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By David Walsh on April 30, 2019

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By Julian ShapiroApril 28, 2014
CSS vs. JS Animation: Which is Faster?
How is it possible that JavaScript-based animation has secretly always been as fast — or faster — than CSS transitions? And, how is it possible that Adobe and Google consistently release media-rich mobile sites that rival the performance of native apps? This article serves as a point-by-point...
By David WalshNovember 7, 2011
Create Spinning Rays with CSS3: Revisited
Last December I wrote a blog post titled Create Spinning Rays with CSS3 Animations & JavaScript where I explained how easy it was to create a spinning rays animation with a bit of CSS and JavaScript. The post became quite popular so I...

By David WalshOctober 29, 2012
CSS Kwicks
One of the effects that made me excited about client side and JavaScript was the Kwicks effect. Take a list of items and react to them accordingly when hovered. Simple, sweet. The effect was originally created with JavaScript but come five years later, our...
By David WalshOctober 20, 2011
Face Detection with jQuery
I've always been intrigued by recognition software because I cannot imagine the logic that goes into all of the algorithms. Whether it's voice, face, or other types of detection, people look and sound so different, pictures are shot differently, and from different angles, I...