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Syntax Snack Pack: Firefox - we're not mad, just disappointed...

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A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers

Issue #38:

  • No-AI days to avoid becoming completely useless over-reliant?
  • "If you are truly passionate about programming... keep it as a hobby" (we're paraphrasing but check the hot takes)
  • Is Firefox falling behind? the best and worst browsers for web dev​
  • Plus a couple CSS gifts: text-box-trim and an interactive editor for creating custom CSS easing functions

​AI is Creating a Generation of Illiterate Programmers​

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If ChatGPT or Cursor went down, would you still be able to do your job? The author details how they noticed their own abilities start to decay and how they are now doing “No-AI days” to help stay sharp.

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​Easing Wizard

CJ'S LINK

An interactive editor for creating custom CSS easing functions.

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​CSS text-box-trim

cj again!

This CSS property landed in Chrome 133 and allows you to take back space from above and below your text content to achieve optical balance.

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​How to break up long tasks in JavaScript​

cj went so hard this week

There are many ways to avoid doing work on the main thread and this article breaks them all down with code examples and flame graphs.

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All Hail The Algorithm

Some good stuff™ we posted this week

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Join one of Sentry's engineers every other Thursday for a 25 minute tour — no slides, no fluff, just code-level visibility from pre-release to production.

tsoding argues that programming as a career will drain your passion and soul.

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Gergely argues that Developers are more demanding than customers when it comes to developer tooling.

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Tanner points out that the React docs still don’t show Vite as a 1st class target when starting a new React project.

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