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Hello my name is Brian Treese and I'm the Chief of UX at SoCreate. I build things for the web daily and write about the stuff I use, discover, or encounter.

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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Chief of UX at SoCreate

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Modern Angular Animations: Ditch the DSL, Keep the Power
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Modern Angular Animations: Ditch the DSL, Keep the Power

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The Many Personalities of Angular’s viewChild (the Read Parameter)
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The Many Personalities of Angular’s viewChild (the Read Parameter)

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Tired of Console Logs? Meet Angular’s Signal Graph
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Tired of Console Logs? Meet Angular’s Signal Graph

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I Built the Smoothest Countdown Timer in Angular
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I Built the Smoothest Countdown Timer in Angular

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Switch Between Grid & List Views in Angular: Easy & Flexible
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Switch Between Grid & List Views in Angular: Easy & Flexible

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Angular Enter/Leave Animations in 2025: Old vs New
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Angular Enter/Leave Animations in 2025: Old vs New

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Build the Perfect “Show More” Component in Angular
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Build the Perfect “Show More” Component in Angular

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Just Another Angular CDK Feature Nobody Talks About
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Just Another Angular CDK Feature Nobody Talks About

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Turn Any Angular Component Into a Powerhouse with This Trick!
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Turn Any Angular Component Into a Powerhouse with This Trick!

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How Angular Components Should Communicate in 2025
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How Angular Components Should Communicate in 2025

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3 Ways to add Dynamic CSS Custom Properties in Angular
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3 Ways to add Dynamic CSS Custom Properties in Angular

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Local Component Template Variables with @let
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Local Component Template Variables with @let

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Creating a Custom Loading Screen in Angular
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Creating a Custom Loading Screen in Angular

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Host Decorators Are Dead, Replace Them With Host Element Binding
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Host Decorators Are Dead, Replace Them With Host Element Binding

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Angular CDK Tutorial: Automatically Resizing Textareas
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Angular CDK Tutorial: Automatically Resizing Textareas

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Angular CDK Tutorial: Accordion Module
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Angular CDK Tutorial: Accordion Module

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Route Transitions
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Route Transitions

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Router Link and Accessibility
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Router Link and Accessibility

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Angular CDK Tutorial: Copy to Clipboard
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Angular CDK Tutorial: Copy to Clipboard

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Using @HostBinding with Signals
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Using @HostBinding with Signals

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Disable and Enable Animations
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Disable and Enable Animations

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Creating Reusable Animations
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Creating Reusable Animations

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Adding Flexibility with Params
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Adding Flexibility with Params

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Adding Native Fallback Content for ng-content in Angular Components
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Adding Native Fallback Content for ng-content in Angular Components

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Angular Signal Queries with the viewChild() and contentChild() Functions
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Angular Signal Queries with the viewChild() and contentChild() Functions

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Replacing Static Inputs with the Host Attribute Token in Angular
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Replacing Static Inputs with the Host Attribute Token in Angular

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Converting Observables to Signals in Angular
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Converting Observables to Signals in Angular

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Animating to an Unknown Height
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Animating to an Unknown Height

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Signal-Based Inputs and the Output Function
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Signal-Based Inputs and the Output Function

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Parallel Animations
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Parallel Animations

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Start and Done Events
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Start and Done Events

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Query and Stagger
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Query and Stagger

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CSS Masks Guide: Solutions to Common Design Challenges
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CSS Masks Guide: Solutions to Common Design Challenges

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Angular Animations Tutorial: The Keyframes Function
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Angular Animations Tutorial: The Keyframes Function

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4 Ways to Listen to Events in Angular
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4 Ways to Listen to Events in Angular

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Enter & Leave
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Enter & Leave

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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Adding Accessibility
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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Adding Accessibility

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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Scroll Strategies
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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Scroll Strategies

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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Positioning
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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Positioning

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Learn the Basics of Angular CDK Overlay: Angular Modals and Pop-ups
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Learn the Basics of Angular CDK Overlay: Angular Modals and Pop-ups

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How to Use Angular @Input to Pass Data to Dynamically Created Components
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How to Use Angular @Input to Pass Data to Dynamically Created Components

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3 Contemporary CSS Techniques for Centering Items
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3 Contemporary CSS Techniques for Centering Items

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How to Use the Angular CDK Trap Focus Directive
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How to Use the Angular CDK Trap Focus Directive

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Using The New HTML Search Element: Enhancing Semantics for Search Functionality 🔎
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Using The New HTML Search Element: Enhancing Semantics for Search Functionality 🔎

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New Low-key Style Features in Angular 😮
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New Low-key Style Features in Angular 😮

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Alpha Transparency in CSS Custom Properties
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Alpha Transparency in CSS Custom Properties

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How to Use the Angular CDK Viewport Ruler for Responsive Apps
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How to Use the Angular CDK Viewport Ruler for Responsive Apps

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HTML: How to Resize Markup Like an Image With CSS Container Queries!
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HTML: How to Resize Markup Like an Image With CSS Container Queries!

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A Beginner-Friendly Guide On How to Use Angular's New Control Flow Syntax
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A Beginner-Friendly Guide On How to Use Angular's New Control Flow Syntax

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CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: A Step-by-Step Guide With No JavaScript
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CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: A Step-by-Step Guide With No JavaScript

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Angular Host Binding Animations
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Angular Host Binding Animations

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Text Truncation in CSS: Learn Single and Multiple Line Truncation with Ease
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Text Truncation in CSS: Learn Single and Multiple Line Truncation with Ease

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How to Utilize Angular CDK Breakpoint Observer
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How to Utilize Angular CDK Breakpoint Observer

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Things You Didn’t Know CSS Grid Could Do
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Things You Didn’t Know CSS Grid Could Do

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4 Ways to Dynamically Add Classes in Angular
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4 Ways to Dynamically Add Classes in Angular

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Crafting Dynamic Text Paths with HTML, SVG, and CSS: A Guide to Responsive and Accessible Graphics
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Crafting Dynamic Text Paths with HTML, SVG, and CSS: A Guide to Responsive and Accessible Graphics

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How to Style HTML Radio Buttons: A Step-by-Step Guide
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How to Style HTML Radio Buttons: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Angular Animations Tutorial: Learn the Basics
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Angular Animations Tutorial: Learn the Basics

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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Adding Animations
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Angular CDK Overlay Tutorial: Adding Animations

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