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An Introduction to JavaScript Expressions | CSS-Tricks
Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from the course taken specifically from a chapter all about JavaScript expressions. We’re publishing it here because we believe in this material and want to encourage folks like yourself to sign…
Ambient Animations In Web Design: Practical Applications (Part 2) — Smashing Magazine
Motion can be tricky: too much distracts, too little feels flat. Ambient animations sit in the middle. They’re subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere without stealing the show. In part two of his series, web design pioneer Andy Clarke shows how ambient animations can add personality to any website design. First, a recap: Ambient animations…
Measuring When AI Assistants And Search Engines Disagree
Before you get started, it’s important to heed this warning: There is math ahead! If doing math and learning equations makes your head swim, or makes you want to sit down and eat a whole cake, prepare yourself (or grab a cake). But if you like math, if you enjoy equations, and you really do…
Zram
Introduction Zram is a kernel module that utilizes a compressed virtual memory block device allowing for efficient memory management. In this document we will analyze the performance of various compression algorithms used in Zram and their impact on the system. We will also discuss the effects of different page-cluster values on the system’s latencies and…
The best smart doorbell cameras
With a smart video doorbell, your front door’s communication skills go from 1980s landline to a modern smartphone. Combining a motion-activated camera with a microphone, speaker, and buzzer, a doorbell camera sends alerts to your phone, allowing you to see who’s at the door without needing to open it or even be at home. Whether…
EcoFlow Delta 3 Ultra Plus review: A must-have for the jobsite or off-grid projects
Maybe I’ve been spending too much time with portable power stations, but straight out of the box, the EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Ultra looks slick. It has a refined design without any flashy labeling, and it looks pretty great overall. It comes with a hefty 3,072Wh capacity, paired with a 3,600W continuous output and a…
Are Closed Ecosystems Like Apple’s a Necessary Evil?
The walled garden. The fortress of control. The golden handcuffs. Whatever you want to call it, closed ecosystems like Apple’s are both a marvel of design and an affront to everything the open web stands for. To some, they represent seamless integration, security, and reliability. To others, they are a restrictive force that limits competition,…
Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve | CSS-Tricks
You’ve probably heard the buzz about CSS Masonry. You might even be current on the ongoing debate about how it should be built, with two big proposals on the table, one from the Chrome team and one from the WebKit team. The two competing proposals are interesting in their own right. Chrome posted about its…
AI In UX: Achieve More With Less — Smashing Magazine
A simple but powerful mental model for working with AI: treat it like an enthusiastic intern with no real-world experience. Paul Boag shares lessons learned from real client projects across user research, design, development, and content creation. I have made a lot of mistakes with AI over the past couple of years. I have wasted…
CMS Market Share Trends: Top Content Management Systems (Oct 2025)
WordPress remains the dominant force in content management systems, powering 43.3% of websites surveyed and holding a 60.7% share among sites using a CMS, according to W3Techs (October 2025). That is still a commanding lead, but it marks a sustained decline from its peak of 65.2% in 2022 and is back to the same level…