Black box AI drift

“AI tools are making design decisions nobody asked for.”

Container query typography systems

Type that adapts to its own space.

Mouth coding

Talking websites into existence with AI.

The web is fun again

First experiments with HTML in canvas.

It’s all just trees with Web Origami

”I love it, and I’ve used it on many sites.”

ObsoHTML

Scan for obsolete and proprietary HTML code.

Multi-stroke text effect

An iconic retro style recreated by CSS.

CSS recently in all browsers

Highlights from the past few months.

Automate the browser from the terminal

What to expect from Chrome DevTools MCP CLI?

New to the web platform (April 2026)

Auto sizes for lazy-loaded images, ariaNotify(), and more.

Say goodbye to JavaScript Date

How Temporal makes things much less confusing.

Canvas-ing the web

Potential and limits of the HTML-in-canvas API.

Scroll-driven animations

Exploring the majestic new ‘animation-timeline’ API.

Code I’ll never read

Are humans still qualified to review agent code?

SQL Tutorial

Learn SQL using the PostgreSQL dialect.

Zed is 1.0

The fast code editor for humans and AI comes of age.

Paradigms for enhancing HTML tags

Practical ways to empower HTML elements.

Moving past bots vs. humans

Web protection must evolve as boundaries blur.

Designing stable UIs for streaming content

How to keep interfaces usable during live updates.

Scalable Vector Graphics from scratch

The concepts that unlock SVG for everyday use.

I finally tried Ghostty

“It’s an impressive terminal application.”

Mistral Medium 3.5 in Vibe

Europe’s take on autonomous coding agents.

Vouching for other people’s websites

Verifying human authorship with human.json.

Adding author context to RSS

A proposal to bring author identity to web feeds.

Native randomness in CSS

Why it’s a big deal for the web platform.

Media queries range syntax

What problem it solves and how to use it today.

The duality of AI models in the browser

“I’m bullish, but also have concerns.”

Dealing with Claude's reduced usage limits

Practical ways to cut cost under the tighter limits.

WebAccessBench

“AI is locking people out, at scale.”

C.R.E.S.S. principles for context engineering

”Test them for yourself and see what difference they make.”

New in Chrome 148

Lazy loading for video/audio, Prompt API, and more.

Checking code standards on every PR

How CI can increase confidence in AI-generated code.

Google’s Prompt API

Web standards should not become terms of service.

Architecture of local-first development

How to build local-first web apps in 2026.

WordPress loses market share

Is Astro eroding their user base?

Browser caching with No-Vary-Search

Better HTTP caching by ignoring irrelevant query parameters.

The robots are replacing the packages

“The new question is: ‘do I want to own this problem?’”

Vulnerability Garden

A living catalog of named vulnerabilities.

Cursed browser

The AI browser that imagines every webpage.

Moop

A desktop app for batch image optimization.

When CSS says ‘yes’ but browsers say ‘no’

@supports doesn’t always behave as expected.

What’s new in Node.js 26

What the changes mean for developers.

I left port 22 open for 54 days

What an open SSH honeypot revealed.

Programming still sucks

“AI didn’t take our jobs. Greed did.”

WebKit features for Safari 26.5

“The biggest May release of WebKit yet.”

“I successfully ignored crypto and NFTs, I’m thinking I might just wait until this AI coding thing just blows over…”

Tailwind CSS 4.2 and 4.3

New scrollbar and ‘zoom-*’ utilities, new colors, and more.

Banishing JavaScript to the ShadowRealm

The proposed API introduces a new kind of realm.

New HTML element for installing web apps

Try the native install button with no JavaScript required.

The HTML Sanitizer API

Safer web development with HTML sanitization.

Laws of Software Engineering

What every engineer wishes they knew sooner.

Browsers treat big sites differently

When a site is big enough, the rules quietly change.

Git Skills

Master Git with practical guides and interactive quizzes.

The end of Claude Code automation

Why Anthropic’s pricing shift undermines Claude scripts.

Pushing local AI models

“Let’s pick one winner and polish the hell out of it.”

State of Web Dev AI 2026

“AI is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.“

A few words on DwarfStar 4 (DS4)

The rapid rise of a truly usable local LLM setup.

Chromium’s new CSS gap decorations

Ready for grid, flexbox, and multi-column layouts.

Avoid using CDATA in RSS

The case against CDATA in modern web feeds.

Web feeds in 2026

How web feeds are used online today.

Moving away from Tailwind

Learnings from rebuilding CSS without a framework.

Are PWAs cooked?

The current state of Progressive Web Apps.

AI engineer is a new role

“The agent is the easy part. The loop is the job.”

Fluid sizing with CSS round()

Using round() to make fluid sizing more predictable.

Azure Linux 4.0

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution.

Documentation foundations for humans and AI

How documentation is becoming shared infrastructure.

Declarative partial updates

Chrome’s new proposals for the web platform.

Prompts are technical debt too

“Prompts are a worse form of technical debt than code.”

XSS is deadly for passkeys

The hidden flaw in passkey authentication.

Build with modern web guidance

A set of skills to guide your AI coding agents.

WebMCP Demo

How AI agents interact with web pages today and tomorrow.

Testing Safari on a budget

Trade-offs for low-cost website testing in Safari.

The race to build a personal AI agent

Comparing OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini.

What’s missing in CSS layout

Developer pain points and feature gaps.

Making your website Fediverse-ready

How to verify your site and link author identity.

wf

Look up web platform features from your terminal.

The state of CSS centering in 2026

Centering in modern CSS is really about alignment.

Surveys will continue until diversity improves

“Some of us grow up, but the industry doesn’t.”

“AI makes you a good programmer in the same way cocaine makes you a good runner.”

Framework-agnostic design systems

A practical approach to web components.

CSS vs. JavaScript

Animation performance is more nuanced than expected.

Email Accessibility Report 2026

“The email ecosystem remains in a state of systemic failure.”

Using AI to write better code more slowly

“Try this other, slower style of ‘vibe coding.’”

Preparing your codebase for AI coders

“If you can’t beat them, join them.”

Our CSS isn’t opinionated enough

What if styles relied on semantic HTML?

CSS is filling the gaps with rules

Native gap styling for grid and flex layouts.

Don’t put ‘aria-label’ on generic elements

Why we must avoid labeling divs or spans.

Advanced slop prevention techniques

Independent review layers for shipping reliable code.

Panic announces Transmit 6

The revival of a beloved file transfer app.

Making RSS more human readable

“Owning a website means owning the little connective pieces too.”

Websites are not going to die

“The AI web will actually strengthen the IndieWeb.”

replacements.fyi

Performant, safer npm package alternatives.

Is AI another Frontend’s Lost Decade?

“The industry will realize it’s just one more tool in the toolbox.”

Entry and exit transitions with modern CSS

Techniques for transitions and view transitions.

The best loading states are none at all

Making the case for route transitions.

XML and JSON in 2026

“Nobody really has to think about them much anymore.”

How declarative partial updates work

From HTML streaming to out-of-order patching.

Passkeys are better than passwords

But they are not a silver bullet.

Context-aware headings in HTML

A long-awaited feature arrives in Firefox Nightly.

Seamless PWA origin migration

Change domains without losing Chrome users.