This article is a sponsored by SurveyJS There’s a mental model most React developers share without ever discussing it out loud. That forms are always supposed to be components. This means a stack like: React Hook Form for local state (minimal re-renders, ergonomic field registration, imperative interaction). Zod for validation (input correctness, boundary validation, type-safe […]
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The z-index property is one of the most important tools any UI developer has at their disposal, as it allows you to control the stacking order of elements on a webpage. Modals, toasts, popups, dropdowns, tooltips, and many other common elements rely on it to ensure they appear above other content. While most resources focus
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Design tokens were supposed to make our lives easier—but now they’re eating us alive. What started as a way to create harmony between design and code has turned into an endless maze of abstractions, debates, and JSON files nobody understands. This is the story of how our obsession with consistency turned design systems into bureaucracies.
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Ten years ago, persuasive design was a relatively new frontier in the field of UX. In a 2015 Smashing article, I was among those who showed a way for practitioners to move from being primarily focused on improving usability and removing friction to also guide users toward a desired outcome. The premise was simple: by
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Should you use AI for automation? Learn when AI agents add value vs. traditional automation, common mistakes small teams make, and a practical decision framework. Continue reading AI Agents vs Traditional Automation: How Small Teams Can Choose the Right Approach on SitePoint.
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Learn GitLab CI/CD for React: set up automated testing, building, and deployment to GitLab Pages. Complete guide with real examples and practical tips. Continue reading GitLab CI/CD for Frontend Developers: From Zero to Deployed on SitePoint.
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I’ve been working in User Experience design for more than twenty years. Long enough to have seen the many job titles, from when stakeholders asked us to “just make it pretty” to when wireframes were delivered as annotated PDFs. I’ve seen many tools come and go over the years, methodologies rise and fall, and entire
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Temani Afif recently did this exercise and I thought I’d build off of it. Some of these are useful. Many of them are not. There’s a bird at the end! html html { /* I mean, duh */ } :root :root { /* Sarsaparilla, anyone? */ } :root is a CSS pseudo-class that matches the
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Compare 4-bit vs 8-bit quantization for local LLMs. See quality benchmarks, speed improvements, and VRAM savings to choose the right quantization for your use case. Continue reading Quantized Local LLMs: 4-bit vs 8-bit Performance Analysis on SitePoint.
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Compare Mac and PC hardware for running local LLMs. See M3 Pro/Max vs RTX 4090/3090 benchmarks, unified memory vs VRAM, and recommendations for every budget. Continue reading Local LLM Hardware Requirements: Mac vs PC 2026 on SitePoint.
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