UI Dev Newsletter Issue #114
In this issue: avoiding early breakpoints, the case against scroll fades, CSS optical illusions, and a deep dive into how browsers work.
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The Too Early Breakpoint
Ahmad Shadeed explains why we shouldn't switch to the smallest design too early.
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Death to scroll fade!
David Bushell calls for the end of scroll fade, arguing it's overused, harmful to performance and accessibility, and rarely justified.
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Faking a Fieldset-Legend
Tyler Sticka talks about a CSS technique to mimic a fieldset-legend appearance.
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CSS Optical Illusions
Alvaro Montoro shares a collection of 50+ optical illusions created with CSS and HTML.
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Essential visually hidden CSS techniques for web accessibility
The A11Y Collective goes over visually hidden CSS techniques for web accessibility.
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ARIA roles can remove their children’s semantics
Stefan Judis describes how ARIA roles can alter child element semantics, warning against misuse.
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How Browsers Work
Dmytro Krasun shares a concise, interactive guide on how browsers work, covering URL processing, HTTP requests, DNS resolution, TCP handshakes, HTML parsing, and rendering pipelines.
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CSS Stats
CSS Stats recently updated the platform, enabling users to analyze and visualize CSS performance metrics like file size, specificity, and compression.