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Being a Dev Dad
I get asked loads of questions every day but I'm always surprised that they're rarely questions about code or even tech -- many of the questions I get are more about non-dev stuff like what my office is like, what software I use, and oftentimes...
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Responsive and Infinitely Scalable JS Animations
Back in late 2012 it was not easy to find open source projects using
requestAnimationFrame()- this is the hook that allows Javascript code to synchronize with a web browser's native paint loop. Animations using this method can run at 60 fps and deliver fantastic...
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Create a Simple Slideshow Using MooTools, Part IV: Thumbnails and Captions
My "Create a Simple Slideshow Using MooTools" series has been hugely successful. The first step was laying the groundwork for the slideshow, the second step was adding controls and events to the slideshow, and the third step was recoding the slideshow...
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CSS Ellipsis Beginning of String
I was incredibly happy when CSS
text-overflow: ellipsis(married with fixedwidthandoverflow: hiddenwas introduced to the CSS spec and browsers; the feature allowed us to stop trying to marry JavaScript width calculation with string width calculation and truncation. CSS ellipsis was also very friendly to...
