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Philip Walton talks about CSS “side…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

Philip Walton talks about CSS "side effects" in three forms: Base rule changes, naming collisions, and subtree matches. It's a good read if you work with CSS frequently, and especially on larger projects. One takeaway, even for general coders: make…

I stumbled on this nice list…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

I stumbled on this nice list of CSS tips that might come in handy.

If you’re a front end developer,…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

If you're a front end developer, then you might like a behind the scenes walk-through on how Facebook maintains its CSS quality with PostCSS and Stylelint. I always find these kinds of articles interesting (even if i'm not currently using…

Shaun Bent, a Front End Developer…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Shaun Bent, a Front End Developer at BBC Sport, shares how they got their site's CSS size under 9kb.

If you are a front-end developer…

Brian Krogsgard

May 27, 2016

If you are a front-end developer or work with CSS, you might find some helpful tips on debugging CSS in this post from Ben Frain.

Ah, the <pre> tag. It’s quite…

Brian Krogsgard

May 27, 2016

Ah, the <pre> tag. It's quite handy to show off code. Chris Coyier has some good tips on how to style that tag. I had no idea there was a tab-size parameter in CSS for styling pre tags. Chris says the default…

This is nice: Happy Cog is…

Brian Krogsgard

May 20, 2016

This is nice: Happy Cog is sharing their starter files, which includes their coding styles and CSS structure. The agency produces some great work, and if you are a front-end developer it might be worth a peak.

In a web project, styling forms…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

In a web project, styling forms is a common exercise but not always something enjoyable. WP Site Care has a good tutorial for those who struggle with the CSS and perhaps need to rethink their techniques.

Underscores is introducing components for enabling specific types of websites

Brian Krogsgard

February 4, 2016

The team behind Underscores, the popular starter theme, is introducing a "Components" model, where you can generate a base theme with components that cater to a specific type of website: business, magazine, blog, etc. The project is still in early stages,…

JavaScript and the future of WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

November 30, 2015

Scott Bolinger has written a great post that outlines some of the things to consider for a future that includes a more JavaScript-centric WordPress. Two of the most thought provoking sections of his post are on enabling support for plugins,…

All code has bugs. Medium did…

November 6, 2015

All code has bugs. Medium did a clever CSS trick to use system fonts, and ended up using a 25 year old "System" windows font. It's a fun story, and a clever trick for using a per-device sans serif (an…

WordPress shortcomings, from developers that prefer other software

Brian Krogsgard

October 26, 2015

The Toast is a popular blog that recently underwent a redesign, and includes an in-depth series on the Responsive Web Design blog going over many of the implementation and process details. The series doesn't speak particularly highly (or accurately) about…

Wrangling Jetpack related posts

Brian Krogsgard

October 23, 2015

I don't offer much code to members, but I have long struggled with wrangling Jetpack's related posts, so I figured I'd share some code that I used to finally do so today. By default, you know what Jetpack's related posts…

Playing with type

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2015

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Good typography choices and practices can be elusive to non-designers. But choosing a great typeface is possible, even if you're not an expert. There are many great tools, resources, and tips available to help us make the right decisions.

Geoff Graham has a helpful post…

October 7, 2015

Geoff Graham has a helpful post on managing technical debt on CSS Tricks. Any project gets technical debt as it ages. My struggle is giving up and starting over on my own stuff; and that's not really scalable for projects…

Obox’s DevKit allows for CSS and JS editing on the fly

Brian Krogsgard

September 8, 2015

Obox recently released DevKit as a CSS and Javascript add-on for any theme. What they've released as DevKit on CodeCanyon is what has been powering the user-added code features for their builder theme, Layers. Layers was released early this year with a lot of good…

Philip Walton talks about CSS “side…

I stumbled on this nice list…

If you’re a front end developer,…

Shaun Bent, a Front End Developer…

If you are a front-end developer…

Ah, the <pre> tag. It’s quite…

This is nice: Happy Cog is…

In a web project, styling forms…

Underscores is introducing components for enabling specific types of websites

JavaScript and the future of WordPress

All code has bugs. Medium did…

WordPress shortcomings, from developers that prefer other software

Wrangling Jetpack related posts

Playing with type

Geoff Graham has a helpful post…

Obox’s DevKit allows for CSS and JS editing on the fly

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