The security paradox of local LLMs

They promise privacy but bring high security risks.

Ways your newsletter can pay off

A newsletter can open unexpected doors.

The web has gone grey

Let’s make the web a more colorful space!

Articles proclaiming the web’s death

Every era declares the web dead — it never is.

Purple

“Stop making the buttons purple!”

PWAscore

Compare Progressive Web App features across browsers.

Rich pictures

A creative way to tackle complex problems.

Let it run vs. make it run

Trust the browser or trust your code?

Transition to the other side

A little CSS magic with container query units.

Why do we need dithering?

When noise in digital images became beauty.

Tabs with ‘details’, grid, and subgrid

A modern HTML/CSS approach using no hacks.

Introducing query groups

A new feature in the Search Console Insights report.

AI productivity and workslop

“It’s hard to get any work done.”

Instant search engine indexing

Don’t wait for search engines to find your content.

I built the same app 10 times

”The dominant frameworks show dramatically different results.”

Start implementing view transitions

A practical guide to bringing your website to life.

Springs and bounces in native CSS

The magic of the linear() timing function.

Design systems for a new era

Figma helps teams scale design systems with AI.

AI image editing showdown

State-of-the-art image editing models compared.

The Pragmatic Engineer 2025 Survey (Part 3)

Which tools do software engineers use today?

Bad UX World Cup 2025

Who has crafted the most terrifying date picker?

Code like a surgeon

Who says AI should handle your core work?

HTTPS by default

Chrome 154 starts warning users about insecure HTTP.

CSS combinators you need to know

An overview with many practical examples.

Design tokens spec reaches stable

“A milestone for design systems teams and tool makers.”

Canva introduces all-in-one Affinity

It unites photo, vector, and layout tools for free.

Useful web inspection bookmarklets

Little helpers to inspect legacy code and technical debt.

New to the web platform (October 2025)

The latest browser features at a glance.

Optimizing for the surfaceless web

”The web you’re optimizing for doesn’t exist anymore.”

Why we’re moving on

A critique of React Server Components and Next.js 15.

Fine-tuned small AI models in 2026

“Now’s the time to start building up your dataset.”

Dark mode image strategies

How can we keep images accessible across modes?

Simple full-bleed and breakout styles

Modern CSS solutions for a classic layout problem.

Why NaN !== NaN in JavaScript

There is an IEEE 754 story behind it.

RSS feeds discovery strategies

How to keep your personal feeds fresh over time.

Original work, an endangered species

“Being different becomes valuable again.”

Dithering (part 1)

A visual introduction to how dithering works.

Dev Tools

A super handy collection of utilities for developers.

Disable AI in Firefox

The AI features you can disable in ‘about:config’.

Custom cursor accessibility

How OS settings affect CSS cursor sizing.

AI is dumber on Mondays

What can happen when you trust a black box.

The future of agentic coding

From coder to conductor to orchestrator.

Design systems don’t kill creativity

“Innovation is stifled when conformity becomes the default.”

View Transition API

Ways to create smooth, instant page transitions.

Getting creative with small screens

Design is storytelling, even on a small screen.

URLs are state containers

“The web’s oldest and most elegant features.”

To grow, we must forget…

But now AI remembers everything.

How I use every Claude Code feature

What to expect from the AI coding assistant.

The premortem

Your product’s autopsy before launch.

Easier SVG path animations

How ‘pathLength’ makes the animations effortless.

Lighthouse CI

Catch performance regressions before they ship.

Throttling specific requests in DevTools

Chrome Canary can now delay single requests or domains.

Removing XSLT for safer browsing

Google intends to drop XSLT support in Chrome.

Can a website make you feel safe?

Good design not only works but also feels right.

The weird parts of CSS ‘position: sticky’

What to do when sticky positioning fails.

Good fonts make good UX

“A font is a great tool for a great user experience.”

The inner workings of source maps

JavaScript source maps explained with examples.

Figma’s accessibility era?

What to expect from Figma’s accessibility retrofitting.

“Designing for edge cases isn’t a chore; it’s an investment in the integrity of your work. For those of us who care about craft, that’s where the real mastery shows.”

Zombie styles

Do your CSS files also contain any zombies?

Grayscale testing

The missing step in color accessibility.

State of Developer Ecosystem Report 2025

Trends and insights in the developer community.

Rethinking async loops in JavaScript

Using ‘await’ inside loops requires intention.

Custom asidenotes

Practical side notes using a custom HTML element.

A brief history of domains

This year, dot com turned 40.

The origin story of JavaScript

A playful talk about the rise of a coding underdog.

The best Chromium browser isn’t Chrome

“Helium is Chrome without the Google stuff.”

“When you think about it, the phrase ‘earning a living’ is really quite vile.”

The Scope Creep

A challenge for still motivated project managers.

Format JSON Online

A powerful online toolkit for all your JSON needs.

Datastar

A new way to build backend-driven, interactive UIs.

Trimming lines of text

Benefits and drawbacks of using CSS ‘line-clamp’.

Web animation performance tier list

Advised, limited, and rejected techniques.

Chrome DevTools MCP

Let your AI agent debug your site while you work.

Pikaday

A friendly guide to front-end date pickers.

Slots in design systems

More flexible components through custom composition.

Synthetic developer

The solo designer’s best friend?

Firefox expands fingerprint protections

”It remains committed to fighting for your privacy.”

Help them help you

How AI agents get a better accessibility context.

Front-end programming principles

Actionable advice for self-taught front-end coders.

Why you’re addicted to Lovable

The AI site builder’s path to success.

“Vibe coding isn’t coding: it’s outsourcing your own understanding.”

Simple one-time passcode inputs

“All critical features are possible using HTML alone.”

Error chaining in JavaScript

Cleaner debugging with ‘Error.cause’.

Guiding the future of ethical design

From moral principles to practical design guidance.

Review your own Git pull requests

A simple habit can save many headaches later.

The Valley of Code is back

The revival of a beloved web technology resource.

UI design with Midjourney

Prompting, techniques, and example outputs.

How close can a PWA get to native?

“Much further than most people expect.”

100, 150, or 200?

“There is no hard limit or rule for alt text.”

Perfecting Baseline

What the banner means today and how it can evolve.

Animation that fails safely

Principles for inclusive and resilient motion design.

AI browser security vulnerabilities

“Agentic browsers shift the failure point from code to intent.”

Introducing AI, the Firefox way

Mozilla’s browser gets AI Window, an opt-in browsing assistant.

Rate-limiting requests with Nginx

An alternative approach to counter AI crawlers.

Range syntax for if() and style queries

Chrome 142 has shipped a powerful new CSS feature.

Accessible form validation

How accessible error messages build trust.

Responsive ‘tab-size’

Code indentation meets responsive design.

Accessible external link

How to tell users that a link opens a new tab/window?

The newsletter paradox

Your newsletter grows when you do nothing.