Top-10 Posts for FE (Week 5, Jun 2023)

Here are the top 10 posts from the past week that will be useful to front-end developers and beyond. The selection was made on the basis of their interestingness, uniqueness, presentation, usefulness and subjective assessment of the author.

Is Code Generation a Bad Idea?

This article discusses the benefits and challenges of code generation, specifically in the context of ZenStack, a full-stack development toolkit that simplifies backend web app development using a schema-first approach and code generation for access control-enabled APIs and front-end queries.

JavaScript DOM Explained: A Practical Beginner’s Tutorial

This article provides a beginner's guide to understanding the Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript, covering its structure, how to access and alter DOM elements, and how to handle DOM events, emphasizing its importance for creating dynamic and interactive web pages.

Tailwind cheatsheet

This article provides a cheatsheet for Tailwind CSS utility classes, covering various aspects such as layout, typography, colors, spacing, flexbox, grid, borders, display, sizing, positioning, shadows, interactivity, and miscellaneous properties, offering a quick reference for styling web applications efficiently.

Mastering HTML Tables

This comprehensive blog post explores the creation, styling, and optimization of HTML tables using the <table>, <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags, providing code examples and detailed explanations to help you effectively present structured data.

JavaScript console methods: A deep dive.

The article explores different methods in JavaScript's console object and provides examples of their usage.

Node.js Development: All You Need to Know

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Node.js, including its features, use cases, installation guide, and frequently asked questions, helping developers understand and make informed decisions about using Node.js for server-side development.

7 Secret JavaScript Web-APIs That You Don't Know

This article explores seven lesser-known JavaScript Web APIs that can enhance the functionality and user experience of web projects, including the Notifications API, Speech Recognition API, Geolocation API, Web Bluetooth API, Battery Status API, Vibration API, and Payment Request API.

Floats in 2023

The article explores the role of floats in web layouts, their limitations, and provides practical use cases and solutions for optimizing their usage in modern web design.

Understanding The Main and Cross Axes in Flexbox

This article explains the main and cross axes in flexbox and how they influence the behavior of four specific CSS flexbox properties, providing insights into aligning and positioning flex items on a webpage.

Let's Talk About Node Packages

This article provides a transcription of a video discussing dependency types, versioning, problematic packages like TypeScript and React, and the module systems in the Node package ecosystem, along with recommendations for tools like Deno and Vite.