With CSS, for years now, I thought that we could only use an element once as a selector to increase the overall specificity. e.g. .my-class to div .my-class. However, I learnt very recently that we can repeat selectors more than once and it adds to the specificity value, as each is matched individually (it made sense when I … Continue reading Hacky CSS Selectors
What I’ve learnt from (ten) years of contributions to BuddyPress
By yours truly, from an Automattic company meet-up in 2014. Then-titled "What I've learnt so far in about 5 years of contributions to BuddyPress": 1) Sometimes you have to believe that something is a good idea for a long time before other people do. If the idea has your passion, keep believing and sell the … Continue reading What I’ve learnt from (ten) years of contributions to BuddyPress
DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: Bending Behat’s Benefits
Steve Persch at DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: "Bending Behat's Benefits" Behat is a tool for having better conversations with your team about expectations for the software being built. By it's nature, Behat separates the expectations (the steps written in feature files) from the implementation details (the PHP files that define the steps). This separation of concerns … Continue reading DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: Bending Behat’s Benefits
VR Prescription Lenses
VR Sense Lab: "We build glasses for your VR headset in your VR headset." Right now, if users don’t wear contact lenses with their VR headsets, they are expected to somehow squeeze their glasses inside the unit. This can become uncomfortable when your temples come under sustained pressure from headset straps or the nose pads … Continue reading VR Prescription Lenses
