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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

687: Hosting NextJS × Spicy Sidedishes × Modern Forms × Abandoning TypeScript

Nov 1, 2023
01:00:44
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Topics covered in this potluck episode include hosting NextJS, spicy sidedishes, putting forms in modern websites, why is everyone abandoning TypeScript, and do front-end developers need to be into CSS.
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Quick takeaways

  • Using touch action manipulation can solve issues with zooming in on touch devices when rapidly pressing keys in word games built in the browser.
  • CSS features like Subgrid and the :has selector have graceful fallbacks, allowing for progressive enhancement of designs on all browsers.

Deep dives

Use of touch action to prevent zooming on touch devices

One listener shared a use case for touch action, mentioning that they built word games in the browser that used an on-screen keyboard. Rapidly pressing keys would cause touch devices to zoom in on the pressed key. Using touch action manipulation solved this issue.

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