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Chris Coyier
Don’t Sleep on AbortController
Artem Zakharchenko: A great “aha” moment for me was when I realized you can use a single signal to remove multiple event listeners!
Git Worktrees: Git Done Right
I admit I’ve never once used a Git Worktree. But Nick Taylor has a pretty good intro that compels me. (Nick credits bashbunni for her own intro). Git worktrees let you check out multiple branches from the same repository simultaneously, each in its own working directory. Instead of constantly switching between branches with git checkout, you […]
APIs vs. SDKs: Key Differences, Use Cases, and Best Practices
One of the dev jobs out there is DevRel or “Developer Relations”. A role like that is very likely going to involve teaching and helping people learn a products API. And, if the company has one, SDK’s around that API. Can you articulate the difference between them? At a minimum, that would be good to […]
The Coyier CSS Starter
A fairly opinionated CSS starter by Chris, following a set of personal principals to guide what is in there and what isn’t.
Code portability
Another good one from Nicholas C. Zakas this time on code portability. Here’s some choices he made for a recent projects: Portability indeed!
What You Need to Know about Modern CSS (2025 Edition)
If you thought 2024 was packed with amazing new CSS, well, you’re right. But so is 2025 and it keeps looking bright. Check out our list of the best stuff with easy-to-reference examples.
JavaScript’s ??= Operator: Default Values Made Simple
Nice reminder about JavaScript evolving to be more useful from Trevor I. Lasn: The final line there uses what is called the “The nullish coalescing assignment operator assignment operator” in case you need to impress people at parties.
Breakpoint Columns, Five Ways. Which Do You Like?
There are usually multiple ways to do the same thing on the web. Sometimes… a lot of ways. Which is “better” can be a matter of taste or which abstraction buys the most value. Check out this CSS example and see which you prefer.
The Joy of Mixing Custom Elements, Web Components, and Markdown
One of the nice things about Markdown is that you can just… put HTML in there too. There is no Markdown shortcut for a <div>, but you can just use a <div>. That means you can use use <my-custom-element> as well, bringing the world of Web Components into your writing and creating of content. Deane […]
