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Using horizontal rules in HTML
Article posted 20th July 2020 in Development and HTML
The horizontal rule is pretty widely misunderstood and often abused. It’s not an HTML element I reach for very much, but it’s worth writing about.
How to change the first number of an ordered list in HTML
Article posted 15th July 2020 in Development and HTML
What happens when starting an ordered list at 1 doesn’t make sense? HTML has an attribute that lets you start your count at any number!
Reversing an ordered list in HTML
Article posted 14th July 2020 in Development and HTML
When the order of a list matters, you might find yourself in a situation where you need to reverse the order. Fortunately, you can do that with HTML.
Frontend NE draws to a close
Article posted 13th July 2020
Frontend NE is coming to an end, but I’ve decided to come back for one last hurrah at the postponed final meetup, whenever that might be!
Self-closing elements in HTML
Article posted 10th July 2020 in Development and HTML
Some elements don’t look like the others; those are self-closing elements, which are just an opening tag with no content and no closing tag.
An introduction to HTML attributes
Article posted 9th July 2020 in Development and HTML
An HTML attribute lives on the opening tag of an element and gives that element powers it might not otherwise have had.
A handy Git shortcut to fetch and prune
Article posted 8th July 2020 in Development and Git
I’m still writing my Git commands long-hand. Turns out a fetch and prune can be more concise than I’ve previously suggested, all without aliases.
Chaining Git commands
Article posted 7th July 2020 in Development and Git
Writing a sequence of Git commands is really handy and much quicker than running one, waiting for it to finish, writing the next, etc. Here’s how.
Using image aspect ratios to avoiding janky page loading
Article posted 6th July 2020 in Development, HTML and Performance
Adding dimensions to images in HTML is useful again! They’re a progressive enhancement to calculate the image’s aspect ratio and prevent jank.
Lazy loading images without JavaScript
Article posted 3rd July 2020 in Development, HTML and Performance
Non-JavaScript lazy loading is a great progressive enhancement for image-heavy pages on the web. Just a simple HTML attribute and you’re away!