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New HTML Element: <search>

HTML is a living language in constant evolution. The latest addition has been a new semantic element for search operations

Apr 10, 2023

A search box with an arrow pointing to the HTML code: <search> <form method=”get” action=”/search”> … </form> </search>

Apr 10, 2023

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How to kill morale and get rid of your most valuable developers

A cry for help from employees. A how-to guide for corporate.

May 31, 2022

How to kill morale and get rid of your most valuable developers

May 31, 2022

Doors of Durin (Comic)

A nerdy comic I drew using Procreate. Because, of course, I had to mix The Lord of the Rings with browsers and web development (again!)

6d ago

Doors of Durin (Comic)

6d ago

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Push-Ups

comiCSS cartoon for November 25, 2024

Nov 25

comic with 4 panels in a 2x2 grid. There are two characters, one of them has the tshirt off and shows a lot of muscles. The other one asks ‘Wow, Dave! How did you get like that? You are a web developer!’ Dave replies: ‘every time I add a Tailwind class… I do one push-up’. In the last panel he adds ‘I started with the tutorial yesterday, and have not finished my first page yet… please help…’

Nov 25

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#DECAFF #C0FFEE

I found the perfect background for my new website: #DECAFF #C0FFEE at 200 degrees.

Nov 23

#DECAFF #C0FFEE

Nov 23

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Alvaro Montoro Presents: Fun with Flags… with CSS

An introduction to CSS gradients drawing different country flags. Start from the basics, move to some advanced concepts, and practice while…

Nov 22

Screen capture from the tv show The Big Bang Theory showing a character next to a panel that reads “Sheldon cooper presents fun with flags”. The name Sheldon Cooper has been scratched and replaced with Alvaro Montoro. And a “with CSS” has been added at the end. Ok top of the person’s face there’s a poorly photoshopped face of Alvaro Montoro glued with adhesive tape.

Nov 22

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Drawing Togo’s Flag with CSS

Drawing a flag can be a great styling exercise. It combines many CSS features that can be later used in “real-life” projects: gradients…

Nov 19

Drawing Togo’s Flag with CSS

Nov 19

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Web History

comiCSS cartoon for November 18, 2024

Nov 19

Comic with 4 panels in a 2x2 grid. A child goes talk to their grandparent and says in school they are studying history of the Internet but doesn’t understand why they went from web to web 2.0 to web 4. The grandparent replies: we don’t talk about web3

Nov 19

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Web Hell

comiCSS cartoon for November 11, 2024

Nov 13

Web Hell

Nov 13

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AI Edits

comiCSS cartoon for November 4, 2024

Nov 13

Comic with awoman and a man are talking — Man: ‘Hey, Ann! Long time no see here on comiCSS! How are you doing?’ Woman: ‘Yeah… I’ve been worried about showing up around here since people started using AI to edit cartoons and images. It always takes a sexist turn…’ Man: And you think Alvaro will use AI to edit the CSS comics?. Woman (changed in this last panel to look slimmer and taller, and to have darker skin, cleavage, and bigger breasts): ‘I dunno… But I have a suspicion he just started.

Nov 13

Alvaro Montoro

Alvaro Montoro

Full-Stack Software Engineer, Mobile Developer, Web technologies enthusiast. CSS aficionado. Twitter: @alvaro_montoro

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