We’re losing perspective on 3D CSS
August 27, 2013 § 1 Comment
Over the last few months we’ve seen quite a few interesting demos in 3D CSS. Some offer really nice UI interactions, others are built just to show us the capabilities of modern browsers blow our minds.
Cross domain font woes – part 2
July 4, 2012 § 1 Comment
A few months back we looked at issues related to showing custom fonts in firefox (see Cross domain font woes in Firefox). Since then we have also started hosting more and more sites on heroku where you have no control over nginx. Obviously this makes the previously proposed solution hard to implement…plus who can remember all of that config?
Finally, a legitimate use for 3D CSS
March 28, 2012 § 2 Comments
Production sites using 3D transforms are still quite rare these days. I think one of the reasons is that people can’t find a legitimate reason to use 3D Transforms in their sites. Fair enough. Another reason can be that people think the technique isn’t mature enough yet. Recently I have been working on a website that is making use of 3D CSS, and it’s working!
In this article I want to show you that you can actually use 3D transforms in a production site, and what to expect when you’re thinking of using it in your site.
-webkit isn’t breaking the web. The W3C is
February 14, 2012 § Leave a comment
In the post Webkit isn’t breaking the web, you are, Scott Gilbertson intimates that it is the developers that are leading us to a new era of browser-wars by only implementing the -webkit prefixed CSS properties. The notion is that Webkit currently dominates the mobile browser market, so much so that other browser vendors are considering implementing the -webkit prefix. I view it differently. I place the blame squarely at the feet of the W3C.
CoffeeScript is Afrikaans Javascript
February 7, 2012 § 16 Comments
A while ago I met a few Afrikaans speaking people, and found out that (being Dutch) I was able to understand them pretty well, despite the fact they were speaking Afrikaans.
Afrikaans is one of the newest West Germanic languages in the world and is primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia.
The Dutch commander Jan van Riebeeck founded a new colony in 1652 near today’s Cape Town. Since then the Dutch language that the inhabitants spoke started to evolve and developed itself into a new language. This happened because of the influences of other languages that were spoken in South Africa at that time. About 90-95 percent of the Afrikaans vocabulary is of Dutch origin. The other 5-10 percent is copied from languages like Malay, Portuguese, Bantu and Khoisan. Which were the native languages of the inhabitants that were moved to South Africa by the Dutch. It was not until 1925 that Afrikaans was acknowledged as an official language. Before that it was considered to be “kitchen language” for the unlearned and not suitable for use in authorities like government, church and court.
Thinking in Responsive Design
September 23, 2011 § Leave a comment
The days of clinging to pixel values are petering out slowly, while the rise of percentages is hailed by the masses. With all of this hubbub about the technology, we also have to start shifting our mindsets to build our platforms in a new way. Though changing pixel values to percentages is a start, it doesn’t teach us to handle the more complex problem of making sure the experience of our websites is pleasurable on all devices. It’s like encountering a puzzle where the pieces change shape every hour. Luckily, the puzzle is fun to solve and the result is highly rewarding.
We’re giving away a ticket to RubyConf 2011 in New Orleans!
September 21, 2011 § 15 Comments
At Mint we’re lucky enough to have a fantastic conference policy that gives us the opportunity to go and hear from experts in our respective fields, meet our peers and sometimes even see another part of the world.
One of our favourites is Rubyconf in New Orleans. As well as being one of the best Ruby conferences out there, it takes place in one of the most amazing cities in the U.S.
Can I come?
Yes, we want to share the love and are offering one lucky person a ticket to Rubyconf. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is tell us in the comment section why you think we should choose you. The best/funniest answer wins. Easy.
The competition closes Friday at midnight (EST) so get commenting…
*The winner is responsible for their own travel and accommodation.