Jon AbramsBe wary of the CSS comma selector and pseudo-classesYou’re probably aware of the comma separator in CSS selectors. They’re a handy way to have a set of CSS attributes applied via multiple…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019
Jon AbramsinDailyJSIntroducing SpaceAce, a new kind of front-end state libraryAnyone who’s developed front-end applications knows that managing the state is one of the most important, and challenging, aspects. Popular…Jul 23, 20187Jul 23, 20187
Jon AbramsCoder Interviews Shouldn’t Be PainfulIt’s commonly agreed that engineering interviews are broken, and yet they never change. Why are they broken and how can they be fixed?Jun 4, 20182Jun 4, 20182
Jon AbramsA Simple Idea to Boost Job CreationHelp businesses bring back jobs and create new ones by refunding some of the salaryJan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
Jon AbramsDoing stuff with Rails’ find_eachIf you’ve been making web apps with Rails for long enough, you will have encountered ActiveRecord’s handy find_each method. It iterates…Sep 17, 20161Sep 17, 20161
Jon AbramsBe Aware of Browsers’ Internationalization APIBrowser makers have been giving us web developers lots of great new tools lately. Whether it’s variables in CSS or new JavaScript language…Mar 29, 20161Mar 29, 20161
Jon AbramsTwitter’s HypocrisyWe’re finally at the point where the public is fighting for their right to unrestricted internet access. It’s starting to look like net…Sep 11, 2014Sep 11, 2014
Jon AbramsSingle-line ‘if’ statementsHow to avoid problems without totally avoiding them.Feb 23, 20142Feb 23, 20142