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Harnessing Ancient HTML with Modern CSS for Better UI

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Optimizing The Critical Rendering Path

Understand the role of the critical rendering path in user experience, and how you can shorten this path to display the most important content early.

The importance of UX/UI in Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity platforms are growing daily, addressing various threats and risks for individuals and also companies.

CSS nesting

I’ve been doing this CSS thing for over 15 years and I’ve seen a lot of change in that time. A lot of the time, I see a new CSS feature and immediately get excited about how helpful it’s going to be for me and the team in the long term. A good example of that is text-box-trim.

The Mistakes of CSS

You are not alone. CSS was born in 1996 (it can legally order a beer, you know!) and was initially considered a way to style documents; I don’t think anyone imagined everything CSS would be expected to do nearly 30 years later. If we had a time machine, many things would be done differently to match conventions or to make more sense. Heck, even the CSS Working Group admits to…

New Amazing CSS Properties To Add To Your Front-end Toolkit

As CSS continues to evolve, it brings new tools and options that help developers craft better and more dynamic web experiences. In this article, I want to introduce 5 lesser-known (and often underused) CSS properties and features that are worth integrating in your 2025 workflow. Each of these is widely supported across major browsers, making them reliable choices for modern front-end development

What is the Difference Between CSS Grid and Flexbox?

Flexbox is a one-dimensional layout tool, used for arranging elements in a single row or column. It is best suited for simple, one-dimensional layouts and smaller-scale projects.

Smart ways to highlight features for landing pages

We can highlight our software’s value in a number of ways: images, interactive widgets, motion graphics, talking-head walkthroughs, and live product demos—and I believe we’re really underutilizing the latter three. Because in my experience, these methods are incredibly effective at showcasing software features and helping users vividly understand their worth. Let’s explore some inspiring real-life cases to see how you can apply these value highlighters to your own products!

The Complexity Paradox of ChatGPT, AI and UX

It’s harder to build predictable and transparent experiences when even literal computer scientists can’t predict the outcome of a prompt, or explain it to someone on the train.

The Underrated Power of Sublime Text

I still get people asking me why I use Sublime Text in 2025 given there are soooo many other great editors out there.

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