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Development

Preventing Flexitis: 4 Tips for Getting Started With Flexbox

If you struggle to accomplish a layout with Flex, it might be the wrong tool. Flexbox is powerful, but it takes a little getting used to.

Platforms & Languages

3 Reasons I Love CSS and You Should Too

CSS can be a very controversial topic between developers, but wherever you stand here are 3 reasons I love CSS.

UX/Design Tools

5 Tailwind CSS Anti-Patterns to Avoid

Like any powerful tool, it’s possible to misuse Tailwind CSS. Beware these anti-patterns when working with Tailwind CSS.

Developer Tools

3 Features of Modern CSS You Should Know About

Modern CSS has many new features to offer that in combination with a framework can help you save time and headache.

Developer Tools

How to Get More Out of Arc’s Boosts 2.0

Have you been playing around with Boosts 2.0 but want more out of it? This tutorial will teach you some simple CSS to get you started.

Web Apps

Common CSS Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

CSS is a vast, complex, and sometimes non-intuitive beast. Here are just a few common CSS pitfalls and advice on how to avoid them.

Development Practices

Write a Bash Script to Insert the Contents of One File into Another

Writing a bash script is a great way to make repetitive tasks trivial and speed up your development process.

Platforms & Languages

3 Tips for Making CSS More Bearable from Someone Who Hates CSS

I've never been a fan of styling or CSS, but most projects have a frontend component. Here are a few tips to make it more bearable to work with CSS.

React / Redux

How to Create a Portrait Mode Only Mobile-First Web App

Some web apps are meant to be used in only one orientation on phones. Here is one way to make a single orientation mobile-first React web app using CSS media queries.

Development

3 Ways to Select HTML DOM Elements

Apps have become more component-based, but knowing how to select HTML DOM elements is still important when you don't have access to the server side.

Web Apps

Avoid Careless Production Mistakes with Custom Scripts

While you might not be able to prevent accidentally ruining data in production, you can put up roadblocks to reduce the risk. Consider writing custom scripts to avoid making those

UX/Design Techniques

Practices for Harnessing SCSS with React

We have been hard at work on a client project using React, and we've established a set of rules to help us keep the CSS in order.