Monday Medley | Responsive CSS Layouts without Media Queries, Onboarding a Junior Developer, and Open-Source Fonts

Today is April 13, 2020, and for this Monday Medley episode we're
covering:


No Media Query Responsive Layouts

Onboarding a Junior Developer

Open-Source Fonts



Let's dive in!


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CSS-Tricks published a post today titled Thinking in Behaviors,
Not Screen Sizes. The main point of the post is that in modern
web development we should think beyond breakpoints for a more
fluid layout. The post goes on to describe how to use CSS Grid to
achieve a responsive website with no media queries.


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A recent post on the DEV community discussed how to onboard a
junior developer. The post gives actionable examples of
integrating your new hire into the team and practices established
by the company. Some of the tips include teaching the company’s
Git process, learning their style, and always being available for
questions.


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WIRED published an article last month about open-source fonts and
why they are becoming more popular. The open-source font Raleway,
for example, has grown to 9 font weights and is one of the most
popular options on Google Fonts. This has also led to variable
fonts which are gaining more publicity in the web developer
community.


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