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Browsers, HTML and CSS, HTTP, frameworks and APIs.
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web/flexbox-how-a-row-of-boxes-decides-who-gets-the-leftover-space.md
Flexbox: how a row of boxes decides who gets the leftover space
Put three boxes in a row and the browser decides, by a short fixed recipe, who gets the extra room and who gives some up. Learn the three…
web/css-specificity-why-your-style-is-ignored.md
CSS specificity: why your style is ignored
You write a style, reload the page, and the text is still the old colour. Nothing is broken: another rule is winning, and CSS decides with…
web/cookies-how-a-website-remembers-you-between-requests.md
Cookies: how a website remembers you between requests
The web forgets you after every request, so how does a site know you are still logged in? With a cookie: a small name and value the server…