Issue 88
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Issue 88
This issue is a little late going out due to my current timezone, as I'm in Seattle for An Event Apart. I've just come offstage after presenting a talk all about how to approach developing using new CSS such as grid in a way that still supports older browsers. This is very much going to be my theme this year I think. The slides for that talk are here.
I am next heading to San Francisco for Smashing Conf. Do come to say hello if you are at any of these events.
Rachel Andrew, CSS Layout News
Edge starts work on their Grid implementation update
At An Event Apart yesterday Edge announced that they are now working on updating their CSS Grid Layout implementation. I started playing with Grid Layout based on the early IE10 implementation, which is still useful as a fallback.
CSS Custom Properties in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Edge Dev BlogMicrosoft Edge Dev Blog
CSS Custom Properties - CSS Variables - are in EdgeHTML 15. I love seeing all these things rolling out in browsers.
Learn
Grid Garden - A game for learning CSS grid
A game for learning CSS Grid.
Scrolling on the web: A primer - Microsoft Edge Dev BlogMicrosoft Edge Dev Blog
How to create the smoothest possible scrolling on the web.
How to use space in UI Design – Prototyping: From UX to Front End
An article about using space in design - something made a lot easier by our new layout methods.
Interesting
Questioning Container Queries / Paul Robert Lloyd
An excellent article asking whether we really do need container queries, something I've been thinking about recently but haven't managed to articulate in such a good way.
CSS Grid in Production
If you have used Grid in production, add your link here. Whether a small component or your entire design.
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