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Artem Zakharchenko @kettanaito.com · 02/10/2026
With MSW 3.0 released this week, I want to try something new to make the project financially sustainable. I wrote an open letter about the project, its history, and impact on the ecosystem. I ask for five minutes of your time to read it. Thank you. mswjs.io/sponsor
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caleb @caleb.jasik.xyz · 19/09/2026
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CSS-Tricks could be a co-op
The web will calcify without voices sharing what they know.
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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 22/08/2026
@andremichelle.bsky.social “OpenDAW is an impressive undertaking from André Michelle, and I hope to see it go from strength to strength.” Whoop whoop! 😉🙌https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/08/22/opendaw-review/
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OpenDAW: A FREE browser-based DAW hoping to democratize music production
OpenDAW isn’t the first DAW to claim free, open-source, and browser-based status, but it might be the most ambitious. OpenDAW aims to bring professional music production tools to the masses at no cost...
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Ahmad Shadeed @ishadeed.com · 28/07/2026
A friendly reminder that I have a course on CSS layouts! Check it out and use "JUL26" to apply a $20 discount (Valid until July 31). thelayoutmaestro.com
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The Layout Maestro by Ahmad Shadeed
Build any web layout with confidence. Learn practical CSS layout through visual lessons, interactive demos, and a proven layout mindset.
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Julien Déramond @deramond.dev · 08/07/2026
🧩 New open-source library: Component Anatomy Interactive anatomy docs for design systems. Get two-way hover sync between the rendered component and its docs. Framework-agnostic core, plus @astro.build & @storybook.js.org integrations. github.com/julien-deram...
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James @43081j.com · 23/05/2026
the replacements.fyi site now lets you drop a package.json into it to see which dependencies can be replaced with native functionality, or more performant choices 🎉
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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 20/05/2026
✍️ New post: Ad Infinitum Google announced the biggest change to Search in 25 years at #GoogleIO. But where are the ads…? 🤔 matthiasott.com/notes/ad-inf...
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Ad Infinitum · Matthias Ott
Web design engineer, UX designer, teacher, and speaker – helping teams build websites and digital products with a focus on CSS, accessibility, and performance.
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 29/04/2026
Forgot to mention: I’m running a 40% launch sale! But only for the first week. ⏰
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 14/04/2026
a real antidote to relentless AI slop and standards decline tools.rmv.fyi
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delphitools
A collection of small, low stakes and low effort tools. No logins, no registration, no data collection.
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Ahmad Shadeed @ishadeed.com · 25/03/2026
After a year of building, The Layout Maestro is officially live! 🎹🥳 An interactive CSS course that teaches you how to think in CSS layouts. 70+ lessons, 7 layouts, 150+ interactive demos! Ready to level up your layout skills? Enroll now👇: thelayoutmaestro.com
A tablet displaying the landing page for 'The Layout Maestro,' a practical CSS course by Ahmad Shadeed. The desk setup includes a cup of coffee, colorful pencils, and LEGO pieces, creating a bright and creative atmosphere.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 19/03/2026
I can't stress this enough, do not host client work on Vercel. bsky.app/profile/konn...
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Astro @astro.build · 10/03/2026
Astro 6 is here! We completely rebuilt the Astro dev server and build pipeline onto a new, more powerful runtime-agnostic architecture. Plus: New Fonts API, CSP support, an experimental new Rust compiler, and more... astro.build/blog/astro-6...
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Astro 6.0 | Astro
Astro 6 is here with a refactored dev server, an experimental Rust compiler, live content collections, CSP, and more.
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henry ✷ @strange.website · 09/12/2025
🌧️ hey yeah it’s launch day. had a blast making this website with the inimitable @likethecolour.red, a Bluesky Account & in many ways a dear friend whose outlook on life inspires me deeply :) this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.
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Strangers By Spring
Strangers, By Spring is a blog about escapism, romance, and rebirth.
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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · 10/12/2025
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :) The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used > neal.fun/size-of-life/
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 27/11/2025
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020. It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛 bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
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It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
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Addy Osmani @addyosmani.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"Critical thinking in the age of AI": addyo.substack.com/p/critical-t... ~ my latest write-up on the importance of retaining critical thinking skills during these times ✍️
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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 11/11/2025
Credit where it's due, I've given @theverge.com grief about failing to engage with the iOS/web/PWA question in obvious places, but this is an outstanding set of questions to @timbl.bsky.social from Nilay Patel, and Tim's support is very much appreciated : www.theverge.com/podcast/8145....
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
The inventor of the World Wide Web still believes in the internet as a force for good.
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Ben Baker @nebrekab.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=GMWJ... "Why don't you design the perfect programming language for AI?" "AIs ability in writing code in a language is directly proportional to how much of that code it has seen because it is a big regurgitator of stuff that someone else has done."
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Anders Hejlsberg (creator of TypeScript) reacts to the 2025 Octoverse report
YouTube video by GitHub
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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It wasn't deep. It didn't have much to say. But Xiao Xiao inspired millions to try Flash animation for themselves. A Beijing artist made this series -- and turned stick fights into a phenomenon. We're exploring why and how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick...
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 30/09/2025
⏰ It’s the last day to sign up for my new course in Early Access! At 5PM ET (UTC -04:00), registration closes and it won’t reopen until the full release, sometime in 2026 (and at a dramatically higher price!). You can learn more here: whimsy.joshwcomeau.com
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Whimsical Animations
Learn how to create charming interactions and delightful touches using the magic of CSS, JavaScript, SVG, and Canvas. I’m sharing all my tricks in this one!
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Chris Coyier @chriscoyier.net · 22/09/2025
I thought about things that have happened in CSS in 2025 and what I think you should probably know. Then I blogged it. frontendmasters.com/blog/what-yo... It's not *everything* — it's my own curated list.
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What You Need to Know about Modern CSS (2025 Edition)
If you thought 2024 was packed with amazing new CSS, well, you're right. But so is 2025 and it keeps looking bright. Check out our list of the best stuff with easy-to-reference examples.
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Addy Osmani @addyosmani.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
The 70% problem - hard truths about AI-Assisted Coding
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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 09/09/2025
Between the time we launched the original Learn CSS course on web.dev and today, container queries landed in browsers and became Baseline Widely available! It was high time for an update, and we were lucky enough to have the team at OddBird work with us. Enjoy 9 new modules! web.dev/blog/learn-c...
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A refresh of Learn CSS with nine new modules  |  Blog  |  web.dev
Our popular Learn CSS course has been updated with new modules covering the latest CSS features.
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Grace @gracekind.net · 06/09/2025
Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
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John O'Nolan @johnonolan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We're hiring btw If you want to get paid to work on open source full time and help shape the the future of Ghost, we'd love to hear from you careers.ghost.org
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Ghost
We're hiring! Ghost is a proud non-profit organisation building open source technology for fiercely independent, professional publishers.
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Chris Coyier @chriscoyier.net · 20/06/2025
Fun pop the bubbles game. ehmorris.com/bubbles/
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Bubbles!
Pop the bubbles!
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Sara Joy ☠️ @sjoy.lol · 11/06/2025
Just reminded myself of randoma11y.com Now you're reminded of / introduced to it too!
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RandomA11y - Accessible Color Combinations
Discover millions of accessible color combinations with RandomA11y, the real-time color playground.
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Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · 01/06/2025
Back when I was finding my feet in tech everybody was buzzing about building positive change. Somewhere along the way, something changed. Fortunately for us though, tech is not the first industry forced to defend itself against dubious practices. What might we learn if we were to look elsewhere?
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Looking elsewhere - Robb Owen
Against the backdrop of mass layoffs, LLMs, site-builders and vibe coding what does it mean to conscientiously build for the web, and where do we go from here?
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Max Böck @mxb.dev · 19/05/2025
When I'm fed up with the tech industries latest bullshit, I put on some nice music, scroll through my camera roll and watch photos of my kid. It's the 2025 version of this:
Still from the Simpsons. First Panel: Mr Burns mounts a Sign in Homer's office that reads: "Don't forget: you're here forever".

Second panel: Homer has put photos of Maggie on top of the sign. It now reads "Do it for her".
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 14/04/2025
✨ In March 2023, I published an article about AI. This was right after OpenAI showcased how GPT4 could turn a hand-drawn sketch of a website into real HTML/CSS/JS. The consensus online was that FE jobs would stop existing within 1-2 years. Well, it’s been 2 years! So, I just published a follow-up:
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The Post-Developer Era • Josh W. Comeau
When OpenAI released GPT-4 back in March 2023, they kickstarted the AI revolution. The consensus online was that front-end development jobs would be totally eliminated within a year or two.Well, it’s ...
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Ahmad Shadeed @ishadeed.com · 03/04/2025
✍️ New Article: First Look at The Modern attr() I explored the new attr() capabilities and shared my thoughts about it. Happy reading! ishadeed.com/article/mode...
A figure that shows the attr() syntax.
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Web Witch 🔮 Stephanie Stimac @seaotta.dev · 21/03/2025
Just leaving this here. blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/0...
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In which I discover my book has been scraped by Meta for its AI - Stephanie Stimac's Blog
The training of AI proves to me there is no such thing as an ethical billionare.
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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Yay, I just got my research grant to study the effects of cannabis on seabirds. I plan to leave no tern unstoned.
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Michael Hoffmann @mokkapps.de · 26/01/2025
📕 How I Stay Sane Implementing Stripe 👉🏻 Theo shares how he sets up Stripe after doing it for dozens apps. github.com/t3dotgg/stripe-recommend…
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Search code, repositories, users, issues, pull requests... Provide feedback Saved searches t3dotgg/stripe-recommendationsHow I Stay Sane Implementing Stripe
I've built with Stripe for years. This is how I do it without going mad. - t3dotgg/stripe-recommendations
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Yoav Weiss @yoav.ws · 24/01/2025
"Iterate quickly on a slow-moving platform" - great post by @csswizardry.com csswizardry.com/2025/01/buil...
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Build for the Web, Build on the Web, Build with the Web – CSS Wizardry
What is the real, long-term cost of adopting a JavaScript framework?
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Bramus @bram.us · 16/01/2025
New in Chrome 133 – which goes stable on Feb 4 – is a new method to move an element around the DOM. Unlike the classic way of removing+reinserting a node, this moveBefore method preserves the element’s state! Iframes remain loaded, animations don’t restart, … DEMO: codepen.io/bramus/full/...
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Dave Rupert @davatron5000.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
📝 I know it's the end of year and I should be doing a yearly wrap up post but this one aspect of #CSS has been noodling at me for awhile now. daverupert.com/2024/12/css-...
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CSS wants to be a system
I’ve realized something obvious again, this time about CSS; that CSS wants to be a system. At the core of CSS is a series of cascading rules and classes marrying and mingling in an elegant symphony of...
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Tim Holman @aussie.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Well it took 9 months, and is in its early infancy with lots to be done, bugs to fix, instructions to add, but happy to share the very first version of toms toys toms.toys 🍅
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Adam Kuhn @cobrawinfrey.dev · 14/12/2024
still not a Spotify user so once again rolled my own lofi version of Wrapped over at @codepen.io using Web Audio API + SVG dither filters and GSAP's Draggable plugin thanks for lookin' codepen.io/cobra_winfre...
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Brad Frost @bradfrost.com · 12/12/2024
I am "accomplishing-border-radius-with-4-gifs" years old.
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 09/12/2024
📚 Did you know I self-published a free book about building portfolio sites for developers looking for work? It’s very short, about 70 pages, and contains a bunch of little tips and tricks I learned when I was doing career coaching. You can download it here: www.joshwcomeau.com/effective-po...
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Building an Effective Dev Portfolio
A free 70-page ebook that teaches you how to build a developer portfolio that appeals to employers
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Andrew Lisowski 💻 @hipstersmoothie.com · 09/11/2024
🫡 I've done my part in the war www.bluesky-migrate.com
bluesky-migrate.com
This page serves a simple guide on how to migrate to Bluesky from X. All steps are optional, but you should really do the first two.
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