Issue 159
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Issue 159
This week we have another post in my Flexbox series, plus a couple of articles which deal with the ever-present issue of whether websites need to look the same in all browsers (spoiler: no) and how to do progressive enhancement in a modern way.
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Everything You Need To Know About Alignment In Flexbox — Smashing Magazine
The second part of my series for Smashing Magazine on Flexbox, this time covering alignment.
Browser painting and considerations for web performance | CSS-Tricks
A nice article about performance issues caused by triggering browser painting, and how to avoid causing repaints.
Sticky, Smooth, Active Nav | CSS-Tricks
Here is a handy technique, and a free template that includes the code, for a sticky and smooth scrolling navigation menu.
Element Hiding Techniques in CSS - Pine
An explanation of the different ways that you can hide content using CSS.
Let's serve everyone good-looking content
Another article reminding people that websites don't need to look the same in all browsers. I had hoped that we would be done with needing to point that out, but sadly we are not. Another vote here for not jumping through hoops and keeping fallbacks simple.
The power of progressive enhancement – No Divide – Medium
Pairing nicely with the previous article is this piece from Andy Bell on progressive enhancement.
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GRID: A simple visual cheatsheet for CSS Grid Layout
A nice visual guide to grid properties. I like the little diagrams.
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