Use CSS to Change the Mouse Cursor
Change the mouse cursor with CSS using built‑in cursor values or custom assets, while keeping interaction cues useful and avoiding distracting effects.
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Front‑end Development, page 9 of 19
Front‑end web development is my personal niche, it is the art of creating visual and interactive elements for a website, including layout, design, and interactivity, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Below you will find a subset of articles from my blog specifically about Front‑End Development. This is an area that I have worked with for many years, and have managed to write about quite a few times. There are three hundred thirty‑seven collected together for you below.
Use CSS to Change the Mouse Cursor. 
Exploring CSS Viewport Units Beyond vw and vh. Exploring CSS Viewport Units Beyond
vwandvhExplore CSS viewport units beyond vw and vh, including vmin, vmax, vi, vb, svh, lvh, and dvh for mobile browser chrome, writing modes, and sizing bugs.
Cleaning up Your JavaScript Code: The Double Bang (!!) Operator. Cleaning up Your JavaScript Code: The Double Bang (
!!) OperatorThe double bang operator turns values into explicit booleans, but it is not always the clearest option. Here's when it helps and when it does not.
Understanding and Using Flexbox in CSS. Understanding and Using Flexbox in CSS
Flexbox in CSS allows for flexible, dynamic and responsive layouts. Learn how to use its properties to create efficient interfaces and avoid potential issues.
React vs. Vue vs. Angular. React vs. Vue vs. Angular
Compare React, Vue, and Angular across ecosystem, learning curve, state, templates, team fit, SEO concerns, and how to choose a front‑end framework.
Specificity in CSS. Specificity in CSS
CSS specificity explains why some selectors win and others stubbornly do not. This guide breaks down the rules without making them feel mystical.
Static Site Generators. Static Site Generators
Static site generators trade runtime complexity for build‑time output. This article looks at the benefits, the drawbacks, and where they fit best.
All About Headless CMSes. All About Headless CMSes
Websites have not been set‑and‑forget for a long time now, and without the technical know‑how to update a static site, CMSes are a key part of web development.
What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer? What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer?
What makes a great JavaScript developer goes well beyond syntax. This article looks at judgement, fundamentals, debugging, and day‑to‑day habits.
Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser? Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser?
Progressive enhancement in web development is often misunderstood: it allows us to take advantage of more modern browsers, without penalising the older ones.
Adaptive vs. Responsive Design & Development. Adaptive vs. Responsive Design & Development
Now used as almost trivial marketing buzz words, there really are significant differences between responsive and adaptive design and development techniques.
What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer? What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer?
Front‑end developer skills explained, from HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, debugging, Git, APIs, frameworks, responsive design, and communication.
What is an HTML Entity? What is an HTML Entity?
HTML entities explained through reserved characters, invisible spaces, ampersands, symbols, punctuation, browser rendering, and when entities are useful.
Flexbox vs. grid. Flexbox vs.
gridAt first glance, 'flexbox' and 'grid' in CSS appear to solve similar problems in different ways. They are both suited to very different layouts however.
Renaming and Destructuring Variables in ES6. Renaming and Destructuring Variables in ES6
Perhaps one of the most‑used but misunderstood features of ES6, destructuring data is easy to use and leads to cleaner, simpler code and happier developers!
How to Choose a React Developer. How to Choose a React Developer
Hiring a React developer is about more than matching keywords. This guide looks at fundamentals, judgement, and what good front‑end signals look like.
Create Arrays of Any Size with Placeholder Content in JavaScript. Create Arrays of Any Size with Placeholder Content in JavaScript
There are many different ways of creating placeholder arrays in JavaScript ‑ whether the array itself is a placeholder, or simply the content within it.
The Quirks of z‑index. The Quirks of
z‑indexDebug z‑index quirks in CSS by understanding positioning, stacking contexts, opacity, transforms, huge values, and why layers still misbehave again.
