Dec 24, 2020The Death of Flash, the Rise of React and What’s NextA bit over 10 years ago, I was a Flash developer. We were in high demand in those days. We were building RIAs, aka Rich Internet Applications, that delivered snappy animations, all manner of graphics and fonts in a single page experience that made computer fans accelerate all over the…Flash4 min readFlash4 min read
Aug 13, 2017Building a Design System PlaygroundLike many others, I’ve been thinking about design systems lately. Especially after reading Unified Styling Language. If you ignore the debates around CSS class naming and CSS-in-JS, the essential differences across the possible permutations of CSS styles break down to 3 things: layout, colors and typography. When building a design…CSS2 min readCSS2 min read
Jun 9, 2017The Web Dev Life CycleLearn* cool new thing. Learn newer, better version of cool new thing. Cool new thing becomes dead old thing. Learn cool new thing… *Also applies to create.1 min read1 min read
May 31, 2017By The Numbers: A Year and Half with Atomic CSSThere has been controversy about Atomic CSS (or Functional CSS if you prefer). Much has been written, but what about some cold hard numbers? What happens when you refactor your CSS architecture, then build on top of it in the months and years that follow? At Gesture, we have created…CSS5 min readCSS5 min read
Apr 18, 2017My Problem with The Problem with Atomic CSSEvery time I read a hit piece on Atomic CSS, I feel compelled to respond. I can’t help it. I like thinking and talking about this stuff. The problem with atomic CSS by Adam Silver is the latest post to take a dim view of my CSS architectural approach of…CSS2 min readCSS2 min read
Jan 8, 2017Kiss My Classname: A CounterpointI am a Zeldman fan. I admire him. I think he is a person who is smart, accomplished, and also nice. Check out his podcast. It’s great! I was disappointed to read Kiss My Classname, his take on Atomic CSS (aka Functional CSS, aka Utility CSS, aka non-semantic classnames). I…CSS4 min readCSS4 min read
