Posts about web development
2026
- HTML-in-Canvas: The proposal that finally bridges the DOM and pixel worlds
Theres a new WICG proposal that lets you draw real HTML elements inside canvas with full CSS, accessibility, and hit testing. No more foreignObject hacks, no more html2canvas. Heres how it works.
- The Tailwind Paradox: When AI Success Becomes Open Source's Death Sentence
Tailwind CSS is more popular than ever, yet 75% of its engineering team just lost their jobs. Revenue is down 80%, documentation traffic has plummeted, and AI is the elephant in the room. A critical look at what this means for open source sustainability.
2025
- CSS corner-shape: Goodbye Boring Corners
The new CSS corner-shape property is here to revolutionize how we design corners. Apple-style squircles, bevels, notches and geometric shapes without SVG. Complete guide with practical examples.
- The using keyword: JavaScript finally learned how to clean up after itself
JavaScript finally got explicit resource management with the using and await using keywords. No more try/finally pyramids, no more forgotten cleanups. Heres how it works and why you should start using it today.
- RippleJS: Yet Another Framework in the Frontend Circus
An ironic and critical reflection on the arrival of RippleJS and the endless proliferation of JavaScript frameworks that's fragmenting our industry
- The Temporal API: JavaScript's Long-Awaited Solution to Date Handling
A comprehensive guide to JavaScript's new Temporal API - finally fixing decades of Date object frustrations with a modern, immutable approach to working with dates and times