The SMIL specification was introduced by the W3C in 1998 for synchronizing multimedia. This was long before CSS animations or JavaScript-based animation libraries were available. It was built into SVG 1.1, which is why we can still use it there today. Now, you might’ve heard that SMIL is dead. However, it’s alive and well since […]
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OpenAI Codex promises to revolutionize coding, but don’t be fooled—this shiny new AI tool has some serious flaws. While it’s great for basic tasks, it’s far from ready to replace skilled developers, and it comes with major risks like outdated code, security vulnerabilities, and legal nightmares.
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A couple of days back, among the tens of crypto-scams that flood our contact inbox, we found an interesting question on nested lists from one of our readers. I have a problem (related to list-numbering) that seems commonplace, but I can’t seem to solve it or find any solution for. If any of your geniuses
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In a world dominated by cancel culture, web designers are finding it harder to think outside the box without facing backlash or professional consequences. While creativity may feel stifled, it’s possible to still push boundaries responsibly by balancing bold ideas with awareness of potential risks.
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So we want to set up a new design system for your product. How do we get it up and running from scratch? Do we start with key stakeholders, UI audits, or naming conventions? And what are some of the critical conversations we need to have early to avoid problems down the line? Fortunately, there
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Some weekend reading on the heels of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAADM), which took place yesterday. The Email Markup Consortium (EMC) released its 2025 study on the accessibility in HTML emails, and the TL;DR is not totally dissimilar from what we heard from WebAIM’s annual web report: This is the third full year for this
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In my experience, most UX teams find themselves primarily implementing other people’s ideas rather than leading the conversation about user experience. This happens because stakeholders and decision-makers often lack a deep understanding of UX’s capabilities and potential. Without a clear UX strategy framework, professionals get relegated to a purely tactical role — wireframing and testing
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Explore the fundamentals of Node.js streams for efficient I/O operations. Learn how readable, writable, and transform streams work with practical examples of data handling, piping, and backpressure management in this comprehensive guide. Continue reading The Basics of Node.js Streams on SitePoint.
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Wix just dropped **Wixel**, a bold new AI-powered design platform that claims anyone can create studio-quality visuals in minutes. It’s like Canva, Photoshop, and ChatGPT had a baby… but is it brilliant or just another template machine? The design world is watching—*should you be too?*
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I was reflecting on what I learned about CSS Carousels recently. There’s a lot they can do right out of the box (and some things they don’t) once you define a scroll container and hide the overflow. Hey, isn’t there another fairly new CSS feature that works with scroll regions? Oh yes, that’s Scroll-Driven Animations.
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