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Wed 01 Jul 2020

Git Tags: Everything You Need to know

A git tag is a marker for a specific point in time for your repository. Well, although I say a "specific point in time", they are really just a reference to a commit. These tags are stored as files inside of the refs folder within the .git folder that is a part of every git repository.

Source: Git Tags: Everything You Need to know, an article by Alan Solitar.

Introduction to CSS Transitions

Animations have become an essential part of web design, and developers now use these to beautify content on websites. Before the release of CSS3, front-end developers had to perform animations with JavaScript, which wasn't an all pleasing process. Still, with the introduction of CSS animations, developers can now perform animations with ease.

In this article, I'm going to introduce you to CSS Transitions, walk you through the process of creating simple CSS animations, explain the Transition shorthand properties, and it's value.

Source: Introduction to CSS Transitions, an article by Nelson Michael.

New in Chrome: CSS Overview

Here’s a fancy new experimental feature in Chrome! Now, we can get an overview of the CSS used on a site, from how many colors there are to the number of unused declarations… even down to the total number of defined media queries.

Source: New in Chrome: CSS Overview, an article by Robin Rendle.

Git Switch and Restore: an Improved User Experience

If you’re like me and you’ve worked with Git for some time, you might have a couple of commands committed to your memory—from git commit for recording your changes, to git log for sensing “where” you are.

I have found git checkout to be a command that I reach for pretty frequently, as it performs more than one operation. But a single command doing more than one thing might produce a suboptimal user experience for someone learning Git.

Source: Git Switch and Restore: an Improved User Experience, an article by Ray Chuan Tay.