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::Before and ::After What are these CSS pseudo elements?

Feb 24, 20215 min read 220 views

Most times people see the before and after pseudo-elements in a codebase that's not theirs and they start scrambling trying to wonder, what is this strange thing with two colons? Well not to worry, let's look into that, shall we. This article will co...

Introduction to the Canvas Web API

Jan 27, 20215 min read 202 views

Art done on the web using web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JAVASCRIPT have become a new craze, when done right it can look really appealing. You might just say modern artists with web technologies as their paintbrush. look at this wonderful wor...

Technical Writing 101 ⁠— Formatting Articles for Effective Communication

Jan 8, 20217 min read 544 views

Technical writing has become a big deal in the tech ecosystem. Whether you're writing documentation or just writing about some new cool technology you discovered, the ability to pass your message across precisely and effectively is key. In a bid to f...

CSSOM - CSS Object Model (A brief overview)

Oct 3, 20203 min read 306 views

Ever so often, we see the abbreviation DOM (Document object model) almost everywhere on the internet, and I'm pretty sure I have a 60% chance of winning this bet that this is the first time you're seeing the abbreviation CSSOM, or I might be woefully...

The Right Pick (CSS Selectors)

Sep 27, 20204 min read 441 views

When I started learning how to write CSS(cascading style sheet), one of the problems I faced was declaring style rules that just won't apply for some reason, well that was because I was either using the wrong selectors or I didn't know how to properl...

TailwindCSS Tutorial - Getting started in 15mins

Sep 18, 20208 min read 908 views

Frameworks are tools designed to help developers perform various tasks with ease, they bring in a certain level of abstraction so that you can do a whole lot with just a single piece of code or a line of code however the case may be. Essentially fram...