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Posts tagged #web-apis — Page 4
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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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 15, 2026· 3 min
CSS @starting-style: Animate Elements as They Enter the DOM
The @starting-style rule gives CSS transitions a starting point when elements first appear, enabling smooth entry animations from display:none or fresh DOM…
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developmentJun 14, 2026· 3 min
CSS User Preference Media Queries: Build Accessible Experiences Without JavaScript
A practical guide to prefers-reduced-motion, prefers-color-scheme, prefers-contrast, and forced-colors — the CSS media queries that respect user…
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developmentJun 6, 2026· 3 min
CSS ::search-text: Style the Browser's Find-in-Page Highlights
The new ::search-text pseudo-element lets you style the highlights from Ctrl+F find-in-page, so they finally match your site instead of clashing with it.
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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 22, 2026· 3 min
CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: No JavaScript Required
CSS scroll-driven animations let you create silky-smooth scroll effects — progress bars, reveal animations, parallax — using pure CSS with zero JavaScript.
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developmentMay 19, 2026· 3 min
Connecting Wallets the Right Way: wagmi v2 and EIP-6963
The old window.ethereum trick breaks when users have multiple wallets installed. Here's how EIP-6963 and wagmi v2 solve multi-wallet discovery cleanly, with…
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developmentMay 9, 2026· 3 min
CSS Anchor Positioning: Stop Using JavaScript for Tooltips
A deep dive into the CSS Anchor Positioning API — how anchor-name, position-anchor, position-area, and position-try-fallbacks let you build tooltips and…
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developmentMay 8, 2026· 3 min
CSS Customizable Select: Finally Style It Without the Hacks
A guide to the CSS customizable select — how appearance: base-select unlocks full styling of native dropdowns including custom icons, rich option content…
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