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Recent Posts
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The Cost of Tech Debt
The longer you leave tech debt unresolved, the more problems it will create for your team, until one day it becomes unbearable.
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11ty Serverless and Object Permalinks: Hybrid Rendering
Learn how to reuse a single source template in 11ty Serverless to generate both a static and server-rendered page.
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Modular Arithmetic and the Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
Using the properties of congruence modulo, Alice and Bob can generate a shared private key and communicate publicly, while Eve will struggle to decipher their messages.
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Are Password Composition Rules Counterproductive?
Registration systems often ask users to create a password containing certain characters. Unfortunately, in doing so, these systems encourage bad habits that can weaken a user's password.
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Tech Twitter Burnout
Twitter can be a great way to network with other people and learn new things if it's used in moderation. But there's the rub.
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Creating an Accessible Image Carousel
Learn how to build an accessible image carousel that supports multiple input modes and is progressively enhanced with CSS scroll snap and JavaScript.
Featured Posts
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Use Rems for Font Size to Respect User Preferences
Of all the CSS units, rems are the most accessible for font sizing, allowing you to scale text responsively when users change their preferred font size settings.
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Creating a Fluid Type Scale with CSS Clamp
Fluid typography allows each font size in a modular scale to vary responsively between a min and max. Learn the math behind fluid typography and how to programmatically generate a fluid type scale with CSS clamp and Sass.
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Optimizing Images with the 11ty Image Plugin
While imagery can enrich your content, it can also slow down your site if it's not used responsibly. Learn how to use the official 11ty image plugin to create optimized and responsive images.
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NFTs Are a Problem
While NFTs are being hailed as the future of digital ownership, they're also the source of many problems. NFTs are artificially scarce, make it easier to commit fraud, undermine the intellectual property rights of content creators, and encourage consumptive mining practices.
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CRLF vs. LF: Normalizing Line Endings in Git
Line endings can differ from one OS to another. Learn the history behind CRLF and LF line endings and how to enforce line endings in Git.
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Set a Width and Height on Images to Reduce Layout Shifts
Dimensionless images can cause layout shifts as they load, hurting your page's performance. By setting a width and height on images, you allow the browser to initialize an aspect ratio for those images and minimize layout shifts.
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SVG Tutorial: How to Code SVG Icons by Hand
Follow along with the examples in this in-depth guide to learn how to draw SVG icons and simple shapes by hand.
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Creating Aspect Ratios in CSS
Learn how to give any element an aspect ratio in CSS, using the modern aspect-ratio property or a trick with percentage padding.
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Don't Mind the Leetcode Grind
Leetcode is a polarizing topic when it comes to technical interviews. But what exactly is it? And does it deserve your attention?