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Container queries, grid, and subgrid working together - this is modern CSS layout done right!
https://ishadeed.com/article/modern-css-section-layout
https://ishadeed.com/article/modern-css-section-layout
Solved By Modern CSS: Section Layout
Building a typical section design with modern CSS.
ishadeed.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Container queries, grid, and subgrid working together - this is modern CSS layout done right!
https://ishadeed.com/article/modern-css-section-layout
https://ishadeed.com/article/modern-css-section-layout
A competition celebrating terrible design - sometimes you need to laugh at the pain!
https://badux.lol/
https://badux.lol/
Bad UX World Cup
badux.lol
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A competition celebrating terrible design - sometimes you need to laugh at the pain!
https://badux.lol/
https://badux.lol/
A competition celebrating terrible design - sometimes you need to laugh at the pain!
https://badux.lol/
https://badux.lol/
Bad UX World Cup
badux.lol
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A competition celebrating terrible design - sometimes you need to laugh at the pain!
https://badux.lol/
https://badux.lol/
Loving this effect!
https://github.com/shajidhasan/spoilerjs
https://github.com/shajidhasan/spoilerjs
GitHub - shajidhasan/spoilerjs: A framework-agnostic web component for creating beautiful spoiler effects with Telegram-inspired particle animations.
A framework-agnostic web component for creating beautiful spoiler effects with Telegram-inspired particle animations. - shajidhasan/spoilerjs
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Loving this effect!
https://github.com/shajidhasan/spoilerjs
https://github.com/shajidhasan/spoilerjs
One TUI to rule them all - bringing together the tools terminal developers actually use daily!
https://github.com/skatkov/devtui
https://github.com/skatkov/devtui
GitHub - skatkov/devtui: A Swiss-army app for developers
A Swiss-army app for developers. Contribute to skatkov/devtui development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
One TUI to rule them all - bringing together the tools terminal developers actually use daily!
https://github.com/skatkov/devtui
https://github.com/skatkov/devtui
TypeScript analysis in Rust - finally someone bringing proper performance to the TS tooling ecosystem!
https://github.com/sgb-io/fta
https://github.com/sgb-io/fta
GitHub - sgb-io/fta: Rust-based static analysis for TypeScript projects
Rust-based static analysis for TypeScript projects - sgb-io/fta
github.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
TypeScript analysis in Rust - finally someone bringing proper performance to the TS tooling ecosystem!
https://github.com/sgb-io/fta
https://github.com/sgb-io/fta
Drag elements straight into your AI editor - this is the developer UX innovation we needed!
https://github.com/aidenybai/react-grab
https://github.com/aidenybai/react-grab
GitHub - aidenybai/react-grab: Grab any element on in your app and give it to Cursor, Claude Code, etc
Grab any element on in your app and give it to Cursor, Claude Code, etc - aidenybai/react-grab
github.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Drag elements straight into your AI editor - this is the developer UX innovation we needed!
https://github.com/aidenybai/react-grab
https://github.com/aidenybai/react-grab
TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript - this is the biggest language shift in a decade!
https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/
https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/
Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to #1
In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.
github.blog
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript - this is the biggest language shift in a decade!
https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/
https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/
Comprehension debt is the perfect term - you save time upfront but pay it back with interest when debugging!
https://www.cubic.dev/blog/the-real-problem-with-ai-coding
https://www.cubic.dev/blog/the-real-problem-with-ai-coding
cubic blog: The real problem with AI coding
Tech debt and comprehension debt
www.cubic.dev
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Comprehension debt is the perfect term - you save time upfront but pay it back with interest when debugging!
https://www.cubic.dev/blog/the-real-problem-with-ai-coding
https://www.cubic.dev/blog/the-real-problem-with-ai-coding
Practical strategies without the fluff - just for repeated commands and docs/ organization that actually works!
https://tombedor.dev/optimizing-repos-for-ai/
https://tombedor.dev/optimizing-repos-for-ai/
Optimizing repos for AI | Tom Bedor's Blog
A colleague recently complained to me about the hassle of organizing information in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md. This is the mark of a real adopter - she has gone through the progression from being impressed by coding agents to being annoyed at the next bottleneck.
tombedor.dev
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Practical strategies without the fluff - just for repeated commands and docs/ organization that actually works!
https://tombedor.dev/optimizing-repos-for-ai/
https://tombedor.dev/optimizing-repos-for-ai/
39x bundle size difference! This is the framework comparison we've been waiting for - real data without the hype!
https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanban-boards
https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanban-boards
I Built the Same App 10 Times: Evaluating Frameworks for Mobile Performance | Loren Stewart
I needed to choose a framework for a mobile-first app at work. I started comparing Next.js, SolidStart, and SvelteKit, then expanded to 10 frameworks. The measurements revealed dramatic differences in bundle sizes, performance, and the real cost of framework choices.
www.lorenstew.art
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
39x bundle size difference! This is the framework comparison we've been waiting for - real data without the hype!
https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanban-boards
https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanban-boards
A decade of dotfiles distilled into pure utility - these are the scripts that actually get used daily!
https://evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time/
https://evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time/
Scripts I wrote that I use all the time
I
evanhahn.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A decade of dotfiles distilled into pure utility - these are the scripts that actually get used daily!
https://evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time/
https://evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wrote-that-i-use-all-the-time/
Five comments max per review - finally someone saying it! This is the code review reality check every team needs!
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-code-reviews/
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-code-reviews/
Mistakes I see engineers making in their code reviews
In the last two years, code review has gotten much more important. Code is now easy to generate using LLMs, but it’s still just as hard to review. Many software…
www.seangoedecke.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Five comments max per review - finally someone saying it! This is the code review reality check every team needs!
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-code-reviews/
https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-code-reviews/
Comprehensive benchmarks with real production scenarios - this is the Small Data movement with actual data!
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
Kafka is fast -- I
Why you should just use Postgres instead of Kafka for small-scale message queuing and pub-sub patterns. Benchmarks and practical tests included.
topicpartition.io
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Comprehensive benchmarks with real production scenarios - this is the Small Data movement with actual data!
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
Functions that pause for months and survive crashes? Durability without the infrastructure complexity!
https://github.com/vercel/workflow
https://github.com/vercel/workflow
GitHub - vercel/workflow: Workflow DevKit: Build durable, resilient, and observable workflows
Workflow DevKit: Build durable, resilient, and observable workflows - vercel/workflow
github.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Functions that pause for months and survive crashes? Durability without the infrastructure complexity!
https://github.com/vercel/workflow
https://github.com/vercel/workflow
Steve Klabnik is betting on jj - this is getting more and more popular!
https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/
https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/
Jujutsu docs
jj-vcs.github.io
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Steve Klabnik is betting on jj - this is getting more and more popular!
https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/
https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/
Challenging the unwritten law with actual data from 400+ companies - quality reviews matter more than quantity!
https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-price-of-mandatory-code-reviews
https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-price-of-mandatory-code-reviews
The price of mandatory code reviews
Challenging the unwritten law of software engineering
newsletter.manager.dev
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Challenging the unwritten law with actual data from 400+ companies - quality reviews matter more than quantity!
https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-price-of-mandatory-code-reviews
https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-price-of-mandatory-code-reviews
Built-in durability as a language concept - this could be huge for AI agents and data pipelines!
https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-workflow
https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-workflow
Built-in durability: Introducing Workflow Development Kit - Vercel
The Workflow Development Kit (WDK) makes async workflows in TypeScript reliable, durable, fault-tolerant, and portable across any cloud.
vercel.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Built-in durability as a language concept - this could be huge for AI agents and data pipelines!
https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-workflow
https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-workflow
Steve Klabnik is betting on it - version control that works with Git repos but without the Git headaches!
https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-see-a-future-in-jj/
https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-see-a-future-in-jj/
I see a future in jj
steveklabnik.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Steve Klabnik is betting on it - version control that works with Git repos but without the Git headaches!
https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-see-a-future-in-jj/
https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-see-a-future-in-jj/
Data-driven comparison of CSR, SSR, and RSC - this is the performance analysis we've been waiting for!
https://www.developerway.com/posts/react-server-components-performance
https://www.developerway.com/posts/react-server-components-performance
React Server Components: Do They Really Improve Performance?
A data-driven comparison of CSR, SSR, and RSC under the same app and test setup, focusing on initial-load performance and the impact of client- vs server-side data fetching (including Streaming + Suspense).
www.developerway.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Data-driven comparison of CSR, SSR, and RSC - this is the performance analysis we've been waiting for!
https://www.developerway.com/posts/react-server-components-performance
https://www.developerway.com/posts/react-server-components-performance
Finally someone saying it! Why download 500MB of Electron when cURL has been on your machine since forever?
https://justuse.org/curl/
https://justuse.org/curl/
Just use cURL
justuse.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Finally someone saying it! Why download 500MB of Electron when cURL has been on your machine since forever?
https://justuse.org/curl/
https://justuse.org/curl/
Turbopack stable, Cache Components, React Compiler support - Next.js keeps pushing the boundaries!
https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16
https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16
Next.js 16
Next.js 16 includes Cache Components, stable Turbopack, file system caching, React Compiler support, smarter routing, new caching APIs, and React 19.2 features.
nextjs.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Turbopack stable, Cache Components, React Compiler support - Next.js keeps pushing the boundaries!
https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16
https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16
5-8x performance difference! This is why Fastify uses noop functions - actual numbers without the hype!
https://adventures.nodeland.dev/archive/noop-functions-vs-optional-chaining-a-performance/
https://adventures.nodeland.dev/archive/noop-functions-vs-optional-chaining-a-performance/
Noop Functions vs Optional Chaining: A Performance Deep Dive
Discover why noop functions are significantly faster than optional chaining in JavaScript!
adventures.nodeland.dev
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
5-8x performance difference! This is why Fastify uses noop functions - actual numbers without the hype!
https://adventures.nodeland.dev/archive/noop-functions-vs-optional-chaining-a-performance/
https://adventures.nodeland.dev/archive/noop-functions-vs-optional-chaining-a-performance/
Finally, a clear explanation of why signals are different - render where you use state, not where you create it!
https://jovidecroock.com/blog/state-vs-signals/
https://jovidecroock.com/blog/state-vs-signals/
State and rerenders
Exploring the paradigm shift from 'render where you create state' to 'render where you use state'.
jovidecroock.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Finally, a clear explanation of why signals are different - render where you use state, not where you create it!
https://jovidecroock.com/blog/state-vs-signals/
https://jovidecroock.com/blog/state-vs-signals/
Comprehensive comparison of RSS readers - on-device, browser, self-hosted, and hosted solutions all covered!
https://lighthouseapp.io/blog/feed-reader-deep-dive
https://lighthouseapp.io/blog/feed-reader-deep-dive
Lighthouse - The feed reader for finding actionable content
A reimagined RSS feed reader, optimized for people who are serious, intentional, and proactive about their content consumption.
lighthouseapp.io
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Comprehensive comparison of RSS readers - on-device, browser, self-hosted, and hosted solutions all covered!
https://lighthouseapp.io/blog/feed-reader-deep-dive
https://lighthouseapp.io/blog/feed-reader-deep-dive