Alvaro Montoro articles - 250 total
May the Fourth CSS Art
A cartoon about CSS and Tailwind drawn/coded in CSS
10 Settings to Improve your LinkedIn Experience
LinkedIn settings change from time to time, so it's a good idea to keep an eye on them. This article reviews some hidden options that will deliver a better experience both on and off LinkedIn.
10 Cool CodePen Demos (March 2025)
A collection of 10 cool and exciting front-end demos shared on CodePen during March 2025
Microsoft announces a revolutionary keyboard designed for vibe coding!
In a groundbreaking move that is sending shockwaves through the developer community, Microsoft has announced the release of the new TabBoard, a next-generation keyboard designed specifically for vibe coding. It features a sleek minimalist design, that consists of a single, perfectly tuned Tab key.
10 Cool CodePen Demos (February 2025)
A collection of 10 cool and exciting front-end demos shared on CodePen during February 2025
CSS Art: Cupid
This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - February Edition, CSS Art: February. ...
My Career Through Job Interviews (and Vice Versa)
Technical interviews have transformed and evolved over the past few decades. From testing a candidates's knowledge to some esoteric behavioral questions, this is how interviews have changed through my professional career.
10 Cool CodePen Demos (January 2025)
A collection of 10 cool and exciting front-end demos shared on CodePen during January 2025
GDPR and AI Act Are Awful
A humorous review of how some developers see EU tech regulations before and after it actually impacts them
Principles of Web Accessibility
Heydon Pickering shared a set high-level guidelines on how to approach web accessibility
Single HTML Element Star Rating Component
Learn how to create a customizable star-rating component using just HTML and CSS, with a minimal amount of inline JavaScript. This article covers practical tips, code examples, and trade-offs for building flexible, visually appealing rating systems.
Lighthouse Success Story
The best kept secret in Web Development Testing.
Human Writing in the Age of AI
A recurring thought when preparing articles online: Is it worth continuing to write in a digital publishing world flooded with machine-generated content?
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 having fun with flags and CSS.
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, pseudo-elements, positioning, clip paths…
10 Cool CodePen Demos (October 2024)
A collection of 10 cool demos shared on CodePen during October 2024
Halloween, (CSS) Masks, and Logic Gates
I learned about CSS masks by replicating a nerdy Halloween meme with HTML and CSS... refreshing my knowledge of logic and logic gates in the process.
CSS Portrait
I drew a cartoon of a person with CSS
10 Cool CodePen Demos (September 2024)
A collection of 10 cool demos shared on CodePen during September 2024
Bad CSS-Dad Jokes (III)
This will be the third installment of this series... more terrible CSS-Dad jokes. Don't say you weren't warned.
Bad CSS-Dad Jokes (II)
After the "great success" of my first post with Bad CSS-Dad Jokes, I am here to "entertain" you with more "amazing" CSS jokes. Enjoy!
11 New Features and Functions Arriving in CSS
The CSS Working Group released the first Public Working Draft for the CSS Values and Units Module Level 5. It describes the common values and units that CSS properties accept and the syntax used for them, and it comes with some interesting new features.
10 Cool CodePen Demos (August 2024)
A collection of 10 cool demos shared on CodePen during August 2024
Web Developers, AI, and Development Fundamentals
Even the best AI can only take you so far without a solid foundation in development fundamentals. Developers need to adapt and evolve with AI, using it as the powerful tool that it is, but without over-relying on it.
Sunrise in Space (Quiet)
This is a submission for Frontend Challenge v24.09.04, CSS Art: Space. Inspiration I have...
Bad CSS-Dad jokes
As part of comiCSS, I have published some bad dad jokes with a CSS twist. Here are some of them.
A "New Way" to Pay Creators
One challenge content creators often face is monetizing their content online. I created a Chrome extension that allows content creators to take donations in a slim and non-invasive way.
Read Phone Contacts with JavaScript
Not so long ago, accessing data from the phone using JavaScript was unimaginable. Now, using the Contact Picker API, things like reading the contact list are possible-and really simple
10 Cool CodePen Demos (July 2024)
A collection of 10 cool demos shared on CodePen during July 2024
The AI Act is Here
The European Union enabled the Artificial Intelligence Act, the first-ever legal framework on AI, addressing its risks and positioning Europe as a leader in AI legislation.