Is it recommended to use HTML Emoji Unicode on a website? What are the dis-advantages?

Do you think supporting native HTML Emoji is a good option? Twitter, for example, replaces them with images. Right now, Hashnode is allowing these emojis. If you are still confused here are some example HTML emojis. 😂 😄 😼. Right click and check o...

Can a UI ever be 'pixel perfect' to the design?

I recently gave an interview where they told me to develop a UI based on a .jpg snapshot as a task. Focusing on scalability, I wrote a sensible markup and a re-usable CSS thinking they would judge me on the basis of the code quality. Little did I kno...

Choosing image sprites over individual images?

I recently worked on a project where we made an image sprite for some 20 images we had. We created multiple sprites for different displays and used like this: .something { background-image: url("img/sprite.png"); } @media only screen an...

CSS scale blurry performance in chrome

I was working with a simple Transform:scale() animation in one of my projects and the result was (horrifyingly) choppy in chrome: jsfiddle.net/6gL9x38f/ if you check the demo in firefox, the scaled up div and the inner text look crisp during and afte...

What's the best way to time CSS Animations?

I've been playing with CSS @keyframes animation lately and I've realized that creating fluid animations is such a pain! My animations feel jittery and unrealistic. Making something like material design animations take me hours to time perfectly. What...

Is Swift really the future of iOS app programming language?

Have you tried Swift? Is it awesome and easy to get started? What's the learning curve?

When to use position: static?

I understand that position: static is the default position that the element would assume.. but I've played around with positions a lot and never needed to use position: static What are the scenarios where static positioning would be useful?

Which plugins do you use for style-normalisation?

I have been using normalize.css for a very long time. I was wondering if this is still the best style normaliser today.

What are some good lightweight JS libraries for creating responsive carousel sliders?

Looking for a lightweight and flexible carousel library that i can modify for my needs.

What are the best tools to quickly create prototypes for a website/app project?