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- Browser APIs
High-Performance Video-Like Image Sequences in Mobile Web Apps
How to bypass mobile video autoplay restrictions and achieve silky-smooth animations with interactive DOM overlays. --- Every year, viral mobile H5 interactive campaigns sweep a...
7 min read - Field notes
Pure Front-End Implementation of a Custom GIF Meme Generator: Zero Servers, Zero Latency
How to compile animated GIFs, render dynamic movie-style subtitles, and process local image uploads entirely in the browser using JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas. --- Meme culture m...
9 min read - Field notes
Batch Deleting OS X .DS_Store Files on Windows: A Front-End Engineer’s Guide
Every cross-platform developer knows the exact feeling. Your designer sits at a sleek, top-of-the-line Mac Pro, carefully crafting UI components and exporting high-resolution as...
7 min read - Field notesAdaptation
Trying Out YApi on a Colleague’s Recommendation
Using mock APIs to build more realistic forms, autocomplete controls, and interactive lists.
10 min read - CSS & UIAdaptation
The Web Technologies Behind Anime-Style Live2D Mascot Girls
How WebGL brings illustrated characters to life—and how JavaScript handles the interactions around them.
11 min read - JavaScriptAdaptation
Build a Simple Line Chart with Vanilla JavaScript
A few DOM elements, some CSS, and a little geometry are enough to connect the dots.
12 min read
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