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Global and Component Style Settings with CSS Variables
Ever since I learned about CSS Variables a few years back, my absolute favorite feature has been the ability to scope variables to components. But
June 30, 2020
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When Sass and New CSS Features Collide
Recently, CSS has added a lot of new cool features such as custom properties and new functions. While these things can make our lives a
June 29, 2020
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Using Custom Property “Stacks” to Tame the Cascade
Since the inception of CSS in 1994, the cascade and inheritance have defined how we design on the web. Both are powerful features but, as
June 22, 2020
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Global CSS options with custom properties
I’ve been toying around with some ideas for how to use custom properties (aka CSS variables) for global settings in a project. The idea is
May 29, 2020
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Making a Dark Mode Wwitcher with PostCSS
You have noticed that there is a new design trend that is floating around web design since 2019, the dark mode. Facebook, Apple, and Google
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The @property is totally new to me, but I see it’s headed to Chrome, so I suppose it’s good to know about! There is a
April 25, 2020
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Creating Color Themes With Custom Properties, HSL, and a Little calc()
Before the advent of CSS custom properties (we might call them “variables” in this article as that’s the spirit of them), implementing multiple color schemes
April 16, 2020
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Getting JavaScript to Talk to CSS and Sass
JavaScript and CSS have lived beside one another for upwards of 20 years. And yet it’s been remarkably tough to share data between them. There
April 3, 2020
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A Complete Guide to calc() in CSS
CSS has a special calc() function for doing basic math. Here’s an example: .main-content { /* Subtract 80px from 100vh */ height: calc(100vh – 80px);
March 17, 2020
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How to Make a Line Chart With CSS
Line, bar, and pie charts are the bread and butter of dashboards and are the basic components of any data visualization toolkit. Sure, you can
March 11, 2020
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