Smashing published a wonderful overview of sending emails. Sending emails sounds simple, but there is a lot to consider (types of emails, spam, email clients your users use, CAN-SPAM Act compliance, etc…).
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/01/introduction-building-sending-html-email-for-web-developers/
If you watch the difference between the 2015 and 2016 versions, it’s palpable. We seemed to have much more hope going into 2016 then going out.
David Walsh talks about responsive images, and how client hints can help!
As a web developer, I get into the shell almost daily, but mostly using the same handful of commands. Whenever I need something outside of my daily routine, I have to google it. Here is a nice guide:
http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/useful-nix-shell-commands-for-web-developers–cms-26161
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/09/the-building-blocks-of-progressive-web-apps/
Here is a great overview of some charting tools:
http://sixrevisions.com/tools/free-data-visualization-tools/
Awesome tool I just stumbled across for formatting inputs for a better user experience:
http://nosir.github.io/cleave.js/
The internets has been waiting for years, but it’s finally here. You can create a web app that feels like a native app on ios or Android. Here is a great overview:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/08/a-beginners-guide-to-progressive-web-apps/
I find that pretty often when working with data or fine-tuning a query, or updating some code that I need to compare 2 files. I sometimes use “File Merge” on Mac OS (it’s bundled with Xcode).
Or more recently I’ve been using https://www.diffchecker.com/
Give it a try and see the difference in 10 out of 3,435 rows of data from a query. See exactly what 2 variables changed in the new function someone wrote, etc….
Great article on how to keep the UI real for those with color blindness (like me)!
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/06/improving-ux-for-color-blind-users/