Posted April 11th, 2024

💡 JS Essentials – 10 Sites That Every Dev Should Bookmark

Hey 👋 Here’s a quick look at this week’s newsletter:

🔍 Unlocking the Power of :has()
💡 Beyond Libraries to Limitless Design
🔄 Linear’s Leap

Enjoy this week’s edition 👋 – Adam at Unicorn Club.

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10 JavaScript Sites Every Web Developer Should Know

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Front-end development’s identity crisis

I’m not a “[full-stack] developer”, regardless of what my last job title says. I’m not even a front-end developer, thanks to the JavaScript–industrial complex.

How to Kill the Cascade

I love the style tag and I love CSS. I still think the way that styles cascade and can’t error out is ingeniously resilient.

Generative UI and Outcome-Oriented Design

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🧠 Fun Fact

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The Power of :has() in CSS

In this post we are going to explore the use of :has() in your next web project. :has() is relatively newish but has gained popularity in the front end community

UI Libraries are Dying: What’s Next?

UI libraries come with their own set of challenges, which greatly limit their effectiveness.

How we redesigned the Linear UI (part Ⅱ)

We have redefined the foundational layers of Linear’s application with a full redesign.