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Build a Product Card with Tailwind CSS

Discover intermediate and advanced styling techniques using Tailwind CSS and craft a fully responsive, professional product card for a web store in this Scrimba course. Codrops readers get 20% off Pro plans!

upfetch

A lightweight, type-safe fetch client builder with schema validation, automatic parsing, and smart defaults for simpler API requests.

Why I Like Designing in the Browser

Tyler Sticka on designing in the browser with HTML/CSS for real-time feedback, fluid layouts, and modern CSS—while still valuing design tools.

The web on mobile (a response)

A response to Jeremy’s critique: mobile web UX issues aren’t just on developers—business pressures and browser limits worsen the experience.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code

Anthropic introduces Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid reasoning model for rapid or deep thinking, along with Claude Code, an AI-powered agentic coding tool.

And the river runs

Frank Reitberger’s third WebGPU experiment uses TSL and Three.js to create a real-time water simulation with shaders and procedural rendering.

Hexapod Simulator

An interactive 3D hexapod simulation using Three.js for visualization, inverse kinematics for movement, and smooth spline-based animations.

This page is under construction

A passionate call from Sophie Koonin to reclaim the web’s creativity—build personal sites, embrace individuality, and break free from corporate platforms.

Lessons from an AI-assisted site migration

Tom Bennet shares lessons from migrating Tom’s Carnivores to Astro, where AI streamlined repetitive tasks but struggled with complex coding challenges.

Vietnamese Graphic Design

A growing archive of Vietnamese graphic design, aiming to document and celebrate its history despite limited accessible resources.

Running Pong in 240 Browser Tabs

Nolen Royalty hacks Pong into 240 browser tabs, syncing movement across favicons and canvases while solving throttling and tab communication challenges.

An Emoji Naming Convention

Adam Argyle proposes using emojis in CSS naming for clarity but questions its practicality for readability and accessibility.

Liquid Metal by Paper

Liquid Metal is an open-source tool by Paper that lets you transform your logo into a liquid metal effect, inspired by Apple's design.

Record

Addy Osmani launches Record, a free, open-source browser-based screen recorder with camera support, teleprompter, and MP4 export—no installs needed!

Mastra

A TypeScript AI framework with agents, RAG, workflows, and integrations, enabling fast AI app development with LLM model routing.

How To Use Chrome’s Developer Tools

Matt Zeunert provides a comprehensive guide to Chrome DevTools, covering essential and advanced debugging features for web developers.

Reimagining Fluid Typography

Miriam Suzanne challenges conventional fluid typography, exploring better ways to respect user preferences without relying on pixel-based assumptions.

Prada

MisterPrada's Three.js demo transforms a logo image into interactive particle-based geometry, featuring DOF effects with Simplex Noise.

Navigating the web platform

Patrick Brosset offers a concise cheatsheet for web developers on tracking new web platform features, browser updates, and ways to influence future developments.

Faux Containers in CSS Grids

Tyler Sticka explores "faux containers" in CSS Grid, showing how to create flexible layouts that break free from traditional boxy designs.

Otherlife Labs

Amelie Maia unveils Otherlife Labs, a hub for experimental web design, debuting with a high-fidelity WebGL virtual car showroom.

CSS Space Toggles

Jim Nielsen Explores CSS Space Toggles as a Solution to Light-Dark() Limitations for More Dynamic Theming.

XOR

Deep dive into XOR in logic, computing, and mathematics, covering properties, applications in cryptography, graphics, algorithms, and its role in game theory and algebra.

CSS @function + CSS if() = 🤯

Bramus explores CSS Custom Functions (@function) and the new CSS if() feature in Chrome Canary, showing how they enable advanced, flexible styling.

The Generative AI Con

Edward Zitron argues that generative AI is an overhyped con, fueled by inflated user metrics, media complicity, and corporate greed, with no real breakthrough or profitability in sight.

The hardest working font in Manhattan

Marcin Wichary uncovers the history and cultural impact of the Gorton font, from its industrial origins to its quiet ubiquity in Manhattan, blending history, design, and personal discovery.

Learning web extensions

Chen Hui Jing explores the fundamentals of web extension development, covering manifest files, content scripts, background scripts, and key browser APIs.

How to start a React Project [2025]

Robin Wieruch compares Vite, Next.js, and Astro for React projects, weighing performance, flexibility, and rendering techniques to suit different needs.

trot

Robin Rendle explores switching from web dev to iOS, missing DevTools, loving SwiftUI animations, and rediscovering the joy of making without constraints.

uchū

uchū is a color palette designed for internet lovers, using the OKLCH color space for precise, vibrant colors—crafted by NetOperator Wibby.

StringTune

StringTune is a modular JS library for smooth web effects like parallax, cursor interactions & animations, using a simple, attribute-based approach.