The Servers Are Burning

An engineer pushes a small change and OkCupid goes up in flames.

“Someone launched a small, relatively innocuous change that did one of the millions of unexpected things it could have done, which then happened to break some part of the site, and then bring it all down—sometimes bring it down to the point where we couldn’t recover it for hours.”

Web applications with Mapbox

Learn how Mapbox’s JavaScript libraries work and how to integrate them into your web applications.

Defining the future of web design

Discover the top web design trends to watch in 2018 and beyond — from illustrations to brutalism, CSS grid to design systems — and grab 6 free Webflow templates, based on the trends.

Klim Type Foundry

Klim Type Foundry is an independent typeface design studio led by Kris Sowersby and is based in Wellington, New Zealand. We sell a wide range of fonts online and undertake custom typographic work for international clients.

Unlocking the Power of CSS Grid Layout

Once you have grasped the basics of CSS Grid, you quickly discover how it enables many existing design patterns in a streamlined, elegant way. However, we shouldn’t see Grid in isolation. Understanding how other parts of CSS work together with Grid is key, in order to get the most out of our new abilities.

The military secret to falling asleep in two minutes

Lack of sleep is the culprit in plenty of unfortunate outcomes. How can you get to sleep faster when you need it? Would you believe that one of the steps is to say “don’t think, don’t think, don’t think” to yourself over and over for about 10 seconds?

Check out the full technique and let us know if it works for you.

Is Coconut Oil Healthy? The Controversy Explained

Yeah, that's right. Our team is on a wellness journey and we like well-researched, data-supported information. So this article was very helpful in separating fact from corporate sponsored fiction.

It seems the entire Internet freaked out at this 'news' so as always, we wanted to know whether the 'research' was believable or funded by companies who were looking to influence our consumer choices.

Tips and Advice for Dealing with Merge Conflicts

Jason's at it again with solid git advice. You may not be able to avoid all merge conflicts, but planning and communication can take you a long way. Here are some tips for preventing them.