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Posts tagged #performance — Page 3
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
tag: #performance
developmentJun 21, 2026· 3 min
CSS @scope: Component-Scoped Styles Are Now Native
CSS @scope reached full browser support in December 2025 — here's how to use it to write component-scoped styles without CSS Modules, BEM, or a build step.
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developmentJun 10, 2026· 3 min
Vue 3.6 Vapor Mode: Opt Out of the Virtual DOM
Vue 3.6 Vapor Mode eliminates the virtual DOM for opted-in components, delivering SolidJS-level performance without rewriting a single line of your template…
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developmentMay 28, 2026· 3 min
The Speculation Rules API: Instant Page Navigations Without a Framework
The Speculation Rules API lets you tell the browser which pages to prefetch or fully prerender in the background — delivering near-instant navigations with…
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developmentMay 23, 2026· 3 min
Vite 8 + Rolldown: Rust-Powered Builds That Are 10–30x Faster
Vite 8 replaces its dual esbuild/Rollup pipeline with Rolldown, a Rust-based bundler that delivers 10–30x faster production builds — and real teams are…
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developmentMay 12, 2026· 3 min
React Compiler v1.0: Automatic Memoization Without the Headache
React Compiler v1.0 landed in production-ready form and it automatically handles the memoization patterns you used to write by hand — here's what changed…
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developmentApr 19, 2026· 1 min
Edge Functions: Running Code Where Your Users Are
Edge functions run your code in data centers close to users, eliminating the latency of a centralized origin server.
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developmentApr 18, 2026· 1 min
Progressive Web Apps in 2026: Offline-First Patterns That Actually Work
PWAs have matured significantly. Between Workbox's caching strategies, the Background Sync API, and the Web App Manifest improvements, building…
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developmentMar 7, 2026· 1 min
Web Workers: Keeping Your UI Smooth When the Work Gets Heavy
JavaScript is single-threaded, but that doesn't mean your UI has to freeze during heavy computation.
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developmentFeb 9, 2026· 2 min
Astro 5: Content Collections v2 and Server Islands Explained
Astro 5 ships a redesigned Content Layer and a powerful Server Islands feature that brings dynamic personalization to static sites.
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