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A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #53: HTML tips so good you’ll wonder why no one told you sooner jQuery refuses to die — and it might outlive us all Color-shifting CSS tricks to make your UI look like it’s in a Marvel movie Hot take: What’s harder - front-end or back-end? Did you see we dropped the first batch of limited-edition web dev pin packs??? 🚨🗞️ BREAKING NEWS The maintainer of 18 widely used npm packages (over 2 BILLION downloads per week in total) including debug,...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #52: CSS Grid layouts at the push of a button 2ality shifts gears: beginner-friendly posts from a web dev deep-diver Adventures in State Space — gorgeous math puzzles in motion Spin the globe and stream live radio from literally anywhere Plus: a 6-step framework for starting new projects, brutal truths about iOS parental controls, and Scott’s instant hype over InstantDB New series of blog posts: learning web development FROM CJ Learn the...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #51: The Prettier config that shipped malware (and how to check if you’re affected) Why one dev thinks today’s CS students are wasting their time Logic gates... in CSS? Yep, Chrome 137 just unlocked chaos pnpm quietly became your new Node version manager A file server you can run in your browser — or maybe your fridge A tic-tac-toe game made without HTML or JS (yes, really) Plus: a link that un-shortens URLs, Wes gets cocky in CSSBattle, and...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #50: Nuxt 4.0 just dropped. Is it still your go-to full stack pick? Node.js is all grown up. These are the patterns to watch for 2025 JavaScript’s next wave: what’s landing in ES2025 and why it matters Plus: solar-powered coffee breaks, grilled CAPTCHA challenges, and why core coding skills are your AI-era superpower ENTER The History of React Through Code FROM cj A fun trip down memory lane that provides context and reason for why React is...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #49: Nuxt and Nitro just joined Vercel — here’s what’s changing (and what’s not) A new TS-powered Drizzle package that handles your CRUDs and your sanity An actually good CSS recreation of Apple glass Reaper is here to hunt dead code, and it’s watching your runtime Plus: A TypeScript opinion that might ruin your group chat, a curved text toy, and a CAPTCHA that tests your vocals NuxtLabs joins Vercel FROM cj The creators and stewards of Nitro...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #48: Google just launched its answer to Claude Code and Codex — but is it ready for primetime? The case for personal blogs, small sites, and making the web weird again TC39 pushes several proposals to Stage 4 — including one that might change how you handle errors Should junior devs actually be learning to code... or just learning to prompt? We drafted VS Code extensions like they were NFL players. No regrets. RESTOCKEDDD! I LOVE THE INTERNET...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #47: One router to rule them all? TanStack might just be that good A highly compelling case for Tailwind The Remix team just forked Preact to build something completely new - but what are they actually cooking? Bonus: If the moon were only 1 pixel, how mind-bendingly huge would the solar system actually be? The TWICE SOLD OUT tee is restocked (Webmaster) DENVER! Thank you to everyone who came out to hang with us, Mux, Vercel & Sentry! We had...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #46: Our Denver meetup is tomorrow and there are only a few more tickets available (for real) JavaScript is 30 🎈 Here’s a nostalgic look back (brace for Netscape) After ~84 years… Temporal has finally landed Open source maintainers celebrated for a whole month – here’s how it went DENVER, MEETUP TOMORROW! Join MUX, VERCEL, SENTRY & SYNTAX for a night out - Syntax live, panel interview, a little networking and a lot of fun! RSVP A brief...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #45: React Query isn’t just for fetching — here’s what’s really going on inside. Gumroad fully open sources under MIT. Yes, really. Planning a local-first app? This guide will actually help. A Tailwind color generator for when your palette is just “blue-ish.” MAY 29 DENVER MEET UP Join MUX, VERCEL, SENTRY & SYNTAX for a night out - Syntax live, panel interview, a little networking and a lot of fun! RSVP Under the Hood of React Query: A Deep...

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers Issue #44: Most AI dev tools are secretly in love with Vite — but not all of them A browser update is about to break your h1 styles - You’ve been warned A clean little tool to turn tweets into sharable images Also: web animations, the nicest place on the internet, open source politics, and 3D printers Is Vite Winning the AI Game? FROM wes Evan You tested 7 different AI code generation tools, and Vite was the default for 5. Can you guess which ones...