🔥 15 Essential Websites Every Developer Must Bookmark!
Tags: css, webdev, html, ui
Published: 2023-12-21 12:46:00


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🌀 Scroll Fading Secrets  
🎁 UX Unboxed - A Parcel's Wild Journey  
🛠️ VSCode Plugins

Enjoy this week's edition 👋 - Adam at Unicorn Club.  

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### 🎨 Design

[**Scroll Fading 101**](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/scroll-fading-101/?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

When used right, this design pattern can improve brand perception, optimize page loading, and make content more digestible.

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[**15 Websites That Every Developer Should Know!**](https://dev.to/idboussadel/15-websites-that-every-developer-should-know-2beo?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

Whether you're just starting or have been coding for a while, these sites are super useful.

[**Must Have VSCode Plugins**](https://dev.to/nikacodes/my-must-have-vscode-plugins-23c5?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

I made a list of some of my preferred VSCode plugins that make my life easier.

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Your coding year in review. Get a personalized video of your GitHub activity in 2023.

[**Front Tips**](https://front.tips/?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

Frontend Development Video Tips and Tricks

[**14 tips to write better Javascript**](https://dev.to/melvinvmegen/14-tips-to-write-better-javascript-gj0?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

Here are some of my favorite tips for writing cleaner Javascript code, skip the clever keep it simple.

[**Three Decades of HTML**](https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2023/12/06/three-decades-of-html/?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

A few days ago was the 30th anniversary of the first time I wrote an HTML document.

[**CSS Wrapped - 2023**](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/css-wrapped-2023?utm_source=unicornclub.dev&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=unicornclub.dev&ref=unicornclub.dev)

2023 was a huge year for CSS! Learn about what landed in Chrome and across the web platform this year.

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