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SVG Filters Are Just Amazing, by @amitmerchant.bsky.social:

https://www.amitmerchant.com/svg-filters-are-just-amazing/

#svg #filters
SVG Filters are just amazing!
So, lately, I have been exploring Haley Park’s website and it’s pretty cute and well designed. What caught my attention, though, was this water ripple effect on one of the text snippets.
www.amitmerchant.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Five Accessibility Trends to Watch in 2026, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://buttondown.com/access-ability/archive/five-accessibility-trends-to-watch-in-2026/

#accessibility #trends
Five accessibility trends to watch in 2026
Keyboard and pink pen next to a sign that says #TREND Photo by Walls.io on Unsplash Accessibility methodology continues to mature. In many organizations, it...
buttondown.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google, by @[email protected]:

https://addyosmani.com/blog/21-lessons/

#lessons #google #career
21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google
Lessons learned from 14 years of engineering at Google, focusing on what truly matters beyond just writing great code.
addyosmani.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Web Development Is Fun Again, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://ma.ttias.be/web-development-is-fun-again/

#ai #creativity
Web development is fun again
AI tools brought me back to levels of productivity I haven't felt in years. Web development is fun again.
ma.ttias.be
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Testing Methods: Labels or Instructions, by @[email protected]:

https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-labels-or-instructions/

#accessibility #testing #wcag #labels #forms
Testing Methods: Labels or Instructions - Dennis Deacon
A hybrid approach to WCAG 3.3.2 ensures labels and instructions are clear, accessible, and user-friendly across all digital experiences.
www.dennisdeacon.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Pre-Tenuring in V8, by @wingolog.org:

https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/01/05/pre-tenuring-in-v8

#v8 #javascriptengines
pre-tenuring in v8 — wingolog
wingolog: article: pre-tenuring in v8
wingolog.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Ethical and Resilient Blog Hosting, by @[email protected]:

https://bodytext.ie/2026/01/07/ethical-hosting.html

#hosting #blogging #ethics
Ethical and Resilient blog hosting - Body text
As previously discussed I’m planning on making some major changes to my tech usage this year. I’m documenting the process to keep me accountable and to act a...
bodytext.ie
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Did You Know Some ARIA Roles Remove Child Semantics?, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/aria-roles-semantics.html

#html #aria #semantics #accessibility
Did you know some ARIA roles remove child semantics? - Max Design
Some ARIA roles replace native HTML structure and remove child semantics. Learn how this works, why it happens, and when child roles must be explicitly defined.
www.maxdesign.com.au
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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“!important” and CSS Custom Properties, by @[email protected] (@frontendmasters.com):

https://frontendmasters.com/blog/important-and-css-custom-properties/

#css #customproperties #cascade
!important and CSS Custom Properties
The `!important` part doesn't become part of the value, the whole declaration is treated as !important;
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January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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How to “@ scope” CSS Now That It’s Baseline, by @dxnny.fun (@frontendmasters.com):

https://frontendmasters.com/blog/how-to-scope-css-now-that-its-baseline/

#css #scope #examples
How to @scope CSS Now That It’s Baseline
There is a way to declare a scope on a specific selector, a specific selector *down to* another selector, or with no
frontendmasters.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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JavaScript Creator Warns Against “Rushed Web UX Over Native” as Windows 11 Leans Harder on WebView2 and Electron, by @windowslatest.bsky.social:

https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/27/javascript-creator-warns-against-rushed-web-ux-over-native-as-windows-11-leans-harder-on-webview2-and-electron/
JavaScript creator warns against “rushed web UX over native” as Windows 11 leans harder on WebView2 and Electron
JavaScript creator says rushed web UX causes bloat and points to WebView2/Electron as Windows 11’s bigger problem.
www.windowslatest.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Accessibility Is Personal, by @[email protected]:

https://cssence.com/2025/accessibility-is-personal/

#accessibility #html
Accessibility is personal
Is A11Y work rewarding? Demanding? Exhausting? All of the above?
cssence.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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I Built an App in Every Frontend Framework, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://dev.to/lissy93/i-built-an-app-in-every-frontend-framework-4a9g

#frameworks #libraries #react #vuejs #svelte
I built an app in every frontend framework
A detailed comparison of performance, dev experience and viability of frontend web frameworks in 2026
dev.to
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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The Anatomy of an Accessible Text Field, by @[email protected]:

https://inklusivo.nl/blog/accessible-text-field-anatomy/

#forms #accessibility #html #labels
inklusivo | The Anatomy of an Accessible Text Field
Forms consist of so many parts that they're easy to get wrong. Let's dissect the text field.
inklusivo.nl
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Reliability by Design, by @[email protected]:

https://archive.ph/oW7iZ

#design #ai #linklists
Reliability by Design
archive.ph
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts, by @[email protected]:

https://adrianroselli.com/2026/01/brief-note-on-application-keyboard-shortcuts.html

#accessibility #keyboardshortcuts #screenreaders
Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts
Identifying keyboard shortcuts for an application is mostly an internationalization problem. It’s also not a new problem. A recent (to me) example is the WordPress Gutenberg team starting to discuss keyboard shortcuts in 2017, addressing what will and won’t work across keyboards for different lan…
adrianroselli.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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pnpm in 2025, by @kochan.io (@[email protected]):

https://pnpm.io/blog/2025/12/29/pnpm-in-2025

#pnpm #retrospectives
🚀 pnpm in 2025 | pnpm
2025 has been a transformative year for pnpm. While our primary focus was redefining the security model of package management, we also delivered significant improvements in performance and developer experience.
pnpm.io
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Early Signs of EAA Enforcement Across Europe, by @[email protected]:

https://www.deque.com/blog/early-signs-of-eaa-enforcement-across-europe/

#accessibility #eaa #legal #compliance
Early signs of EAA enforcement across Europe - Deque
As 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to be sure you’re aware of some recent EU and European Accessibility Act (EAA)-related news items that may be of use in your conversations with internal risk and legal teams.
www.deque.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Testing Methods: Change on Request, by @[email protected]:

https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-change-on-request/

#accessibility #testing #wcag #linklists
Testing Methods: Change on Request - Dennis Deacon
Hybrid testing for WCAG 3.2.5 ensures interface changes happen only on user request, combining automation, AI & manual validation for full accessibility.
www.dennisdeacon.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Google Broke My Heart, by @[email protected]:

https://perishablepress.com/google-broke-my-heart/

#google #search #licensing #legal
Google Broke My Heart | Perishable Press
For years, I thought of Google as a trustworthy helper on the Web. Especially where it mattered most, removing pirated copies of my books from Google...
perishablepress.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Teaching Agents About Performance Insights, by @webx.bsky.social (@perfplanet.bsky.social):

https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/teaching-agents-about-performance-insights/

#performance #ai
Teaching Agents about Performance insights
AI is kinda everywhere! Everyone is shipping AI features or Agents, but few of those systems can reason about the complex reality of performance data. This session is a deep dive story into the journey of building a Performance AI assistant and agentic workflows on top of a fork of Chrome DevTools
calendar.perfplanet.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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The Curious Case of the Shallow Session SPAs, by @[email protected] (@perfplanet.bsky.social):

https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/the-curious-case-of-the-shallow-session-spas/

#performance #singlepageapps #javascript #frameworks #metrics
The Curious Case of the Shallow Session SPAs
Buried at the end of this year's installment of my semi-annual series on network and device reality is a mystery: multiple, independent data sets from the Web Performance community indicate sites built as Single-Page Applications ("SPAs") receive, on average, only one (1) "soft navigation" for every
calendar.perfplanet.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Responsive and Fluid Typography With Baseline CSS Features, by @[email protected] (@[email protected]):

https://web.dev/articles/baseline-in-action-fluid-type

#css #typography #responsivedesign
Responsive and fluid typography with Baseline CSS features  |  Articles  |  web.dev
Learn how to use Baseline CSS features to create typography that responds to the user with accessibility and developer ergonomics in mind.
web.dev
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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A Data Model for Git (and Other Docs Updates), by @[email protected]:

https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/01/08/a-data-model-for-git/

#git
A data model for Git (and other docs updates)
A data model for Git (and other docs updates)
jvns.ca
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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npm to Implement Staged Publishing After Turbulent Shift Off Classic Tokens, by @[email protected] (@[email protected]):

https://socket.dev/blog/npm-to-implement-staged-publishing

#npm #dependencies #security #github
npm to Implement Staged Publishing After Turbulent Shift Off Classic Tokens
socket.dev
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM