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A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.

CSS @scope: Component-Scoped Styles Are Now Native thumbnail
developmentJun 21, 2026· 4 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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Turning a Base M4 Mac Mini Into an Always-On Automation Box thumbnail
developmentJun 21, 2026· 5 min
Turning a Base M4 Mac Mini Into an Always-On Automation Box
Why I bought the cheapest M4 Mac mini, configured it to never sleep, and wired it up so I can run and control all my scheduled automations from my phone.
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SvelteKit Remote Functions: Goodbye, API Boilerplate thumbnail
developmentJun 4, 2026· 3 min
SvelteKit Remote Functions: Goodbye, API Boilerplate
SvelteKit's remote functions let you call type-safe server code straight from your components — no +server.ts endpoints, no fetch wrappers, no manually synced types.
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Tailwind CSS v4: Ditch the Config File, Embrace @theme thumbnail
developmentJun 2, 2026· 4 min
Tailwind CSS v4: Ditch the Config File, Embrace @theme
Tailwind CSS v4 moves design token configuration out of tailwind.config.js and into your CSS with the @theme directive — here's what that means for your workflow.
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JavaScript's using Keyword: Automatic Resource Cleanup in ES2026 thumbnail
developmentMay 30, 2026· 4 min
JavaScript's using Keyword: Automatic Resource Cleanup in ES2026
ES2026 introduces the using and await using keywords for automatic resource cleanup — no more forgetting to close that database connection or file handle in a finally block.
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Astro Actions: Type-Safe Server Functions Without the Boilerplate thumbnail
developmentMay 26, 2026· 4 min
Astro Actions: Type-Safe Server Functions Without the Boilerplate
Astro Actions let you define backend functions once and call them from HTML forms or client JavaScript with full type safety — no REST endpoints, no manual fetch, no type casting.
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Vite 8 + Rolldown: Rust-Powered Builds That Are 10–30x Faster thumbnail
developmentMay 23, 2026· 4 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 already seeing dramatic results.
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TypeScript 7.0: The Go Compiler That Makes TS 10x Faster thumbnail
developmentMay 16, 2026· 4 min
TypeScript 7.0: The Go Compiler That Makes TS 10x Faster
TypeScript 7.0 rewrites the compiler in Go, cutting build times by up to 10x. Here's what changed, what it means for your projects, and how to try it right now.
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React Compiler v1.0: Automatic Memoization Without the Headache thumbnail
developmentMay 12, 2026· 4 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, how to set it up, and what it means for your day-to-day React code.
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