[ALA] Initiation to Code

From A List Apart: The Full FeedInitiation to Code:


Initiation to Code
When you imagine a programming mentor, certain archetypes might flash into your mind. Maybe you see the wise monk who’s meditated on design patterns for decades. Perhaps it’s the sophisticated keynote speaker with a staggering list of open source contributions. Or it might be that mad scientist polyglot obsessed with a dozen languages you’ve never heard of. But if these characters aren’t on your team when the new hire straight out of school joins up, who’s going to take the reins of training? You, of course…



[ALA] Quantity Queries for CSS

From A List Apart: The Full FeedQuantity Queries for CSS:


Quantity Queries for CSSDon’t you just hate documentaries that don’t deliver? They have enticing names like In Search of the Giant Squid, and tease you with shots of murky underwater shapes and excited scientists pointing far out to sea. You settle down to watch, eyes narrowed with suspicion, thinking, I better see some squid or I’m writing an angry letter to the network.

Sure enough, 90 minutes of interviews with bored-looking fishermen later, the presenter is forced to conclude, ?No… no, we didn’t find any big squids. But maybe one day [majestic orchestral flourish]. Great. You wanted Finding Nemo and got Not Finding Nemo instead.

I wouldn’t do that to you, friends. This is your guide to creating style breakpoints for quantities of HTML elements, much as you already do with @media queries for viewport dimensions. I’m not pointing at some blurry specification in the distance or a twinkle in an implementer’s eye. We’re going to do this today, with CSS that’s already available…



[ALA] On Our Radar: Self-Centered Edition

From A List Apart: The Full FeedOn Our Radar: Self-Centered Edition:


On Our Radar: Self-Centered EditionOkay, we admit it: it’s all about us. From steps to sleep to social activities, we’re counting every kind of personal data you can think of. But what’s all that data add up to? How could we look at it – and ourselves – differently? This week, we’re asking ourselves – and our self – the tough questions…



Create an Animated Image with Zoom Effects Using Only CSS

From Basic UseCreate an Animated Image with Zoom Effects Using Only CSS3:


Create an Animated Image with Zoom Effects Using Only CSS3
Nowadays, there are more and more websites which display articles/posts/news as square boxes in several columns where each square has a main image and the title. This modern style is easy to make – an…



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