September 25, 2019 — Since CSS Grid was introduced in modern browsers in 2017, developers finally are able to create complex layouts with less code. CSS Grid works a bit differently than the CSS frameworks developers are used to, so there’s a learning curve to get it. In this talk I want to show some examples how to use CSS Grid on websites, including either support or fallback layouts for Internet Explorer 10 and 11. Because this shouldn’t be an excuse anymore not to use CSS Grid today!

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September 24, 2019 — CSS can be a source of deep frustration for developers, both new and experienced. Over time, this has resulted in a portion of the web community with a fundamental misunderstanding of CSS – not only of how to write it well, but of what CSS is in the first place: a domain-specific, declarative programming language.

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September 5, 2019 — Writing maintainable and scalable CSS is one of the biggest aspects of front-end work. Sami will show how CSS methodologies such as ITCSS and BEM can help achieve that and, at the same time, maximise the WYSIWYG experience in Gutenberg editor without rewriting the CSS that much.

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July 9, 2019 — Conoceremos los principales beneficios y algunas funciones avanzadas de este preprocesador para CSS que acelerarán nuestro trabajo de front-end y nos permitirán escribir CSS más fácilmente y mejor estructurado.

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June 11, 2019 — An introduction to utility class and component based styling, and how to soar with Tailwind CSS.

Things we’ll cover:

* What is utility/atomic/functional CSS.
* What are the advantages and disadvantages to utility based styling and Tailwind.
* What does it mean by “utility first”.
* How to customise Tailwind for your project.
* How to promote repeating classes into re-usable components.
* How to integrate Tailwind into your WordPress theme, including looking at the Tailwind CSS starter kit.

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March 1, 2019 — Vraví sa, že frontenďáci nie sú skutoční programátori.

Asi je správny čas zmeniť tento mýtus a ukázať, že aj frontend si zaslúži objektovo orientovaný prístup. Prednáška sa pokúsi zrozumiteľnou formou vysvetliť základy modulárneho prístupu k CSS využitím technológie Sass a metodológie Oxygen. Buďte ale pripravení na to, že vám hrozí zmena návykov v písaní CSS.

January 6, 2019 — In this session, we’ll be looking at bleeding edge CSS techniques and some of the cool properties that are available today or just around the corner.

Our Speaker, Keith is the co-founder of Highrise Digital – a specialist WordPress development team.

As a serial community starter, he is the founder of the WordPress London meetup group, co-founder of codeHarbour – a web meetup in Kent – and started Folkestone Cycling Club. Keith has been building WordPress sites for over eight years and has worked with agencies and clients of all size.

December 14, 2018 — CSS Secrets for Beginners

Discover ten handy tips in ten minutes for customizing your WordPress site with CSS. From quick techniques to hide elements you’d rather not see – to sneaky ways to add in extra bits of text, this talk for CSS newcomers will show you just how useful CSS can be. It’ll whet your appetite for more and suggest where to continue your CSS journey after the ten minutes whiz by.

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November 11, 2018 — Introducción a las variables nativas CSS. Ejemplos prácticos de cómo modificar dinámicamente un tema de WordPress desde el front-end y cómo pueden usarse para mejorar la accesibilidad de una web.

October 21, 2018