May 30 2011

Andy Croxall - 10 Oddities And Secrets About JavaScript

JavaScript. At once bizarre and yet beautiful, it is surely the programming language that Pablo Picasso would have invented. Null is apparently an object, an empty array is apparently equal to false

Errors , Mathematics , coding , Essentials , Javascript

Apr 07 2011

Soh Tanaka - Helpful JavaScript & jQuery Tools, Libraries & Plugins

Recently we’ve been receiving more requests for carefully selected, useful round-ups. We try to avoid round-ups on Smashing Magazine, but sometimes the format is useful and — if the resources are re

Tools , templates , coding , jquery , Javascript

Nov 17 2025

Atila Fassina - Localizing Your Next.js App

Instructing Next.js your app intends to have routes for different locales (or countries, or both) could not be more smooth. On the root of your project, create a next.config.js if you have not had t

Apps , next.js , User Experience

Nov 17 2025

Myriam Frisano - SVG Coding Examples: Useful Recipes For Writing Vectors By Hand

Even though I am the kind of front-end engineer who manually cleans up SVG files when they are a mess, I never expected to become one of those people. You know, those crazy people that draw with cod

Guides , coding , svg

Sep 18 2008

Glen Stansberry - 6 Version Control Systems Reviewed

If you’ve ever collaborated with other people on a project, you know the frustration of constantly swapping files. Some do it by email, some through file upload services and some by other methods. I

Tools , Open Source , Linux , coding , Reviews

Jan 25 2010

ZURB - The New Hotness: Using CSS3 Visual Effects

Previously in this series on CSS3, we talked not only about how to create scalable and compelling buttons but about how to effectively use new CSS3 properties to speed up development and quickly cre

css3 , coding , Css

Mar 23 2009

Chris Coyier - [Ask SM: CSS] Equal Spacing, CSS Font Replacement

This is our fourth installment of Ask SM, featuring reader questions about Web design, focusing on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In this post we’ll cover how you can distribute the horizontal space bet

coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Jhey Tompkins - 3D CSS Flippy Snaps With React And GreenSock

Naming things is hard, right? Well, “Flippy Snaps” was the best thing I could come up with. 😂 I saw an effect like this on TV one evening and made a note to myself to make something similar. Altho

react , Techniques , Tools , Apps , Css

Aug 17 2009

Inayaili de Leon - Taming Advanced CSS Selectors

The best way to avoid these plagues spreading in your markup and keep it clean and semantic is by using more complex CSS selectors, ones that can target specific elements without the need for a clas

coding , Css

Nov 23 2010

The Smashing Newsletter Team - Photoshop-Inspired Techniques with 100% CSS

In this article, we’re going to take a look at some design solutions that are now possible with CSS, whether it be with the new, more advanced CSS3 or with prior versions. Everything from small deta

Photoshop , css3 , coding , Css

Jul 20 2009

Cameron Chapman - 50 New CSS Techniques For Your Next Web Design

One of the best parts of CSS is that it’s so simple once you know the basics. Where tables used to make incredibly complex and sometimes impossible-to-decipher code, CSS keeps things clean and simpl

Techniques , coding , Css , Resources

Mar 14 2010

Sven Lennartz - 50 Fantastic Favicons – Best Of

Every now and again we showcase fantastic favicons, those tiny pieces of art that you’ll find in your browser’s address bar or when rifling through your bookmarks. These little gems are important be

Showcases , Favicons , Icons , Inspiration