3 Years

I talk about how I was made redundant 3 years ago and how that’s resulted in lots of freelance success. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Learn CSS From Scratch isn’t happening and other updates

Now that we created the Learn CSS course that is free to everyone, the Learn CSS From Scratch course is redundant. The membership perks are changing too. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Wholesome places to discuss tech away from Twitter

It may seem like it, but Twitter isn’t the center of everything for tech. Here’s some places you can hang out away from Twitter that are very good. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Getting started with CSS Custom Properties

Custom properties in CSS are exceptionally useful, not just for tokenising your CSS, but also for abstracting complexity and interactivity into smaller, easier to manage pieces. This short guide will get you up to speed with how they work and how to use them. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Define delay for each property in the transition shorthand

You can set a different delay for each transitioned property, using the transition shorthand, which creates some pretty cool state changes. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Container Queries are coming and they'll transform UIs like media queries did

After years of asking and memes, we’re finally getting container queries and they will transform UI design, just like media queries did. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

Use CSS Clamp to create a more flexible wrapper utility

A handy way to use modern CSS functions to give yourself fine-grained, yet flexible, design control. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 3 years ago

A minimum viable experience makes for a resilient, inclusive website or app

I explain what a minimum viable experience is and how I think it’s a crucial part of progressive enhancement’s role in building resilient websites and apps for the web. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 4 years ago

Cube CSS – A CSS methodology oriented towards simplicity and consistency

A CSS methodology oriented towards simplicity and consistency with a heavy dosage of pragmatism. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 4 years ago

CUBE CSS

A CSS methodology oriented towards simplicity and consistency with a heavy dosage of pragmatism. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 4 years ago

Learn Eleventy From Scratch

We go from an empty directory to a fully functional, continuously deployed Eleventy site that will tick all the performance boxes and give you heaps of publishing flexibility. | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 4 years ago