At Halfstack Conf in May I gave a presentation on what I think responsive design should be about in 2020 and what it will be about going forward: responding not just to static device properties like width and height but also to user preferences like preferring dark mode or reduced motion. The recording of it is out now, check it here:
I had a blast at Halfstack conf. Even though it was an online conference it really felt like a large group of people having fun together. There’s another Halfstack conf coming up in August. I already have tickets, and you should get them too: Halfstack Conf Online August 21th.
Hi, I'm Kilian. I make Polypane, the
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Media queries are what make modern responsive design possible. With them you can set different styling based on things like a users screen size, device capabilities or user preferences. But how do they work, which ones are there and which ones should you use? For the Polypane blog I wrote the complete guide to media queries.…
The Electron App framework makes it really easy to build cross-platform applications. I know this, because I’ve made a bunch. But how do you find out if people are using the features in your application? You could ask them or wait for them to tell you, but you can also use Google Analytics’ event tracking…
Yesterday, I gave a ⚡ lightning talk on design tokens at the @ReactAmsterdam meetup. I’ve been to a few React Amsterdam meetups and there’s always a really good vibe so I was really happy I got to do a lightning talk on a subject I care about. There were about 200 people in the room…