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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 1d

I've looked up to Mat forever so this is a bucket list moment. He taught me JavaScript properly [checks notes] nearly a decade ago with JavaScript for Web Designers and now, my knowledge is even deeper after editing this course.

It really is an evergreen resource. It's how we roll at @piccalil.li

Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 1d

At last, today is the day. I am immensely proud to announce that JavaScript for Everyone is here.

Tell a friend, tell a Slack channel — write it on a slip of paper, fold it once, and slide it across your boss' desk without breaking eye contact. _It's time to get weird._

piccalil.li/javascript-f...

JavaScript for Everyone

A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

piccalil.li

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Bramus @bram.us · 2d

Check out this sweet Scroll-Driven Animations demo created by Jeff (after he watched my free video course – scroll-driven-animations.style#learn)

codepen.io/webcraftsman...

(Browser support: Chrome 115, Safari 26)

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Adam Kuhn @cobrawinfrey.dev · 20d

some time back I built this little border radius visualizer to help figure out how some complex shapes might work- what's interesting (but understood) is how adjustments to specific corners of the element *seem* to affect other corners

codepen.io/cobra_winfre...

Border-Radius Playground

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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 21d

We’re live!! My brand-new course, “Whimsical Animations”, is now available. 🥳🎉

whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

I’m so excited to share all of my animation tools and techniques with y’all. 😄

Whimsical Animations

Learn how to create charming interactions and delightful touches using the magic of CSS, JavaScript, SVG, and Canvas. I’m sharing all my tricks in this one!

whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · 23d

So smooth! Excellent work

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Maggie Appleton @maggieappleton.com · 23d

TFW you can't find any software that will let you track map locations connected to structured data in a table in one interface so you have to vibe code it yourself.

Felt, Airtable, etc. were all $100+/month for the right to do this. Lol, nope.

One day of GPT-5 vibe coding and problem solved.

A property tracking map with little pins marking houses and popovers showing more information

A property tracking table showing houses for sale with key information

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · 28d

Ooh looks like you get them all in here caniuse.com/mdn-css_prop...

CSS property: outline | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc

caniuse.com

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Ana Tudor @anatudor.bsky.social · 28d

Can you help me out, bluesky? 🦋

When exactly did `outline` start following the `border-radius` rounding? Because in the beginning, that wasn't the case. When did that change? When did the change land in browsers?

Thank you!

Reposts appreciated.

#CSS

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Adam Argyle @nerdy.dev · Sep 10

Here's a #CSS study list, 100+ features to checkout from the past ~5 years.

There're surprises in here for even the most knowledgeable front-end developer!

nerdy.dev/cascading-se...

One List To Rule Them All · September 10, 2025

In the darkness may it bind us

nerdy.dev

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Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · Sep 3

👋🏻❤️

I just wrapped a project with a lovely client, and I’m thinking about what’s next. So! I’ve got availability for new work starting in October 2025.

Spiffed up the ol’ portfolio a bit to showcase some past projects, and to talk about the work I do:

ethanmarcotte.com/work/

Let’s work together. — ethanmarcotte.com

Hi, I’m Ethan. I’m a web designer who helps companies make beautiful sites and services that work everywhere.

ethanmarcotte.com

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David Darnes @darn.es · Sep 3

ts

James Acaster on Bake-Off:
"Started adding types"
"Had a breakdown and just wrote 'any'"
"Bon appetite"

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Sep 2

I have Dia invites if anyone is interested, I've been enjoying it and the UI is better than Comet IMNHO. Comet was a Windows vibe to me, but I looooove Perplexity

Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Sep 1

Had some fun playing with a CSS function for adding stylized corners to elements codepen.io/dandenney/pe...

I know they won't be available for a bit, but Una's post made me nostalgic for SASS functions

Untitled

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 31

I do!

Join me on Digg, where humans gather to share and discover the best of the internet—and beyond. beta.digg.com/d/invite/red...

Digg

Digg is where people go to look at cool things while they eat a big bowl of cereal.

beta.digg.com

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Ahmad Shadeed @ishadeed.com · Aug 28

🛠️ New Article: The Basics of Anchor Positioning

I wrote an article covering some basics of CSS anchor positioning. Really excited to share this one! 🤩

🔗 ishadeed.com/article/anch...

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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · Aug 26

Complete CSS (complete-css.com) graduate, Abban, has re-done their website and it’s stunning. Expertly themed too 👏

abandon.ie

Abban Dunne - UX Engineer and Indie Game Developer

Hue, lightness, Vignette, and CRT are deactivated when in light mode.

abandon.ie

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 24

So fun codepen.io/filipz/pen/G...

[webgl/threejs] ❍ Spooky Spectral Ghost

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 24

This was a glorious night! So glad I was there and that you can now watch what happened bradfrost.com/blog/post/fr...

Frostapalooza Concert Videos Live!

Exactly one year ago I was playing music with an amorphous super group consisting of all of my musical friends and family. The event was called Frostapalooza and was one of the best experiences of my ...

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 22

Creating proportional, equal-height image rows with CSS, 11ty, and Nunjucks jeremyrobertjones.com/blog/proport...

Hi, I’m Jeremy. I build things on the web and share what I learn on my blog.

jeremyrobertjones.com

Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 20

Closer and closer to frameworks not being needed for standard projects

frontendmasters.com/blog/archite...

A Nice Vanilla App Architecture Using Web Components and CSS Module Scripts

CSS module scripts help keep the dream of co-locating files that all relate to a component, without needing a bundler.

frontendmasters.com

Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 19

You got me in here, I love that I can share an invite to something else

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 19

Yo!! beta.digg.com/d/invite/red...

Digg

Digg is where people go to look at cool things while they eat a big bowl of cereal.

beta.digg.com

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 19

For anyone who wants to join me on this nostalgic relaunch, I have two invites to the new Digg

Groundbreaker badge illustration, for participants of the pre-launch

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 16

Happy Birthday!

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Dan Denney @dandenney.com · Aug 16

My partner is in a fullstack bootcamp and I never would have imagined I'd be excitedly explaining why .map is so much better than a for loop, on the couch on Friday night. And yet, here I am

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