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When someone calls custom CSS properties "CSS variables" something in me wants to reply "That's not what they're...

When someone calls custom CSS properties "CSS variables" something in me wants to reply "That's not what they're called!".

It's time to let this go, though, bc TIL the spec lives at "/css-variables". 😂

Here are some more good arguments to convince someone like my past self.

https://blog.kizu.dev/css-variables/

Thanks @kizu for writing this!

Be honest. Do you know the difference between these two TypeScript directives?If not, I've got a little present for you. 👇 (And you...

Be honest. Do you know the difference between these two TypeScript directives?

If not, I've got a little present for you. 👇

(And you probably don't want to use @ts-ignore)

https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/the-difference-ts-ignore-and-ts-expect-error/

If you're struggling with long error chains and debugging gnarly bugs, introducing `error.cause` might be worth a...

If you're struggling with long error chains and debugging gnarly bugs, introducing `error.cause` might be worth a try!

https://allthingssmitty.com/2025/11/10/error-chaining-in-javascript-cleaner-debugging-with-error-cause/

Now that anchor positioning is slowly rolling out across browsers, it's time for some experiments! Here's how to use the web feature...

Now that anchor positioning is slowly rolling out across browsers, it's time for some experiments! Here's how to use the web feature to create a moving focus indicator. 😲

https://css-tip.com/universal-focus/

Did you know that you can localize quotes right in CSS? Now you do! 🫵...

Did you know that you can localize quotes right in CSS?

Now you do! 🫵

https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/how-to-use-language-dependent-quotes-in-css/

This week's Web Weekly is just about to hit all the inboxes. And, as usual, it's jam-packed!Check it out if you want to know...

This week's Web Weekly is just about to hit all the inboxes. And, as usual, it's jam-packed!

Check it out if you want to know what's happening in the Frontend and browser world. 👇

https://www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-weekly-174/

I just discovered @matthiasott 's site theme switcher and this is a piece of art. 👏 ❤️https://matthiasott.com/

I just discovered @matthiasott 's site theme switcher and this is a piece of art. 👏 ❤️

https://matthiasott.com/

TIL that `dns-prefetch` is now baseline "newly available". I've been using this for ages, but apparently, it only started...

TIL that `dns-prefetch` is now baseline "newly available". I've been using this for ages, but apparently, it only started working in iOS Safari with version 26.

Here are the release notes: https://webkit.org/blog/17333/webkit-features-in-safari-26-0/#networking

Quick reminder, if your framework or application requires immutable data structures, `Array.with` will be your friend. It lets you update an...

Quick reminder, if your framework or application requires immutable data structures, `Array.with` will be your friend. It lets you update an item, copies the rest, and provides a new array reference!

It works in all browsers, too! 🎉

Did CSS @​scope just hit Firefox Nightly?! 👏Release notes: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0a1/releasenotes/#note-791237MDN:...

Did CSS @​scope just hit Firefox Nightly?! 👏

Release notes: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0a1/releasenotes/#note-791237

MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@scope