>_

I've recently started using more terminal apps such as btop and lazygit. Pretty nifty at terminal-apps.dev curious to try out a few others

The left panel is titled AI - MASTER OF ENGINE & CREATION and features a sophisticated, human-like android robot with detailed internal circuits and a glowing brain. Floating text around the robot says - REWRITING GAME ENGINES with a small video screen, GENERATING REALISTIC VIDEO/IMAGES with code on a screen, and CONFIDENCE - 100%. The right panel is titled AI - FRONT-END CSS FAIL and shows a cluttered desk with a distressed small robot next to a frustrated human man pointing aggressively at a computer screen. The computer displays a chaotic webpage full of broken layout elements and a giant black void called a gaping hole. The small robot has a speech bubble that says - I'M DONE! THE FEATURE IS COMPLETE. Floating text phrases on the right side are - BESPOKE INTERACTION NIGHTMARE, CSS IS HARD, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, CAN'T RENDER, LLM CAN'T MATH. The human has a mug with </> and nerdy.dev written on it.

Why does AI suck at front-end?

🗑️ trained on garbage
👀 it can't see
❓ it doesn't know why
🏞️ no environmental control

there's no human v20.2.1 to target. we're a LLM combinatorial explosion

⤷ nerdy.dev/why-ai-sucks...

Show up for what’s happening, appreciate the spectacle of it, and go with the flow.

Bridging the Server-Client Boundary with Signals How mixed-signals turns server-side Preact Signals into real-time shared state across clients, and what that can look like in tech like Cloudflare Durable Objects

What if a signal on the server could just be a signal on the client?

Wrote about mixed-signals by @developit.dev - a library that reflects server-side Preact Signals to clients in real-time. No fetch calls, no deserialization, no cache invalidation. Just signals on both sides of the wire.

A year in with @zed.dev Best parts of Sublime, VS Code, and Neovim without the extension bloat or the config rabbit holes.

Anyone else not going back?

Have been using @porkbun.com for years ever since hearing about it from @sive.rs

Such an oddly delightful domain service!

taste is a study of nuance, it requires slowing down

After a 6-week improv class, I realized that life is all just one, big continuous improv theater. A framing I like, since it adds a bit a sense of play.

Shakespeare was close. I'd just "yes and" his statement to "all the world's an improv stage".

Love this stack—scalable and simple! Going to give it a whirl for my next project. Thanks for sharing 🚀

a new #CSS <color-input> enters the ring

try it
codepen.io/argyleink/pe...

source
github.com/argyleink/cs...

Enso ...

A cross between my curiosity in SVGs and Zen: a Enso generator. It's not perfect, but imperfection is part of the <path>

codepen.io/sam-b-rose/p...

It’s probably going to be okay.

Love this post on creating Victorian-style lines in CSS. Creative use of the round() function in CSS as well (TIL)

jacobfilipp.com/victorian-li...

No Vibes Allowed: Solving Hard Problems in Complex Codebases – Dex Horthy, HumanLayer YouTube video by AI Engineer

Excellent talk on how to better use AI coding agents with complex tasks, especially in big codebases.

Solution: "Context Engineering"

Keep context lean. Consistently compact what the agent knows. Follow Research, Plan, Implement to guide them.

youtu.be/rmvDxxNubIg?...

This is going to be a HUGE help for developing the Polaris Web Components. We used adopted style sheets heavily for applying component styles 🙌

I always learn something new just by participating in the State of JavaScript survey! Almost like a mini-reflection on what tools/APIs you are reaching for the most 🛠

stateofjs.com/en-US

So much good stuff in here! I’m excited to see what the areas of potential focus are 😄

15 Recent Node.js Features that Replace Popular npm Packages Many Node.js features that once required third-party packages are now built into the runtime itself.

Time to clean up my package dependency lists 🧹

nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-...

Polaris Goes Stable - The Future of Shopify App Development is Here (2025) - Shopify Polaris is now GA. Today marks a milestone moment for Shopify developers: Polaris is now stable and the default library for building experiences across the entire Shopify ecosystem.

Polaris (web components) are now stable. The component APIs are unified across the Shopify ecosystem. Lots of hard work and alignment in this; lots of great devs contributing.

🎉

www.shopify.com/partners/blo...

Have been stoked to dive into this course ever since the announcement! The power of a delightful interaction thorough animation cannot be underestimated. Josh's ability to convey deeply technical concepts is top-notch. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and whimsical learnings @joshwcomeau.com