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2016 Javascript Rising Stars
In 2015, React was the king and Redux won by storm the battle of Flux implementations. Who are the 2016 JavaScript rising stars ?
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Upgrading CSS Animations with Motion Curves
There is UI animation, and then there is good UI animation. Good animation makes you go “Wow!” — it’s smooth, beautiful and, most of all, natural, not blocky, rigid or robotic. If you frequent Dribbble or UpLabs, you’ll know what I am talking about.
smashingmagazine.com
Use Cases for Fixed Backgrounds in CSS
These are some great examples on how you can use fixed background positions to create some really nifty and impressive transitions between sections on a page (or even a flip book)
css-tricks.com
Intro to the CSS Grid FR Unit
Rachel Andrew continues to show that she is truly the goto person for anything grid related. In this video Rachel introduces the fr (fraction) module.
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CSS Grid Layout and Positioned Items
Positioned grid items have some special features that will be explained on this blog post.
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Tools & Code
Zora: A Tiny JavaScript Test Harness
A less than 200 lines of code javascript test harness for nodejs and the browser
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Clean Code Javascript
Knowing the rules won't immediately make you a better software developer, and working with them for many years doesn't mean you won't make mistakes. Every piece of code starts as a first draft, like wet clay getting shaped into its final form. Finally, we chisel away the imperfections when we review it with our peers. Don't beat yourself up for first drafts that need improvement. Beat up the code instead!
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Get Started with Debugging JavaScript in Chrome DevTools
This step-by-step, interactive tutorial teaches you the basic workflow for debugging JavaScript in Chrome DevTools. The tutorial shows you how to debug one specific issue, but the general workflow you learn is helpful for debugging all types of JavaScript bugs.
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