François Best
@francoisbest.com
Freelance web developer, open-sourcerer, speaker.
Building `nuqs`, a type-safe search params state manager for React frameworks:
🔗 https://nuqs.dev
🦋 @nuqs.dev
🎥 youtube.com/@47ng-dev
🟣 twitch.tv/francoisbest
🏠 francoisbest.com
Building `nuqs`, a type-safe search params state manager for React frameworks:
🔗 https://nuqs.dev
🦋 @nuqs.dev
🎥 youtube.com/@47ng-dev
🟣 twitch.tv/francoisbest
🏠 francoisbest.com
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François Best
@francoisbest.com
· Dec 9
Coming next year: @nuqs.dev workshops.
I come to your company (in person or remote), and:
- Evaluate how your app could improve with URL state
- Show you how to use nuqs efficiently for your domain
- Level up your team with best practices
Interested? DMs are open.
I come to your company (in person or remote), and:
- Evaluate how your app could improve with URL state
- Show you how to use nuqs efficiently for your domain
- Level up your team with best practices
Interested? DMs are open.
Reposted by François Best
Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?
What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?
lucumr.pocoo.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
I'm giving up on getting those models to output correct React code.
- useEffect spaghetti everywhere
- state sync
- forwardRef in React 19
I might use them for other tasks, but for things that I actually know how to write, it's just not worth it.
I'm so tired. 😓
- useEffect spaghetti everywhere
- state sync
- forwardRef in React 19
I might use them for other tasks, but for things that I actually know how to write, it's just not worth it.
I'm so tired. 😓
January 18, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I'm giving up on getting those models to output correct React code.
- useEffect spaghetti everywhere
- state sync
- forwardRef in React 19
I might use them for other tasks, but for things that I actually know how to write, it's just not worth it.
I'm so tired. 😓
- useEffect spaghetti everywhere
- state sync
- forwardRef in React 19
I might use them for other tasks, but for things that I actually know how to write, it's just not worth it.
I'm so tired. 😓
No wonder I feel rough after conferences 😷🤧
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
No wonder I feel rough after conferences 😷🤧
Next we have @sinedied.bsky.social with genaiscript, an AI-native JS-based scripting environment. Think Google zx meets LLMs.
The demos in how to make smart scripts to help you with OSS maintenance resonated a lot with some of the problems I’ve encountered.
The demos in how to make smart scripts to help you with OSS maintenance resonated a lot with some of the problems I’ve encountered.
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Next we have @sinedied.bsky.social with genaiscript, an AI-native JS-based scripting environment. Think Google zx meets LLMs.
The demos in how to make smart scripts to help you with OSS maintenance resonated a lot with some of the problems I’ve encountered.
The demos in how to make smart scripts to help you with OSS maintenance resonated a lot with some of the problems I’ve encountered.
Great lightning talk by @gouz.dev about how they generated hiking maps from @openstreetmap.bsky.social.
January 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Great lightning talk by @gouz.dev about how they generated hiking maps from @openstreetmap.bsky.social.
I’ve got a feeling @permacodeur.fr & @uggla88.bsky.social are going to steer me back to Rust 🦀
Thanks for your talk / workshop!
Thanks for your talk / workshop!
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I’ve got a feeling @permacodeur.fr & @uggla88.bsky.social are going to steer me back to Rust 🦀
Thanks for your talk / workshop!
Thanks for your talk / workshop!
Watching @mickaelalvs.dev & @slocaly.bsky.social running the @tanstack.com Query tech support phone line at #snowcamp ☎️
Hilarious, very well structured, loved it through and through ! 👏
Bonus: they used @nuqs.dev too 🫶
Hilarious, very well structured, loved it through and through ! 👏
Bonus: they used @nuqs.dev too 🫶
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Watching @mickaelalvs.dev & @slocaly.bsky.social running the @tanstack.com Query tech support phone line at #snowcamp ☎️
Hilarious, very well structured, loved it through and through ! 👏
Bonus: they used @nuqs.dev too 🫶
Hilarious, very well structured, loved it through and through ! 👏
Bonus: they used @nuqs.dev too 🫶
No streams this week, I'm at snowcamp.io, the local web dev conference in my home town 🏔️🏂
On today's menu: workshops!
🦀 Building real-time TUIs with @rust-lang.org
🙈 Navigating websites blindfolded, using only the screen reader #a11y
On today's menu: workshops!
🦀 Building real-time TUIs with @rust-lang.org
🙈 Navigating websites blindfolded, using only the screen reader #a11y
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
No streams this week, I'm at snowcamp.io, the local web dev conference in my home town 🏔️🏂
On today's menu: workshops!
🦀 Building real-time TUIs with @rust-lang.org
🙈 Navigating websites blindfolded, using only the screen reader #a11y
On today's menu: workshops!
🦀 Building real-time TUIs with @rust-lang.org
🙈 Navigating websites blindfolded, using only the screen reader #a11y
The Navigation API now ships in all major browsers. 🙌
Lots of other cool new things in there. Reports on the death of Firefox were greatly exaggerated.
Lots of other cool new things in there. Reports on the death of Firefox were greatly exaggerated.
Firefox 147 just landed & it's pretty huge in terms of web features:
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
Firefox 147 release notes for developers (Beta) - Mozilla | MDN
This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 147 that affect developers.
Firefox 147 is the current Beta version of Firefox and ships on January 13, 2026.
developer.mozilla.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Navigation API now ships in all major browsers. 🙌
Lots of other cool new things in there. Reports on the death of Firefox were greatly exaggerated.
Lots of other cool new things in there. Reports on the death of Firefox were greatly exaggerated.
Reposted by François Best
64% of WebKit non-Apple contributions, 20% of Chromium non-Google, 27% of Servo, 39% of test262, and it goes on.
And doing all this as a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative. The world would be a very different place if companies like Igalia were the norm rather than the exception in tech.
And doing all this as a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative. The world would be a very different place if companies like Igalia were the norm rather than the exception in tech.
We analyzed Igalia's contributions to some of our favorite open-source projects on the web and elsewhere and summarized them in this blog post! Check it out: www.igalia.com/2026/01/05/D...
Doing Our Share for the Web in 2025 | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
64% of WebKit non-Apple contributions, 20% of Chromium non-Google, 27% of Servo, 39% of test262, and it goes on.
And doing all this as a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative. The world would be a very different place if companies like Igalia were the norm rather than the exception in tech.
And doing all this as a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative. The world would be a very different place if companies like Igalia were the norm rather than the exception in tech.
TIL @vscode.dev has a "brain workout" feature: disable AI by increments of 5 minutes.
January 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
TIL @vscode.dev has a "brain workout" feature: disable AI by increments of 5 minutes.
I cancelled my Claude Code subscription (after a month).
Part of it is the (now reverted) drama about Anthropic cutting access to OSS 3rd party apps (gray area here).
But the biggest reason is that it works too well, and I don't want to depend on a non-OSS, locking-in tool that much.
🧵
Part of it is the (now reverted) drama about Anthropic cutting access to OSS 3rd party apps (gray area here).
But the biggest reason is that it works too well, and I don't want to depend on a non-OSS, locking-in tool that much.
🧵
January 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I cancelled my Claude Code subscription (after a month).
Part of it is the (now reverted) drama about Anthropic cutting access to OSS 3rd party apps (gray area here).
But the biggest reason is that it works too well, and I don't want to depend on a non-OSS, locking-in tool that much.
🧵
Part of it is the (now reverted) drama about Anthropic cutting access to OSS 3rd party apps (gray area here).
But the biggest reason is that it works too well, and I don't want to depend on a non-OSS, locking-in tool that much.
🧵
For the longest time I tried to disable my CapsLock key on macOS (that I use as the Hyper key in @raycast.com), and there was a setting all along to do just that! 🤦♂️
No more accidental CapsLock activation. 🙌
No more accidental CapsLock activation. 🙌
January 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
For the longest time I tried to disable my CapsLock key on macOS (that I use as the Hyper key in @raycast.com), and there was a setting all along to do just that! 🤦♂️
No more accidental CapsLock activation. 🙌
No more accidental CapsLock activation. 🙌
Reposted by François Best
I like this setting for VS Code from Ben Frain. JUST show the vertical line for the current indentation, not all of them
```
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"editorIndentGuide.background1": "#00000001",
"editorIndentGuide.activeBackground1": "#ff9900"
}
```
benfrain.com/vs-code-high...
```
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"editorIndentGuide.background1": "#00000001",
"editorIndentGuide.activeBackground1": "#ff9900"
}
```
benfrain.com/vs-code-high...
January 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I like this setting for VS Code from Ben Frain. JUST show the vertical line for the current indentation, not all of them
```
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"editorIndentGuide.background1": "#00000001",
"editorIndentGuide.activeBackground1": "#ff9900"
}
```
benfrain.com/vs-code-high...
```
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"editorIndentGuide.background1": "#00000001",
"editorIndentGuide.activeBackground1": "#ff9900"
}
```
benfrain.com/vs-code-high...
There is something oddly therapeutic about reading W3C specifications.
Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
January 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
There is something oddly therapeutic about reading W3C specifications.
Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
Slightly diminish a band:
Sarcastic Puppy
Sarcastic Puppy
Slightly diminish a band:
Push Back Against The Machine
Push Back Against The Machine
Slightly diminish a band
Medium Chili Peppers
Medium Chili Peppers
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Sarcastic Puppy
Sarcastic Puppy
Getting to work on both of my careers: web dev 🤝 audio engineering. This is my happy place 😊
I've got so many ideas for this audio course, to make it truly useful beyond just the theory. Can't wait to show y'all.
I've got so many ideas for this audio course, to make it truly useful beyond just the theory. Can't wait to show y'all.
January 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Getting to work on both of my careers: web dev 🤝 audio engineering. This is my happy place 😊
I've got so many ideas for this audio course, to make it truly useful beyond just the theory. Can't wait to show y'all.
I've got so many ideas for this audio course, to make it truly useful beyond just the theory. Can't wait to show y'all.
Reposted by François Best
The Node.js package configuration guide is now live! 🎉
Whether you're creating your first package or migrating to ESM, this guide walks you through it with examples.
https://nodejs.github.io/package-examples
Whether you're creating your first package or migrating to ESM, this guide walks you through it with examples.
https://nodejs.github.io/package-examples
nodejs.github.io
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The Node.js package configuration guide is now live! 🎉
Whether you're creating your first package or migrating to ESM, this guide walks you through it with examples.
https://nodejs.github.io/package-examples
Whether you're creating your first package or migrating to ESM, this guide walks you through it with examples.
https://nodejs.github.io/package-examples
Thank you @sentry.io for sponsoring my work on @nuqs.dev 💖
Like the rest of the internet, Sentry runs on Open Source. Like the rest of the @opensourcepledge.com companies, we also believe in paying it back.
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Thank you @sentry.io for sponsoring my work on @nuqs.dev 💖
Here's a little loop to replicate the cascade of .env.local, .env.$NODE_ENV.local, .env etc that some environments use (eg: @nextjs.org), using this handy little utility from code @nodejs.org
Thanks @stefanjudis.com 🙌
🔗 gist.github.com/franky47/9ce...
Thanks @stefanjudis.com 🙌
🔗 gist.github.com/franky47/9ce...
![import { loadEnvFile } from 'node:process'
export function loadEnv() {
const nodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
// Load in order of precedence
const files = [
`.env.${nodeEnv}.local`,
nodeEnv === 'test' ? null : `.env.local`,
`.env.${nodeEnv}`,
`.env`,
].filter((file): file is string => !!file)
for (const file of files) {
try {
loadEnvFile(file)
break // Stop after the first successful load
} catch {}
}
}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rfoxp4hc5fgthjfaaigyw3c2/bafkreibih4v7izsrfo6sv72xtmajb7frvsvbovwnopivsh3knx52yy2dau@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Here's a little loop to replicate the cascade of .env.local, .env.$NODE_ENV.local, .env etc that some environments use (eg: @nextjs.org), using this handy little utility from code @nodejs.org
Thanks @stefanjudis.com 🙌
🔗 gist.github.com/franky47/9ce...
Thanks @stefanjudis.com 🙌
🔗 gist.github.com/franky47/9ce...
🟣 I'm live on Twitch!
Working on my upcoming audio course "How to sound good on YouTube" and setting up my Stream Deck, come say hi! 👋
twitch.tv/francoisbest
Working on my upcoming audio course "How to sound good on YouTube" and setting up my Stream Deck, come say hi! 👋
twitch.tv/francoisbest
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
🟣 I'm live on Twitch!
Working on my upcoming audio course "How to sound good on YouTube" and setting up my Stream Deck, come say hi! 👋
twitch.tv/francoisbest
Working on my upcoming audio course "How to sound good on YouTube" and setting up my Stream Deck, come say hi! 👋
twitch.tv/francoisbest
Reposted by François Best
📚 New Year, New Blogpost 🎉
Continuing my thoughts about design-systems, this one is about compound components, when they are a good fit and how to make them type-safe. Spoiler: It’s not about the `children` prop ...
Continuing my thoughts about design-systems, this one is about compound components, when they are a good fit and how to make them type-safe. Spoiler: It’s not about the `children` prop ...
Building Type-Safe Compound Components
Compound Components are great, but should be type-safe. No, this isn't about the children prop ...
tkdodo.eu
January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
📚 New Year, New Blogpost 🎉
Continuing my thoughts about design-systems, this one is about compound components, when they are a good fit and how to make them type-safe. Spoiler: It’s not about the `children` prop ...
Continuing my thoughts about design-systems, this one is about compound components, when they are a good fit and how to make them type-safe. Spoiler: It’s not about the `children` prop ...