Dave Cranwell

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  • Kss Webpack Pattern Libraries

    At work we’re documenting a large-scale UI overhaul in which we’re using Webpack to compile the front end assets. We also need a Pattern library. Our company’s software is large and complicated enough that even in contrived developer environments you can’t easily find examples of every part of the UI....
  • Rules Of Interruption

    This thread started by Ross Chapman highlights an old problem. I want to hear as many viable solutions as possible on "how do I cut interruptions in an open-plan space?" GO.— Ross Chapman (@rosschapman) July 4, 2017 What’s odd is that in the world of development teams where everything becomes...
  • Tips for Google Accelerated Mobile Pages in Wagtail

    If you’re new to this, start with the introduction and tutorial here. 1. Use RoutablePageMixin Before we can serve a Wagtail AMP we need to work out how Google is to locate each page’s AMP version. The AMP spec uses a <link rel="amphtml" ... /> tag to describe where a...
  • Front End Overload

    I’ve been feeling the pressure recently. Not pressure to get the project finished, rather the pressure to be up to date. I’m not alone, Googling yields several prominent posts on the topic, including that last one which takes an unexpected turn into a brutally revealing and clearly very knowledgeable porn...
  • Animating CSS height to auto

    A common problem with responsive design is the need to animate with CSS an element who’s dimensions are unclear. It’s straight forward to set height:0px in one rule, height:100px in another, add some transition: all 1s and Bob’s your mother’s brother, but what if the height of your element varies...

Recent posts

  • Kss Webpack Pattern Libraries

  • Rules Of Interruption

  • Tips for Google Accelerated Mobile Pages in Wagtail

  • Front End Overload

  • Animating CSS height to auto

  • Using Grunt.js to automate export of Tilemill layers

  • jquery.image-fit-window

  • Dabbling with SVG

  • The right tools for the job

  • Speaking circuits and the cult of celebrity