This is the first Collection: a random list of interesting articles, neat websites and cool tools around web development, programming, technology in the broad term, and the internet.
I decided to introduce this content format because I find so mush helpful stuff on the internet which I like to share with others. Instead of having dozens of unrelated Tweets, the Collections will contain the most exciting links I found in the past days or weeks. Collections will not be published on a regular base. This is not a weekly newsletter thingy, but I will share all collections via Twitter and other networks, so make sure to follow me.
DevLorem & CorporateLorem
I have recently rewritten my two tools DevLorem and CorporateLorem in Go. Both offer Lorem Ipsum text generation from the CLI, as a website or as a web api.
GPU.js - GPU accelerated JavaScript
Perform massively parallel GPG computations using GPU.js for Node.js. It provides a graceful fallback to plain Javascript if the GPU is not available.
100% in CSS
The value ‘100%’ does not mean the same for all CSS properties. Amelia Wattenberger did an excellent writeup of all the different meanings for different properties.
this vs. that
this vs. that is a collection of dozens of different concepts in frontend development with detailed explanations of the actual differences between them.
tinykeys
Ever needed to add keyboard shortcuts in your web app? Tinykeys is a <1kb library that helps you with exactly that.
CORS visualized
I spent countless hours on getting CORS right. Lydia Hallie wrote a super helpful article that visualizes how CORS really works.
Webpack: A gentle introduction
You hear a lot how people spent days configuring Webpack. To make your first steps with it easier, read this beginner-friendly guide by Tyler McGinnis.
Snippetshot
We all used Carbon.now.sh at least once to share a piece of code the fancy way. Now there is Snippetshot, a great alternative to Carbon.
Typeculator
Typeculator is a helpful tool to get the sizing of your headlines just right. It calculates the sizes based on the Golden Ratio and provides easy-to-copy CSS snippets in both px and rem.
