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Modern CSS Color Functions: oklch(), color-mix(), and Relative Colors

Modern CSS Color Functions: oklch(), color-mix(), and Relative Colors

Here's a familiar situation: the designer hands you a brand colour, and you need a hover state that's a bit darker, a disabled state that's washed ou

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CSS Keyframe Animations: From Basics to Advanced Techniques

CSS Keyframe Animations: From Basics to Advanced Techniques

A loading spinner that rotates forever. A notification badge that pulses gently to catch your eye. A hero headline that slides in word by word. All o

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Using MongoDB in Serverless Functions Without Exhausting Connections

Using MongoDB in Serverless Functions Without Exhausting Connections

Serverless functions and traditional databases have a fundamental mismatch. A function platform happily spins up hundreds or thousands of instances w

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CSS Logical Properties: Writing Layouts for Every Language

CSS Logical Properties: Writing Layouts for Every Language

Your product is launching in Arabic next month. You add dir="rtl" to the html element, reload, and the layout is a mess. Icons sit on the wrong s

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How to Implement Dark Mode with CSS and prefers-color-scheme

How to Implement Dark Mode with CSS and prefers-color-scheme

Open your phone's settings at night and there's a good chance dark mode switches on automatically. Many of your visitors browse this way, and landing

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Building a GraphQL API with MongoDB and Apollo Server

Building a GraphQL API with MongoDB and Apollo Server

GraphQL and MongoDB look like they were designed for each other. A GraphQL query describes a nested tree of fields, and a MongoDB document is a neste

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