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Quick Tip: Show Animated Text When Someone Clicks Your Page
A little CSS animation and a click handler can turn an ordinary interaction into a playful detail.
6 min read - JavaScriptAdaptation
Turning Photos into Black-and-White Line Drawings with JavaScript
Use canvas and Canny edge detection to find the outlines hiding inside your images.
8 min read - Field notesAdaptation
Introducing localForage: Moving Beyond localStorage’s 5 MB Limit
A familiar JavaScript API for storing objects, images, and other offline data.
8 min read - Browser APIsAdaptation
Implementing WeChat’s Floating Window Interactions on the Web
How clipping, gestures, and careful animation turn an open page into a floating control.
8 min read - Field notes
Hello, LuLu UI: Thoughtful Interfaces Built on Familiar Web Foundations
An approachable UI library with a soft spot for HTML, flexible components, and the people using your website. It’s time to give LuLu UI a proper shout-out. Its appeal starts wit...
9 min read - JavaScriptAdaptation
An Introduction to JavaScript’s padStart() and padEnd()
Format dates, build consistent timestamps, and make text output easier to read.
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