Using CSS's New if() Function Without Breaking Safari and Firefox
One inline conditional to replace three separate at-rules, once the rest of the web catches up.
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CSS Can Finally Replace Your Tooltip and Dropdown Libraries
Anchor positioning and customizable selects both have real browser support now. Here's what to drop, what to keep, and where the gaps still bite.
5 min readWhy AI Coding Agents Need WIP Limits Too
A framework for deciding how many agents one engineer can actually run at once.
6 min readMigrating to TypeScript 7 Without Breaking Your Toolchain
The native compiler is 8-12x faster. The programmatic API isn't ready yet, and that's where teams get burned.
5 min readHow to Orchestrate Multiple AI Coding Agents Without Losing Architectural Control
A framework for staff engineers directing several agents at once, not just reviewing what one of them wrote.
5 min readKeeping the Junior Engineering Pipeline Alive in the AI Era
A framework for growing junior engineers now that AI has automated most of the entry-level workload.
7 min readHow to Review AI-Generated Code Without Becoming a Bottleneck
A framework for staff engineers reviewing pull requests an agent wrote.
5 min readLeading With AI: What Helped Me Through the Hard Parts
How I used AI through the Monocle.com rebuild.
6 min readThe Rise of No-Code and Low-Code in Frontend Development
Benefits, challenges, and the role of AI.
3 min readUsing CSS Custom Properties with Fallbacks for Efficiency
Less boilerplate, fewer surprises.
3 min readWhat Is Google Baseline and Why Does It Matter?
Interoperability across browser vendors, explained.
3 min readHow to Determine When a Sticky Element is Stuck in JavaScript
A small JavaScript function for the pseudo-class CSS never gave us.
2 min readMastering Task Estimation with the FATE Framework
Accurate timelines, and a happy client.
2 min readEnhance Your React App's Scalability with Storybook and Chromatic
Component libraries and visual regression testing.
9 min readUnderstanding Chrome's Coverage Panel
Leveraging its insights to optimise performance.
4 min readSetting Up Next.js with a Component Library Using Monorepos
A component library, Storybook, and Next.js, all in one workspace.
5 min read10 Techniques for More Effective Code Reviews
Practical ways to make code review less painful and more useful.
6 min read4 Tips for Properly Using the Return Statement in JavaScript
A few rules that keep return statements from causing quiet bugs.
3 min readEnforcing Consistent Commit Messages with CommitLint
A style guide for commits, and a hook that actually enforces it.
2 min read5 Frontend File Architectures for Better Code Organization
Flat, hierarchical, modular, component-based, and feature-based, compared.
4 min readHow to Motivate and Inspire Individual Contributors
Five things that actually move the needle, beyond an annual review.
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