Code Rush

We share our summer projects, including babies and GSAP. We figure out that some feature flags in Safari are just a checkbox and loop back to topics from our previous episode. We discuss how to do structured schema data and how Figma enables AI training by default. CSS can put Rob off these days. We re-discuss CH units and steal some buttons. Introduction What have we been up to? Looping back to S...

In this episode we recorded a month ago, we establish that Jay is clearly running this show and Rob just sits there. We cover our experiences with the recent Statamic Flat Camp and discover that Jay procrastinates watering his plants. Also: using modern CSS features, transitioning to auto, relative colors, Rob yelling at the Markdown cloud and a whole lot more.  Introduction Flat Camp in Rome and...

It has been a while. When we recorded this episode a while ago after a few drinks, and apparently it took Jay time to recover the edit. But here we are, with more profanity than usual. Sorry, not sorry. Jay spent a lot of money on hardware and a domain. We share what we've been working on, cover a lot of news and vacuum Jay's tiny London apartment. Introduction Jay's mechanical keyboard saga conti...

Jack McDade joins us to talk about his brand new Radical Design Course. The three of us are all going to Flat Camp EU and it is just around the corner. Statamic will get a major version update soon and it contains some pretty exciting new features and enhancements. Lastly, there’s a very generous discount code for Radical Design in this episode as well, but you’ll need to listen to find it. Introd...

After a two month recording pause including an in person meetup, we have a lot to go over. Like clients sliding into your DMS, the new Cap unit, Dune 2, and the use and misuse of uppercase text. We also cover Herd Pro, the switch property, overflow:clip, form-sizing, CSS Generators, typescale.com, a warning about evergreen browsers, kanban boards in Apple Reminders, Eagle app and Screen Studio. In...

Three minutes of Indiana Jones chat followed by em's vs ch units—we know how to bring in the New Year! Webkit has introduced alt text for pseudo-elements. The summary/details element may soon be animatable. We record on Blue Monday which cleary increases Rob his grumpiness towards the endless stream of AI content. Jay documents his journey into the world of mechanical keyboards. We debate CSS grid...

In our very first Christmas episode, Jay makes fun of Dutch again when English clearly lacks a very important word; Rob shares updates regarding his password manager changes and doesn't like big blobs of light. Tailwind gets :has(), Figma get a cool $1B, and something's up with Chrome dev relations. We chat about the most recent news in CSS, and Jay shares his experiences with GitHub Copilot. Intr...

With Jay back in London, we return to remote recording again. We talk about abandoned side projects before Rob finally strikes back regarding pronunciation. We also cover Dutch politics (sorry), trivia, Google’s Topics API, and a lot of CSS news, including scroll snapping v2. Rob shares his experience of moving from 1Password to iCloud Keychain, and to Jay’s delight, Firefox has a Compatibility pa...

Fireworks and popping beers. In this very first in-person recording, Rob gets flagged for proper pronunciation again. Jay has gathered more coffee knowledge. Rob doesn't spit out his wine when tasting. Last but not least, from the comfort of a fire stove, we laugh over vicar jokes and cover Laravel Precognition, Canvas, PostCSS, (scroll-driven) animations in various guises, Passkeys and 1Password....

After freelancing for ten years, Ross now works for WPEngine. He joins us to chat about his journey between the freelance and corporate worlds and the empowering revelation that everyone is creative. In the news, HTML introduces a brand-new search element, and CSS nesting is relaxing their requirement for ampersands—said in a Dutch/French accent. We also chat about positivity in our community. Int...

Jay has an interesting time implementing Age Gate with search engines. We chat about the launch of our new Code Rush website, including decisions on opening links in new tabs, and designing á la Olivia Rodrigo—a world-famous pop star, for those that don’t know. Subgrid is upon us, and so is Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” which has garnered much debate amongst the web community. coderush.dev Opening li...

Amber Weinberg is a frontend developer at Studio Simpatico with over 25 years of experience. She joins us to muse over all the CSS news and to tell us all about how they use WordPress for their client work. All the while we complete CSS. Jay opens up about health and coffee.  Introduction Jay on Coffee and Cholesterol  A Good Use of ChatGPT New CSS Features and Examples Entry and Exit Animations S...

Dave Smyth is a designer and developer interested in privacy and ethics. He joins us for this episode. Jay tries his best to lighten the tone with the latest web news while Rob and Dave get heavy with privacy and ethics. Introduction Social Media and Mental Health CSS Nesting in Firefox Spat Chat: CSS confusion? Custom easing in CSS Profiles coming to Safari Feedback from Bramus van Damme AI acces...

Rob is grumpy. In all his excitement about a certain thing being released in stable Chrome, Jay texted him, to which Rob responded in a very lame manner. This must be why Jay keeps giving Rob a hard time on his English pronounciation. There's a actual news this episode as well, and with Jay as our anchorman, we cover it all.  Contract Killer Scroll Driven Animations in Chrome Stable Apple hosting...

How much access and control do you give Clients in a CMS Control Panel? Jay actively limits clients while Rob gives more - albeit restricted - freedom. Pricing stuff in Web Development is hard, how do we do it? We also have a new segment called Spat Chat 💦. Control Panel access for Clients Pricing in Web Development Spat Chat on Design for the Web without Figma

Jay is anxiously waiting for his new MacBook and hasn't told his client yet that he's taken progressive enhancement to an insane level. Rob, again, didn't go to a conference. We discuss scroll driven animations and the fancy Apple Vision Pro. What is new in Safari and what do sticky elements mean for accessibility.  Introduction Scroll driven animations A solution for OKLCH in TailwindCSS News WWD...

After looping back around to some previous topics to course-correct, we discuss the web conference circuit and the idea of simply meeting up for fun, à la "Flat Camp" style—Statamic's new conference. Colour models are now supported in all modern browsers so we cover everything from RGB, HSL, through to the newest OKLCH model. Finally, we comb over the release of Statamic version 4. Introduction Lo...

Jay got a new King, and Rob's kids sold stuff on a blanket to celebrate the birthday of his King(?!). We tinker with the idea of "View Transitions", the web's answer to soft-loading content—similar to the behaviour of iOS and Android apps. Is it ready for traditional websites? We weigh up Content Management Systems and close off by discussing if Safari is indeed an Evergreen Browser. A Royal intro...

In our pilot episode, Rob and Jay introduce themselves before diving into Scroll-timeline and the desire for native scroll triggering, along with aversions to snap scroll and jacking. We lament the vanilla CSS / Tailwind community divide—with Jay and Rob shaking hands across the fence—before discussing misconceptions about Tailwind, plus its application of some of the newer vanilla CSS like :has()...