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React is fast! Some of that speed comes from updating only the parts of the DOM that need it. Less for you to worry about and a speed gain to boot. As long as you understand the workings of setState(), you should be good to go. However, it’s also important to familiarize yourself with how this amazing library updates the DOM of your application. Knowing this will be instrumental in your work as a React developer.

The DOM?

The …

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The World Has Changed—So Must the CMS

Having a responsive website is no longer enough. Your audience expects a seamless and personalized customer experience across all their devices—the age of headless technology is coming.

Headless CMS is the next generation in content management for brands that want to stay ahead of the curve by engaging customers through the growing number of channels.

Download The Ultimate Guide to Headless CMS ebook for a deep look …

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Lea Verou with some extra super fancy CSS trickery. No way we could miss linking this one up!

One of the problems with responsive table solutions, at least the ones where you are using CSS to rejigger things, is that there is duplicated content somewhere. Either in CSS or HTML.

Lea finds two ways to prevent that. One of which uses text-shadow to “duplicate” a copy of the text and move it into place. Another uses the Firefox-only element() function. …

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I had never heard of the backdrop-filter property until yesterday, but after a couple of hours messing around with it I’m positive that it’s nothing more than magic. This is because it adds filters (like changing the hue, contrast or blur) of the background of an element without changing the text or other elements inside.

Take this example where I’ve replicated the iOS notification style: see how the background of each of these boxes are blurred but the text isn’t?…

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CSS preprocessor variables and CSS custom properties (often referred to as “CSS variables”) can do some of the same things, but are not the same.

Practical advice from Mike Riethmuller:

If it is alright to use static variables inside components, when should we use custom properties? Converting existing preprocessor variables to custom properties usually makes little sense. After all, the reason for custom properties is completely different. Custom properties make sense when we have CSS properties that change relative …

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