Weekly Digest 52/2021
Welcome to my last Weekly Digest of this year. Happy New Year everyone!
This weekly digest contains a lot of interesting and inspiring articles, videos, tweets, podcasts, and designs I consumed during this week.
Interesting articles to read
The CSS :has() selector is way more than a “Parent Selector”
Safari Technology Preview 137 just dropped, with unflagged support for CSS :has(). Often dubbed “the parent selector”, CSS :has() is way more than that …
Array Grouping in JavaScript: array.groupBy()
array.groupBy() and array.groupByToMap() methods let you group an array by certain criteria.
How to Draw S-Curved Arrows Between Boxes / Rectangles
When Alexander was building the spatial “tool for thought”, Jade, one frequently requested feature was drawing arrows between blocks, so we could make mind maps, flowcharts, etc. Here’s how he made it.
Some great videos I watched this week
Generating Your Color Palette in CSS
In this video, Surma and Jake pick up the topic of Color Spaces again, because there’s more to talk about. Device capabilities, perceptually uniform color spaces, color mixing, and contrast calculations. And all of that is coming to CSS!
Advanced Patterns for API Management in Large-Scale React Applications
In this talk, you will discover how to manage async operations and request cancellation by implementing a maintainable and scalable API layer and enhancing it with de-coupled cancellation logic.
Record and replay user flow with the Recorder panel
Learn how to record, replay, and audit user flows with the Recorder panel in DevTools.
Useful GitHub repositories
Return YouTube Dislike
Chrome extension to return youtube dislikes
dribbble shots
Pet NFT Marketplace
Univas — Website Design
Blockchain Dark Dashboard Design.
Tweets
Podcasts worth listening
CodePen Radio — With Jhey
Jhey Tompkins is one of the most prolific CodePen creators out there!
Syntax — 2021 In Review
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review their predictions and highlights for 2021.
Thank you for reading, talk to you next week, and stay safe! 👋
