Hey there
This marks the 100th time I publish this little list of mine, which sounds like a lot, but then again, not really considering I started almost four years ago. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading some of these and maybe even learned a thing or two. I certainly did collecting them.
On to the next 100 🙌
It’s time for modern CSS to kill the SPA
I linked to another post of him just very recently, and this one might be even better. It’s refreshing to see such prominent voices pointing out things that are wrong with “modern frontend development” today. I hope enough people are listening.
Jono Alderson – It’s time for modern CSS to kill the SPA
Caching!
The basics of caching, explained in a very clean and visual way.
Hype is the product
Michał Woźniak shared some thoughts on the current AI hype and how companies shifted from caring (at least to a degree) about customers to only caring about shareholders value.
rys.io – The Hype is the Product
Animating beyond tellerrand’s titles
What a wonderful thing those beyond tellerrand titles are! I only saw them on photos before, where they looked nice, but seeing them performed live in those videos is another level. This post explains the details behind them, and it’s so worth it.
Gavin Strange – Behind the scenes: Beyond Tellerrand 2025 Title sequence
Friends of beyond tellerrand
Speaking of beyond tellerrand. If you’ve ever attended one of their events, or even when you didn’t (like me, unfortunately), but still want to support this wonderful event, this is your chance.
iA about Liquid Glass
The new design language introduced by Apple created a lot of negative reactions, as such things always do. When hating on decisions being made, it’s easy to forget what a massive undertaking something like this means, especially in a huge company like Apple. I enjoyed reading this nuanced approach by iA, which critiques the things that are bad while still giving them some slack that they’ll be able to fix at least some of those issues before the final release.
iA – Liquid Glass, Design or Kitsch?
What it takes to build a WP Plugin using AI
Matt Cromwell shared his experience building a plugin for WordPress – TLDRWP – using AI. He highlights the things it did well, like getting basic functionality to work very fast, but also where human intervention was needed and how important it was to give it some guardrails and steer it in the right direction.
I liked Matt’s comparison with power tools vs polishing/finishing tools a lot:
Use AI to accelerate and prototype, not ship. Treat it like a power tool, not a polishing and finishing tool
Matt Cromwell – Build a WordPress Plugin with AI: Why It Takes More Than Cursor
Matt Cromwell – Build a WordPress Plugin with AI: Why It Takes More Than Cursor
Cheers ✌️