Weekly Recap

Hello everybody! It’s sunday again and this means it’s time for some link tips for you guys. A lot of good stuff this week. Let’s do this:

• A Q&A on the Picture Element
  Read this to get an insight on the progress of the picture element implementation. Very interesting.

• WTF, HTML and CSS?
  A list of commonly frustrating HTML and CSS quandaries, miscues, and dilemmas. Curated by Mark Otto.

• Spring Editor Upgrades!
  CodePen updated their editor. Read about the changes and additions here.

• Choose tools you’ll use
  Short but important advice. Learn the basics first and then move on to tools.

• How to go freelance
  A guide and a lot of tips on how to go freelance.

• Our Enclosed Space
  Very important piece stating that and explaining why the gap between the “thought leaders” of the web and the reality of people doing great work for clients on often extremely limited budgets widens.

• Shop Talk Show Special: One on One with a Hacker
  Chris Coyier interviews the guys who hacked CSS-Tricks. This is a weird, interesting and awesome podcast episode. And it shows what a great guys Chris is. Must-Listen.

• 2014 State of Element Queries
  Tab Atkins summarizes the state of Element Queries and presents some ideas on how to make them work. (His site seems to offline as of publishing this article, but I hope it’s back up soon.)

• Device State Detection with CSS Media Queries and JavaScript
  Brilliant system by David Walsh. I’ll definitely consider using that in one of my next projects.

• Readmill Team gets acqui-hired by Dropbox
  Another Social Reading service gone. I’m likewise happy for the guys and sad because of losing the service/product.