Maria Antonietta Perna is co-Editor of the HTML/CSS Channel at SitePoint and a front-end web developer. She enjoys tinkering with cool CSS standards and is curious about teaching approaches to front-end code. When not coding for the web or not writing for the web, she enjoys philosophy books, long walks and good food.
Maria Antonietta's articles
6 Top JavaScript UI Frameworks & Libraries for 2020
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
The JavaScript ecosystem offers countless UI frameworks and libraries. These top options help developers build complex reactive apps that scale well.
CSS Viewport Units: A Quick Start
By Asha Laxmi, Maria Antonietta Perna,
Asha and Maria offer an accessible but thorough introduction to the use of CSS viewport units for truly responsive typography and layout elements on the web.
30 Life-saving Tools for Front-end Developers
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
Maria Antonietta Perna rounds up 30 top tools for front-end web developers, from code playgrounds and editors to CSS generators, JS libraries, and more.
How to Use jQuery’s ajax() Function for Asynchronous HTTP Requests
By Aurelio De Rosa, Maria Antonietta Perna,
Learn how to use $.ajax(), the most powerful jQuery Ajax function, to perform asynchronous HTTP requests.
How to Set Up Basic jQuery Form Validation in Two Minutes
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
A step-by-step tutorial on how to set up basic jQuery form validation in just a few minutes, demonstrated through validation on a registration form.
Five Ways to Lazy Load Images for Better Website Performance
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
Maria Antonietta Perna highlights the benefits of lazy loading images on websites and shows five approaches to implement lazy loading for your website.
30 Web Development Checklists Every Team Should Keep Handy
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
Maria provides a roundup of helpful web development checklists, covering everything from front-end and performance to SEO and marketing.
9 of the Best Animation Libraries for UI Designers
By Alex Walker, Tanay Pant, Maria Antonietta Perna,
Animation is a part of a UI designer's job. Here are 9 free animation libraries we think deliver the most power for the smallest file size, while being relatively easy to use for reasonably code-savvy designers that aren't full-blown developers.
5 Super CSS Grid Generators for Your Layouts
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
Want to design your CSS Grid layouts in a few clicks and grab the code? Here are five CSS Grid generators with great visual interfaces.
Learn to Design and Animate in 3D with Zdog
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
We introduce you to Zdog, a library that helps you design and animate in 3D, and show you demos that you can reverse-engineer and learn from.