-for-cross-browser-debugging-techcrunch/Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-variables-land-in-firefox-31/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-variables-land-in-firefox-31/An uncertain future: Firefox implements CSS variables even though other browser vendors have not committed either way.Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-shapes-editor-is-now-on-the-chrome-app-store/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-shapes-editor-is-now-on-the-chrome-app-store/You know how magazine layouts often wrap text around non-square pictures? It is now possible in CSS3 and Chrome has a plugin that will create the CSS code for you.Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:19:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/wordpress-4-0-benny/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/wordpress-4-0-benny/No breaking changes but lots of UI and UX improvements for editorsMon, 08 Sep 2014 15:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/say-what-yui-library-has-been-discontinued/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/say-what-yui-library-has-been-discontinued/9-year veteran YUI is discontinued "in order to focus our efforts on this new technology landscape"Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:10:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/building-interactive-html5-videos-with-the-element/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/building-interactive-html5-videos-with-the-element/Use chapter markers, preview thumbnails and timeline search to give a rich experience with HTML5 videoFri, 05 Sep 2014 17:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/ff-chartwell-taking-ligatures-to-a-whole-new-level/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/ff-chartwell-taking-ligatures-to-a-whole-new-level/Create bar charts and pie charts by only typing numbers: these chart fonts make ligatures look like magicThu, 04 Sep 2014 17:07:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/perf-fail-do-learn-fail-forward/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/perf-fail-do-learn-fail-forward/Even the big guys make mistakes. Learn from them through articles on perf.fail. Yes, that is the fail top level domain.Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:05:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/make-your-own-angularjs-part-1-scopes-and-digest/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/make-your-own-angularjs-part-1-scopes-and-digest/Don't quite grasp AngularJS dirty checking? Walk through creating a clone of AngularJS step by step with Tero ParviainenFri, 29 Aug 2014 16:20:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/sketch-3-unleash-your-imagination/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/sketch-3-unleash-your-imagination/Move over Adobe... try out this replacement for web design in Illustrator & PhotoshopThu, 28 Aug 2014 22:37:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-tall-is-yoda-at-utahjs-on-8192014-i-gave-this-star-wars-themed-presentation-that-compares-different-types-of-loops/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-tall-is-yoda-at-utahjs-on-8192014-i-gave-this-star-wars-themed-presentation-that-compares-different-types-of-loops/Learn ES5 Array methods and lodash with my walkthrough that shows side-by-side comparisons of practical examplesWed, 20 Aug 2014 17:43:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/speeding-up-angularjs-apps-with-simple-optimizations/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/speeding-up-angularjs-apps-with-simple-optimizations/What you should know when encountering performance problems in AngularJSWed, 20 Aug 2014 14:54:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/styleguide-driven-development/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/styleguide-driven-development/Take your styleguide to the next level: mock up all the possible scenariosWed, 20 Aug 2014 02:53:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/where-and-when-did-the-x-first-enter-into-the-ui-lexicon/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/where-and-when-did-the-x-first-enter-into-the-ui-lexicon/Why do we use an "X" symbol to close or exit? Lauren Archer takes us down memory lane and traces the history of [x] to CloseMon, 18 Aug 2014 18:36:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/his-3-month-sabbatical-the-original-plan-was-to-devote-a-month-to-getting-my-life-back-in-order-again-both-mentally-and-physically/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/his-3-month-sabbatical-the-original-plan-was-to-devote-a-month-to-getting-my-life-back-in-order-again-both-mentally-and-physically/Freelancer Jonnie Hallman's fresh perspectives after a 3-month sabbaticalMon, 18 Aug 2014 16:08:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-prefetch-predict-users-actions-and-optimistically-load-resources-ahead-of-time-for-better-performance/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-prefetch-predict-users-actions-and-optimistically-load-resources-ahead-of-time-for-better-performance/Use HTML to tell the browser to prefetch content or even prerender a pageFri, 15 Aug 2014 17:06:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-mockups-of-popular-devices-to-showcase-your-portfolio-and-spice-up-your-website/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/html5-mockups-of-popular-devices-to-showcase-your-portfolio-and-spice-up-your-website/You know those fancy device photos designers use in mockups? Well now you can use them in HTML.Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:05:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/waldo-search-the-javascript-object-model-in-under-1-kb/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/waldo-search-the-javascript-object-model-in-under-1-kb/Have you ever needed to find a property or value buried in the catacombs of your JavaScript objects? Waldo to the rescue!Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:07:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-tc39-group-the-panel-charged-with-delivering-es6-has-reached-consensus-on-an-abbreviated-syntax-for-javascript-function-expressions/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-tc39-group-the-panel-charged-with-delivering-es6-has-reached-consensus-on-an-abbreviated-syntax-for-javascript-function-expressions/Watch for fat arrow syntax in ES6 along with its hard binding of the this keywordWed, 13 Aug 2014 15:27:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-you-should-consider-a-ligature-icon-font-for-your-next-project/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/why-you-should-consider-a-ligature-icon-font-for-your-next-project/Taking advantage of ligatures allows you to create an icon font where the text "Cart" renders a shopping cartTue, 12 Aug 2014 17:06:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-the-css-transforms-translatez-and-scale-to-create-a-parallax-effect-on-scroll-using-only-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/use-the-css-transforms-translatez-and-scale-to-create-a-parallax-effect-on-scroll-using-only-css/You know those cool parallax mastheads and slick parallax backgrounds? Yeah, you can do those using only CSS.Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:25:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/autopolyfiller-a-tool-that-lets-authors-use-the-same-approach-as-css-preprocessors-like-autoprefixer-but-with-javascript-polyfills/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/autopolyfiller-a-tool-that-lets-authors-use-the-same-approach-as-css-preprocessors-like-autoprefixer-but-with-javascript-polyfills/Simply write your JavaScript assuming the latest browser technology then let Autopolyfiller inspect your code and decide which polyfill libraries to include.Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:11:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-simpsons-in-css/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-simpsons-in-css/Get crazy with CSS. Chris Pattle draws all the Simpsons characters with HTML and CSS--no imagesFri, 08 Aug 2014 15:25:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/enquire-js-media-query-callbacks-in-javascript-css-tricks/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/enquire-js-media-query-callbacks-in-javascript-css-tricks/CSS Media Queries are great, but sometimes you need JavaScript events to fire when media queries changeThu, 07 Aug 2014 15:41:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-triggers-a-game-of-layout-paint-and-composite/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/css-triggers-a-game-of-layout-paint-and-composite/Try out this tool for looking up the layout, paint and composite operations that each CSS property triggersWed, 06 Aug 2014 18:52:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-web-made-easier-with-chrome-devtools-device-mode/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-web-made-easier-with-chrome-devtools-device-mode/Use the Chrome Dev tools for simulating mobile devices and visual representations of media queries used for the pageTue, 05 Aug 2014 16:03:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/internationaliszing-code-computerphile-with-tom-scott/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/internationaliszing-code-computerphile-with-tom-scott/i18n: The nuances and pitfalls of text, numbers and grammar will drive you crazyMon, 04 Aug 2014 18:25:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/speeding-up-css-with-data-uris-for-fonts/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/speeding-up-css-with-data-uris-for-fonts/Worried about site speed and font-blocking? 79% of visitors use browsers that support the .woff format. So why not embed fonts as a data URI into your css?Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:40:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/mathias-bynens-3-14-things-i-didnt-know-about-css-css-day/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/mathias-bynens-3-14-things-i-didnt-know-about-css-css-day/An insightful dive into the gnarly corner cases of CSSFri, 01 Aug 2014 22:30:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/github-repo-immutable-data-collections-for-javascript/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/github-repo-immutable-data-collections-for-javascript/Dive into functional programming with Facebook's JavaScript library for immutable collectionsFri, 01 Aug 2014 16:28:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/intern-testing-framework-let-the-intern-test-it/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/intern-testing-framework-let-the-intern-test-it/You might want to try out this new open-source JavaScript testing framework with promises and integrated with cloud-hosted testing providers such as BrowserStackThu, 31 Jul 2014 23:24:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/tyrian-demo-in-pure-css-without-javascript-or-html-q42/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/tyrian-demo-in-pure-css-without-javascript-or-html-q42/Behold the power of CSS: A mouse-controlled "game" with a one-tag HTML documentThu, 31 Jul 2014 19:23:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-is-library-from-jumpkick-studios-a-better-way-to-write-javascript-conditional-statements-and-still-have-pretty-code/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/the-is-library-from-jumpkick-studios-a-better-way-to-write-javascript-conditional-statements-and-still-have-pretty-code/Use "Is" to flatten out your if-then-else logic flow and handle exceptionsWed, 30 Jul 2014 17:43:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/can-i-use-an-indispensable-developer-tool-for-looking-up-browser-compatibility-for-various-css3-and-html5-features-got-a-makeover/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/can-i-use-an-indispensable-developer-tool-for-looking-up-browser-compatibility-for-various-css3-and-html5-features-got-a-makeover/caniuse.com gets a new design and fancy filters that are super usefulTue, 29 Jul 2014 15:39:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/jspm-io-jspm-is-a-package-manager-built-on-top-of-the-es6-module-loader-that-loads-any-module-format-es6-amd-commonjs-and-browser-global-variables/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/jspm-io-jspm-is-a-package-manager-built-on-top-of-the-es6-module-loader-that-loads-any-module-format-es6-amd-commonjs-and-browser-global-variables/jspm: A strong contender for a JavaScript package manager that is friendly to node and the browserMon, 28 Jul 2014 21:32:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-images-use-cases-and-documented-code-snippets-to-get-you-started/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/responsive-images-use-cases-and-documented-code-snippets-to-get-you-started/The new <picture> element is a great solution for many responsive image needs; here is a great reference for usage.Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:29:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/joe-harrison-responsive-logos/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/joe-harrison-responsive-logos/Consider this: use multiple versions of your logo for different screen sizes. Responsive Design for Logos.Mon, 28 Jul 2014 05:00:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/tj-holowaychuck-essentially-says-node-js-is-dead-long-live-node-js/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/tj-holowaychuck-essentially-says-node-js-is-dead-long-live-node-js/He ditches Node.js in favor of Go. But Node.js still rocks.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:35:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/following-the-visual-refresh-in-ios-7-os-x-yosemite-provides-a-cleaner-looking-interface-including-new-system-font-and-icons/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/following-the-visual-refresh-in-ios-7-os-x-yosemite-provides-a-cleaner-looking-interface-including-new-system-font-and-icons/OS X Yosemite's consistent and simple icons push design interfaces forwardFri, 25 Jul 2014 22:33:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/front-end-security-is-a-thing-and-you-should-be-concerned-about-it/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/front-end-security-is-a-thing-and-you-should-be-concerned-about-it/All web developers should be concerned with XSS, Iframe attacks, CORS and cookie exploitsFri, 25 Jul 2014 15:12:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/select-styles-with-css-only-js-bin/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/select-styles-with-css-only-js-bin/Styling selects is a dirty business but Todd Parker has some beautiful examplesThu, 24 Jul 2014 20:31:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/slideshare-the-future-of-media-queries/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/slideshare-the-future-of-media-queries/New media queries proposed in CSS4 paint a vision of the future: WebKit running on everything with a screenThu, 24 Jul 2014 15:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/optimising-for-60fps-everywhere-gosquared-engineering/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/optimising-for-60fps-everywhere-gosquared-engineering/JavaScript is fast by itself, but understanding re-paints and re-layouts is critical to avoiding jitter and hanging, especially on mobileWed, 23 Jul 2014 22:46:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/sindresorhuss-curated-list-of-delightful-node-js-packages-and-resources/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/sindresorhuss-curated-list-of-delightful-node-js-packages-and-resources/Don't miss the best of the best when it comes to npm modulesWed, 23 Jul 2014 22:13:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-access-multiple-heroku-accounts-from-one-computer/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/how-to-access-multiple-heroku-accounts-from-one-computer/The Heroku plugin heroku-accounts allows you to switch between multiple Heroku accountsWed, 23 Jul 2014 16:24:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/choose-grunt-gulp-or-npm/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/choose-grunt-gulp-or-npm/Gulp provides power and efficiency but Grunt is still a good choice. And don't forget you can use npm alone as a build tool.Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:42:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/webide-for-firefox-os-lands-in-firefox-nightly/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/webide-for-firefox-os-lands-in-firefox-nightly/Code and debug a Firefox OS app within Firefox: all layout and styling, including the home screen, can be manipulated in the dev toolbarTue, 22 Jul 2014 19:14:00 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/tab-colors-in-iterm2-v10/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/tab-colors-in-iterm2-v10/Version 1.0 of iTerm2 for OS X was recently released. They removed one of my favorite features: tab coloring. You used to be able to right click on a tab to change its color. For example, I changed the tab with my ssh connection to our production server would be red and the tab with the ssh connection to our test server would be green.Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:03:21 GMThttps://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-selector-library-supports-css4/https://kendsnyder.com/posts/javascript-selector-library-supports-css4/I ran across this great JavaScript selector library called [Sel](https://github.com/amccollum/sel).Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:03:09 GMT