Resources and Links from CSS Dev Conf 2016 The Alamo
CSS Dev Conf is the first on-site conference dedicated to Cascading Style Sheets for the web builder.
From Estelle Weyle to Trent Walton, CSS Dev Conf features some of the most well-known people in CSS making sure you get you get practical, actionable take aways.
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Attendee Write-Ups
Here are some other resources and posts put together by attendees. Please let us know if you post about the conference, so we can add a link here:
- CSS Grids Are Coming: 5 Learnings From CSS Dev Conf by Heidi Olsen
- Become an Ally by Matt Haff
- Spurred on to Ride Tomorrow’s CSS by Stéphane Boileau
Keynote Sessions, in chronological order
For your reference, we’ve gathered slides — and in the case of some presentations, resource files — in the list below. Because some resources are still in progress, we’ve created this post, a place where we’ll add any other 2016 Dev Conference items we find.
- Knowing It All by Rachel Andrew https://rachelandrew.co.uk/speaking/topics/knowing-it-all
- Revolutionize Your Page by Jen Simmons
https://speakerdeck.com/jensimmons/revolutionize-your-page-40min-fall-2016 - The Seasonal Web Designer by Trent Walton
https://speakerdeck.com/trentwalton/css-dev-conf-2016-closing-keynote
Finalists Sessions (alphabetically sorted by presenter)
- Impressive Art with CSS by Gregor Adams
- Sunsetting Our Grid Systems and Embracing CSS Grid Module by Michael Cohen
- Level Up Your GIF Game by Cecy Correa
- Creativity in Programming by Sarah Drasner
- HTTP/2 FTW: How it Impacts Frontend Developers by Joah Gerstenberg
- Stop Thinking in Pixels by Keith Grant
- Using Tomorrow’s CSS Today by Brian Graves
- Reactive Animations with CSS Variables by David Khourshid
- Automated UI Testing and You by Kevin Lamping
- Communicating Animation Across Teams by Rachel Nabors
- KonMari CSS by Vincent Nalupta
- Creating Beautiful, Accessible, and User-Friendly Forms by Clarissa Peterson
- Responsive Web Apps with Container Queries by Jonathan Snook
- Generate a Living Style Guide from CSS by Matt Vanderpol
- Simple. Fast. Accessible by Estelle Weyl
- Motion Paths Beyond SVG by Dan Wilson
- The Secret Life of Forms by Ivan Wilson
“Best Of” Sessions, picked by attendees on site!
- Advanced Fluid Typography by Mike Riethmuller:
Fluid Type Examples (blog post)
Precise Control over Responsive Typography (blog post)
Precision Responsive Typography (on CodePen) - Applicable ES6 — Tips + Treats by Wes Bos
- Perceived Performance by Eli Fitch
- Data Visualization with Responsive d3.js by Julia Konivestska
- Pattern Libraries Can Change Your Life by Adam McCombs:
Bonus: Fight the Zombie Pattern Library (video) by previous CSSDev Conf presenter Marcelo Sommers - How to Fight Burnout by Alicia Sedlock
That’s everything for now, but keep checking our resources page for new additions!
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