January 7, 2022
Welcome to Dev Awesome, the newsletter for awesome developers. This week we have another dose of interesting articles, tools and inspiration to supercharge your afternoon. Enjoy!
Array.prototype.groupBy to the rescue!
The Array Grouping JS proposal will add a useful new method for effortlessly grouping array items.
charpeni.com
How to Choose Between SVG or Webfont
Very helpful checklist that helps you decide whether to use an SVG or webfont solution for loading icon sets.
blog.fontawesome.com
The State of CSS 2021 results are here!
The results contain helpful data breakdowns like salaries based on experience level and framework rankings.
2021.stateofcss.com
Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening
Some interesting criticism of the new Chrome manifest for building web extensions.
eff.org
The CSS :has() selector is way more than a "Parent Selector"
Nice overview of one of the most promising upcoming additions to CSS - the :has selector.
bram.us
Tailwind CSS v3.0 Released
This is the biggest update to Tailwind ever, coming absolutely packed with features including better compilation, more colors and added utilities to name a few.
tailwindcss.com
Introducing the Memory Inspector
The Chrome dev tools now include a memory inspector tab that makes it possible to view JS ArrayBuffer and WebAssembly.Memory objects.
developer.chrome.com
Cobe - WebGL globe Library
Lightweight (under 5kb) library for displaying 3D globes that look great, have smooth animations, and are super easy to set up.
github.com/shuding/cobe
Slowfiles - Slow-loading resources for testing
Useful web API that generates slow, inaccessible or missing JS and CSS files that you can use in testing.
slowfil.es
Utopia - React dev environment in the browser
The app is combines VSCode with an editable design preview which are two-way synced, so that design and code update each other.
utopia.app
Virtual Playground Experiment
Relaxing interactive demo by Achmat Fauzi with great music, colors and animations.
vplayground.netlify.app
Working Gameboy CSS art
The article includes useful explanations on how the game and some of the CSS effects were built.
theangularguy.hashnode.dev
Modern for Wikipedia
A browser extension that redesigns Wikipedia to give it a more modern user interface.
www.modernwiki.app
UI cheat sheet: Spacing friendships
Easy to follow and well-illustrated tutorial on how to improve your designs by maintaining the correct spacings ratios.
uxdesign.cc
Emoji to Scale
Fun demo of various emojis arranged by their real life item size.
javier.xyz
