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Posts on development — Page 8
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.

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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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…
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developmentJun 2, 2026· 3 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…
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developmentMay 30, 2026· 2 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…
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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 26, 2026· 3 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…
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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 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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