Preact is a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same API. I started using it for a project at work and I’m really liking it. Aside from size and speed, it provides some really nice features not present in React. For example, I find signals are a really nice way to manage shared state between components.
Do you really need a SPA and full JavaScript framework for that? htmx might be all you need—it's clean, fast, and plays great with Razor Pages. Let’s break down when to use htmx vs the usual suspects: https://woodruff.dev/htmx-vs-javascript-frameworks-choosing-the-right-tool-for-the-job/
Minimal CSS-only blurry image placeholders
Dear #Microsoft, stop trying to sell me #Copilot. I don't want any AI tool, even if it's free.
Show HN: Offline JavaScript PubSub between browser tabs
https://simon-frey.com/tabsub/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://simon-frey.com/tabsub/
#Development #Releases
New to the web platform (March 2025) · The latest browser features at a glance https://ilo.im/1635he
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#Browser #Chrome #Firefox #Safari #WebPlatform #WebDev #Frontend #CSS #JavaScript #API
#Development #Guides
Simplify sharing · How to make content sharing effortless on your website https://ilo.im/16350b
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I made a “Time Machine” page showing what my site might’ve looked like from 1999 to 2016
https://steelzz.com/timemachine
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://steelzz.com/timemachine
A cookieless, cache-friendly image proxy in Laravel (inspired by Cloudflare)
I hadn't heard of it before, but it turns out there's a style format called XSLT that allows the browser to translate an XML file into HTML with CSS styling for display purposes.
Since my feed is Atom rather than RSS, I had a bit of trouble, but this post was helpful:
I figured out how to get my RSS feed to be human-readable and nice-looking!
I'd been wanting to do this to give people who aren't familiar with RSS an easier on-ramp to the stuff I care about.
I figure if someone new to RSS clicks on the link and just gets raw XML, they might think something is “broken” and not stick around, but now there's something human-readable and with instructions on how to follow it in a reader.
"Rewriting my site in vanilla web"
Profiling Rails Applications with Rails Debugbar
https://www.writesoftwarewell.com/profiling-ruby-on-rails-applications-with-rails-debugbar/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.writesoftwarewell.com/profiling-ruby-on-rails-applications-with-rails-debugbar/
Mastering Laravel Streamed Responses: Boost Performance with Fast Data
My hobby these days seems to be collecting blog posts on developer experiences with coding and #AI. From the "it's God" (rolling my eyes) to "it's trash" (bias exploded). Most of them land in some range in the middle.
Adding this to my read list:
https://manuel.kiessling.net/2025/03/31/how-seasoned-developers-can-achieve-great-results-with-ai-coding-agents/
Dev Proxy v0.26 with improved mocking, plugin validation, and Docker support | by Waldek Mastykarz & Garry Trinder.
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Web devs, need your help as a hobbyist learning things
I have a gallery of my art and I want to have popups with descriptions of each to be triggered when you click on the image. What I understand that's what the modal is.
Problem I have: all the tutorials are about modals showing same content, when I try to find the opposite it's featuring bootstrap. Is it necessary or I can just get away with vanilla JS? If so, can you please share resources?
I also heard about "dialog" tag and heard that it's supposedly easier than classic modals, but I lack tutorials about it too
(When replying please be patient, I barely have any JS knowledge)
