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Preethi Sam

Web developer and writer. Here, I publish frontend coding tips and other tidbits.

Making Wavy or Serrated Edges with CSS

April 12, 2020
by Preethi
webdev

Recently, I found out about text-decoration-thickness, an addition to the set of text-decoration- properties that control text features such as underline.
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How to Clean and Disinfect Electronics like Laptops, Desktops and Phones

April 2, 2020
by Preethi
health / productivity

Did you know that germs live longer on sleek non-absorbent surfaces, like electronics, than on absorbent surfaces like paper or cloths?
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Explaining Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, and Person of Interest Review

March 11, 2020
by Preethi
entertainment

I know I’m like a decade late in reviewing the television series, Person of Interest (POI). But, I finally got to stream all its episodes – available in Amazon Prime – and am ready to talk about it, from its premise to its plot.
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My little habits, as a web developer

September 23, 2019
by Preethi
entertainment / productivity

Everybody has habits. Some habits are tied to something specific about you: your family, your job, your hobby; while others are very behavioural and effervescent, sneaking into almost all aspects of your life.
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Text Fragment Effect using CSS

August 26, 2019
by Preethi
webdev

Almost all of the text and box fragment designs I’ve seen online use SVG, and maybe even JavaScript, which is great – and resourceful – but I wanted a simpler method (by simpler, I mean CSS 🐒) to show a plain fragment effect 💔
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Auto margin in CSS Grid items

April 3, 2019
by Preethi
webdev

Using auto margin to center an item in both the horizontal and vertical axes is tricky — unless that item is a grid item.
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CSS Target (pseudo-class) Animation

February 5, 2019
by Preethi
webdev

I’ve known about :target for a while and have always found it to be quiet useful, but I think with an added animation spin to it, it can be truly profitable 👍
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How to add Fonts to Codepen

January 7, 2019
by Preethi
productivity / webdev

For the codepen output, if you want to add fonts, like google fonts, you can do that in more than one way.
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Fix the health hazards of working with computers with this one thing

December 15, 2018
by Preethi
health / productivity

We’ve heard it all before: healthy diet, regular exercise and stress reduction, the pillars of good health. But even all those combined can’t keep us from the health issues that our work induces in us.
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Grouping browser specific CSS code with @supports

November 7, 2018
by Preethi
productivity / webdev

Another quick tip, today! This time it’s about the CSS @supports rule. The rule checks for the browser support, or the lack of it, of a given CSS property/value and applies some style if that check is passed.
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