I was debating whether to share this or not because it's kind of niche news. At least I'm glad they managed to get the site out of Digital Ocean's claws.
I was debating whether to share this or not because it's kind of niche news. At least I'm glad they managed to get the site out of DigitalOcean's claws.
I've been visiting CSS Tricks for so many years and I'm happy to see it still kicking. I don't know the full story but it seemed like it was dead for a while.
I've been visiting CSS Tricks for so many years and I'm happy to see it still kicking. I don't know the full story but it seemed like it was dead for a while.
It basically was, Digital Ocean bought it and then basically either intentionally or unintentionally let it fall through the cracks after layoffs around 2 years after they bought it (including the...
It basically was, Digital Ocean bought it and then basically either intentionally or unintentionally let it fall through the cracks after layoffs around 2 years after they bought it (including the layoff of Geoff, who was the lead editor (and the person who just bought it)).
I’m interested to hear what Chris Coyier will say about it on the next Shop Talk podcast episode. There was an episode released yesterday but I’m sure it was recorded before this news was public....
I’m interested to hear what Chris Coyier will say about it on the next Shop Talk podcast episode. There was an episode released yesterday but I’m sure it was recorded before this news was public.
I’ve used CSS Tricks for a long time, and it’s in my rss feed. What I’d like to see:
Interactive tools for understanding things, like the Flex and Grid reference pages but as interactive demos. Or an intuitive tool for border-image, anchor positioning, etc. These things exist on other sites, but I think CSS Tricks could do them better and centralize a lot of it.
I also think the website could use a refresh itself. Honestly on mobile it’s a bit clunky.
I was debating whether to share this or not because it's kind of niche news. At least I'm glad they managed to get the site out of Digital Ocean's claws.
I'm glad you posted it!
I've been visiting CSS Tricks for so many years and I'm happy to see it still kicking. I don't know the full story but it seemed like it was dead for a while.
It basically was, Digital Ocean bought it and then basically either intentionally or unintentionally let it fall through the cracks after layoffs around 2 years after they bought it (including the layoff of Geoff, who was the lead editor (and the person who just bought it)).
Slightly more details are in the 2 posts Kremor linked in their comment].
That's great that Geoff bought it back from Digital Ocean. It sounds like the financial situation will be precarious, but I hope it all works out.
I’m interested to hear what Chris Coyier will say about it on the next Shop Talk podcast episode. There was an episode released yesterday but I’m sure it was recorded before this news was public.
I’ve used CSS Tricks for a long time, and it’s in my rss feed. What I’d like to see:
Interactive tools for understanding things, like the Flex and Grid reference pages but as interactive demos. Or an intuitive tool for border-image, anchor positioning, etc. These things exist on other sites, but I think CSS Tricks could do them better and centralize a lot of it.
I also think the website could use a refresh itself. Honestly on mobile it’s a bit clunky.