Author: Ryan Keefer

Loading CSS Asynchonously
We’ve all been asynchronously loading JavaScript for many years, but it hadn’t even occurred to me to asynchronously load CSS to speed up (and give even more perceptively speed) for that initial load and render. Like most things in the front end world, there are multiple ways to do it, but the article linked below shows an easy way to do it.
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The History of Apple’s Time Machine
Like any software, Apple’s Mac OS’s Time Machine started out with pretty humble and simple beginnings and soon expanded into a better product, with more robust features, nuances, and arguably better reliability.
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Calc() CSS Function to Change Hero Height
CSS Tricks continues to be my favorite and go-to for all things CSS and front-end. Years ago, I discovered the […]
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Offline-Only Viewing
While this is obviously an exercise in showing off what can be done via offline-only viewing mode in modern HTML5 browsers, it’s a cool thought exercise demonstrating the power of offline / service workers forced focus on the web.
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Safari Tech Preview Allows for MP4s in img tags
The latest Safari Tech preview adds the ability to have MP4s in img tags. If this catches, on it means we can keep animations on the web, but lose all the downsides of animated GIFs.
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JavaScript Animation Engine
There are a bunch of JavaScript frameworks and helpers out there to make animations cooler and better on the web. This one seems to check both the boxes.
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