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“variables” News Archive

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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Testing Font Scaling for Accessibility With Figma Variables (sma)56
accessibility, fonts, scaling, figma
It Is OK to Say “CSS Variables” Instead of (or Alongside) “Custom Properties” (kiz)55
css, custom-properties, terminology
Learning Web Development: Numbers, Variables, Functions in JavaScript (rau)54
javascript, functions
Environment Variables in SvelteKit (thi)53
sveltekit, environments
Figma Variables and Design Tokens: Naming and Creating Variables (lur/zer)52
figma, design-tokens, naming
Figma Variables and Design Tokens—Variable Architecture (lur/zer)51
figma, design-tokens
Some Features That Every JavaScript Developer Should Know in 202550
javascript, arrays, promises, prototypes
10 Uses for Variables Beyond Light and Dark Mode (ali)49
figma, dark-mode
On JavaScript Closures (With Examples of Interview Questions) (mar)48
guest-posts, javascript, closures, examples, interviewing
How ECMAScript Engines Optimize Your Variables (boa)47
ecmascript, optimization
Clean Code in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide46
guides, javascript, principles, conventions, objects, functions, comments, testing, quality
The Problem With Indirections (dan)45
programming, functions, presentational-html, state-management
Building Design Consistency: A Deep Dive Into Figma Variables at JW Player44
deep-dives, design, design-systems, design-tokens, consistency, figma, case-studies
Sharing a Variable Across HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (chr/fro)43
html, css, javascript
How I Organize Variables in Figma (joe)42
figma, conventions
Figma Typography Variables (fro)41
figma, typography
“@property”: Next-Gen CSS Variables Now With Universal Browser Support (una)40
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma (uxd)39
figma, typography
Best Practices for Naming Design Tokens, Components, Variables, and More (sma)38
naming, design-tokens, components, best-practices
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here37
typography, figma
Optimising Your Design System With Figma’s Variables (uxd)36
design-systems, optimization, figma
Proposal: CSS Variable Groups (lea)35
css
Handling Environment Variables in Node.js (mco/pla)34
environments, nodejs
Easy Introduction to Variables and Data Types in Programming for Beginners (ara)33
introductions, types, programming
Synchronizing Figma Variables With Design Tokens32
figma, design-tokens, automation
Migrating From Color Styles to Local Variables in Figma (uxd)31
figma, colors, migrating
How I Name and Arrange My Color Variables in Figma30
colors, figma, conventions
How I Structured My Design System Using Figma’s New Variables (uxd)29
design-systems, design-tokens, figma
A Guide to Variables in Figma28
guides, figma
The Big Problem With Variables in Figma (uxd)27
figma
The Case for Variables26
sass, css, custom-properties, json, figma
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP25
how-tos, php, tips-and-tricks
7 Practices to Create Good JavaScript Variables24
javascript
Context and Variables in the Hugo Static Site Generator (sma)23
hugo
Give Your Eleventy Site Superpowers With Environment Variables (bel/css)22
eleventy, environments
Run JavaScript When Variable Exists (sea)21
javascript
CSS Environment Variables (chr/css)20
css, environments
Let’s Use “const”! Here’s Why19
ecmascript, javascript
What Is the Difference Between CSS Variables and Preprocessor Variables? (chr/css)18
css, preprocessors, custom-properties, comparisons
Quick Tip: How to Declare Variables in JavaScript17
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, javascript
Let’s Learn ES2015 (css)16
ecmascript, javascript, functions, operators, examples
How to Use Sass Variables15
how-tos, sass, examples
PHP Variables14
php
Cookie-Less Session Variables in JavaScript (cra)13
javascript
Detecting Globals With a Bookmarklet (dal/aja)12
javascript, bookmarklets
Why CSS Needs No Variables (j9t)11
css, custom-properties
JavaScript Variable Performance (nza)10
javascript, performance
Summary of the Two Current CSS Constants Proposals9
css
Why “Variables” in CSS Are Harmful—an Essay (ber/w3c)8
css, standards, custom-properties
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)7
css, php
CSS Variables Are Next? (dal/aja)6
css, custom-properties
CSS: Selector Variables (j9t)5
css, selectors
What CSS Is Missing (nza)4
css
JavaScript Variable Dump in ColdFusion (dal/aja)3
javascript, coldfusion
Variable Scope for New Programmers (jus/dig)2
javascript, scope, functions
Take Advantage of User-Defined Variables in JavaScript (inf)1
javascript