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The article discusses the new CSS property 'corner-shape', which allows developers to define the actual shape of an element's corners, moving beyond the limitations of 'border-radius'. It explains how 'corner-shape' can create var...
The blog post discusses the limitations of traditional Shopify themes and introduces Shopify headless commerce as a solution that separates the front end from the back end using APIs. It highlights the benefits of headless commerc...
The blog post introduces the new CSS progress() function, which simplifies the process of creating responsive design elements by allowing developers to express relationships between viewport size and CSS properties like opacity an...
The post discusses the importance of handling return values in PHP functions and introduces the new #[ oDiscard] attribute in PHP 8.5. This attribute warns developers if they ignore a function's return value, which can lead to bug...
The blog post discusses the introduction of a new URI/URL API in PHP 8.5 that addresses compliance issues with RFC 3986 and WHATWG URL specifications. It highlights the creation of two immutable classes, Uri fC3986 ext{Uri} and Ur...
The article discusses the new pipe operator (|>) introduced in PHP 8.5, which facilitates a functional programming style by allowing the chaining of operations. It provides several real-world examples demonstrating how to use the ...
The Laravel AI SDK enables developers to easily integrate AI features into their applications, showcasing practical use cases like user data analysis and automated code reviews.
The blog post discusses the upcoming feature of Partial Function Application (PFA) in PHP 8.6, which allows developers to create pre-configured callables by using placeholders for some arguments. This feature aims to simplify the ...
Integrating sounds in web applications using the SND library can significantly enhance user experience by providing immediate feedback for UI interactions.
The post introduces LaraDumps, a free and open-source debugging tool for PHP applications, inspired by Spatie's Ray. It explains how to use LaraDumps to send debug information to a desktop app for easy inspection, detailing instal...
This post explains how to create a water ripple effect on text using SVG filters, detailing the necessary code and parameters involved.
The blog post discusses the upcoming features of PHP 8.5, including the introduction of the pipe operator, new array methods (array_first and array_last), the #[ oDiscard] attribute, final property promotion, attributes on constan...
Using the font-variant-numeric CSS property can improve the alignment of numbers in proportional fonts, enhancing their appearance in various applications.
The blog post discusses the new Summarizer API integrated into Chrome, which allows developers to easily add AI-powered text summarization features to their web applications. It explains how the API works, its functionalities, and...
PHP 8.6's new clamp() function allows developers to restrict values within a defined range, enhancing input validation and configuration management.
The post discusses the issue of layout shifts caused by the appearance of vertical scrollbars when webpage content exceeds the viewport height. It introduces the scrollbar-gutter CSS property as a solution to reserve space for the...
The post discusses Laravel's new session cache feature introduced in version 12.x, which allows developers to cache data specific to individual user sessions. Unlike global caching, session cache is tied to a single user's session...
The blog post discusses how to automate PDF generation from custom designs using the app Orshot. It outlines a three-step process: designing the PDF using Orshot Studio, testing the design with a playground feature, and automating...
The post discusses a simple method to make any DOM element resizable using just two lines of CSS. It explains the use of the 'resize' property to allow user resizing and the 'overflow' property to manage content overflow. The auth...
The text discusses the importance of investing in high-quality, premium SVG icon sets for web design. It lists some of the best paid SVG icon resources available, including Anron Pro, Nucleo Icons, Iconsax, Hugeicons, Iconists Cen...
The new if() function in CSS has been introduced in Chrome 137 and above, allowing for conditional application of styles based on a given condition, making it easier to write responsive and adaptive designs.
PHP 8.5 is introducing a new pipe operator (|>) that allows passing the result of one expression as an argument to another, making the code cleaner and more readable. The operator is left associative and inspired by F# and Elixir ...
The text discusses the new and fast way to install PHP on different platforms using php.new, which makes the process quick and easy.
PHP 8.5 will introduce two new functions array_first() and array_last() that make it easier to get the first and last elements of an array without affecting the internal pointer and without using the keys.