A daily tech news roundup covering AI, .NET, web development, and developer tools with links to articles and resources.
Google Maps and Google Search now work together in the Gemini API, enabling combined tool calls for location-aware apps.
Datasette Apps 0.2a0 release adds app_debug() and app_list() tools for Datasette Agent, enabling agent-driven app testing and editing.
CodePen 2.0 is released with a new editor, file system, versioning, and deployments for better prototyping.
Explores syntax highlighting using the Custom Highlight API with syntaxp, a minimal script that avoids extra HTML for code blocks.
Swizec.com migrates to TimberJS, a new React framework, for faster deploys and improved performance using React Server Components.
Explains how to fit a list of words into a compact regular expression using trie data structures, with examples in Python and grep/ripgrep.
Analysis of Bun's rewrite from Zig to Rust for memory safety, using AI tools like Fable, and lessons for software engineering.
Analysis of Bun's rewrite from Zig to Rust for memory safety, using AI tools like Fable, and lessons for software engineering.
![In defense of polyfills • Lea Verou [link]](https://crawljobs-blogs-media.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/alldevblogs/thumbs/article-ebee4b168c44-full-3062b3b5.webp)
A defense of polyfills, discussing their impact on web standards, speed, inclusivity, and robustness.
A defense of polyfills in web development, arguing they are a net positive despite concerns from standards editors about design flexibility.
Release notes for shot-scraper 1.11, a CLI tool for website screenshots, video demos, and JavaScript scraping with minor improvements.
Release notes for shot-scraper 1.11, a CLI tool for website screenshots, video demos, and scraping with JavaScript improvements.
A weekly newsletter covering JavaScript updates, CSS anchor positioning, web development tips, and tech community news.
A reflection on avoiding mediocrity in software development, emphasizing deep understanding and continuous improvement.
Introduces the lt R package for creating lightweight HTML tables with minimal dependencies, inspired by gt.
Analysis of Bun's rewrite from Zig to Rust, focusing on community dynamics, management issues, and startup pressures.
Summary of new features in ECMAScript 2026 including Array.fromAsync, Error.isError, Math.sumPrecise, and more.
A case study on building a Chrome extension for e-commerce that boosts sales by showing price comparisons in a browser sidebar.
![Under the hood of MDN's new frontend [link]](https://crawljobs-blogs-media.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/alldevblogs/thumbs/article-4970311967ff-full-d8c212a5.webp)
MDN's frontend rebuild from React to Web Components, focusing on progressive enhancement and auto-loaded modules.
