Hot tips are spicy lil' nuggets related to web development and tooling that I share on my twitter account. I've logged them here to make them easier to find.
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HANDS!
I spent my week learning how thermal receipt printers work, and controlling one with JavaScript.
Hooked it up to the @getsentry webhook API and now I get print outs of my issues as they happen
🔥 CSS Tip!
Have you ever wanted the benefits of a block element but the sizing of an inline element?
width: max-content; comes in super handy here 👌
width: max-content;
You know I had to connect the JavaScript receipt Printer up to my webcam.
JavaScript controlled receipt printer!
Best mouse for web developers?
Yessssss! Node just shipped the ability to run TypeScript files directly!
If you accept money online anywhere, triple check your auto complete settings are in order
Nifty CSS video masking technique on the iPad website
Pretty impressive that you can do it without JavaScript with this new CSS API
Heres a quick tutorial on how to code the iPad video scroller mask effect yourself
CSS can FINALLY animate height: auto!