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You know how position: relative creates a new context for absolute positioning within an element? Well, position: sticky is a locally scoped version of position: fixed. Let’s take a look at how that works using a modal with a sticky close button as an example.

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Gonzalo García takes a crack at why webpack (not capitalized like npm) exists at all. No particular disagreements here, but here’s my crack at it…

• We use webpack because we need to import stuff from place;. This is a good pattern. We can use webpack to interpret those statements, as native support for them isn’t what it needs to be yet, and it’s not clear whether the native version will be smart for performance or not (probably not,

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Job titles is a regular topic around here. Occasionally heated, as job titles play a role in the hiring process (why are you asking me React questions for this UX design position role?). And complicated by the fact that there is no agreed-upon standards and the loads of people and companies who don’t take them seriously (we just want people who do a good job, make your title whatever you want it to be). Complicated again …

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Figma launched their Web Platform API which allows developers to build on top of and extend the features of their web-based design tool. They also published a quick post about the release that showcases how design teams at Uber and GitHub are starting to use the API but they also also dig into a few public extensions that are available to use today.

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Recently, I had to dig into the topic of code deprecation in JavaScript. I feel like this topic gets less coverage even though it may a play key role in certain projects, especially when working in bigger teams or dealing with external APIs.

In JavaScript-land, I don’t know of any true industry standards for deprecating JavaScript. It could be different per any team, library or vendor.

That’s why my goal here is to sum up my findings and thoughts on …

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