Chen Hui Jing | 陈慧晶
@huijing.bsky.social
i love a solid debugging the browser write-up
A Broken Heart: Getting a 100x speedup by changing one dumb line of code
allenpike.com/2026/a-broke...
allenpike.com/2026/a-broke...
A Broken Heart
Or, getting a 100x speedup with one dumb line of code.
allenpike.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
i love a solid debugging the browser write-up
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
my first web conference of 2026. thank you to Aris Markogiannakis for letting me MC your fantastic conference 🫶🏻
it was so nice to catch up with folks i haven't seen in years 🤓
it was so nice to catch up with folks i haven't seen in years 🤓
We have started at #CityJSSingapore with our MC - Chen Hui Jing opening up the 4th edition of our event in South East Asia.
You can watch it live on our Youtube Channel (members only)
www.youtube.com/watc...
You can watch it live on our Youtube Channel (members only)
www.youtube.com/watc...
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
my first web conference of 2026. thank you to Aris Markogiannakis for letting me MC your fantastic conference 🫶🏻
it was so nice to catch up with folks i haven't seen in years 🤓
it was so nice to catch up with folks i haven't seen in years 🤓
watching @wesbos.com speed-run CSS on @syntax.fm is the kind of compelling content i wanna watch on my off day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S98u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S98u...
This nav broke my brain (coding speed run)
YouTube video by Syntax
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
watching @wesbos.com speed-run CSS on @syntax.fm is the kind of compelling content i wanna watch on my off day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S98u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S98u...
oooooo i didn't know about this one 🤓
Are you using the HTML autocomplete attribute on fields for 2FA, one-time codes, and web authentication? 🔒
Please do—it massively improves the login UX.
Please do—it massively improves the login UX.
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 AM
oooooo i didn't know about this one 🤓
"Software development is thinking made tangible. The artifacts we create—whether COBOL programs, Delphi forms, or Python scripts—are the visible outcome of invisible reasoning about complexity."
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www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025...
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www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025...
Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969
Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers. From COBOL to AI, the pattern repeats. Business leaders gro...
www.caimito.net
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"Software development is thinking made tangible. The artifacts we create—whether COBOL programs, Delphi forms, or Python scripts—are the visible outcome of invisible reasoning about complexity."
[email protected]
www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025...
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www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025...
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"It’s really tempting to say that you’re just “using the resources you have” when you use a simple query here and there, but your brain is the best resource you’ll have for the rest of your life, and you should keep it sharp." @cassidoo.co
Do not give up your brain
🔗 cassidoo.co/post/good-br...
Do not give up your brain
🔗 cassidoo.co/post/good-br...
Do not give up your brain
It's tempting to just let tools think for you, but you still need to be able to think for yourself and stay sharp.
cassidoo.co
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"It’s really tempting to say that you’re just “using the resources you have” when you use a simple query here and there, but your brain is the best resource you’ll have for the rest of your life, and you should keep it sharp." @cassidoo.co
Do not give up your brain
🔗 cassidoo.co/post/good-br...
Do not give up your brain
🔗 cassidoo.co/post/good-br...
love a good non-English CSS typography post 🫶🏻
New CSS-flavored blog post: How and when text wraps changes in different languages, which can make visually balancing headings tricky. Here I describe two cases, Korean and Japanese, and some neat CSS to help.
Typography troubles: Balancing lines in Japanese & Korean - ryelle codes
Text wrapping works differently across languages. Here’s a look at how text-wrap: balance affects Japanese and Korean text—and what to do about it.
ryelle.codes
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM
love a good non-English CSS typography post 🫶🏻
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Fun isn’t a distraction from learning, it’s how we learn best.
The web is still a playful playground: open a text editor, try something weird, learn something new.
Let's all keep the web fun, weird, and wonderful!
➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
The web is still a playful playground: open a text editor, try something weird, learn something new.
Let's all keep the web fun, weird, and wonderful!
➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Fun isn’t a distraction from learning, it’s how we learn best.
The web is still a playful playground: open a text editor, try something weird, learn something new.
Let's all keep the web fun, weird, and wonderful!
➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
The web is still a playful playground: open a text editor, try something weird, learn something new.
Let's all keep the web fun, weird, and wonderful!
➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
“agents make code cheaper. they do not make judgment cheap.”
–@threepointone.bsky.social
sunilpai.dev/posts/seven-...
–@threepointone.bsky.social
sunilpai.dev/posts/seven-...
where good ideas come from (for coding agents)
(and the part where users have to level up)
sunilpai.dev
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“agents make code cheaper. they do not make judgment cheap.”
–@threepointone.bsky.social
sunilpai.dev/posts/seven-...
–@threepointone.bsky.social
sunilpai.dev/posts/seven-...
“The skill isn’t being right. It’s entering discussions to align on the problem, creating space for others, and remaining skeptical of your own certainty.”
–@addyosmani.bsky.social
These are all good lessons for us who work in tech.
addyosmani.com/blog/21-less...
–@addyosmani.bsky.social
These are all good lessons for us who work in tech.
addyosmani.com/blog/21-less...
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 8:03 AM
“The skill isn’t being right. It’s entering discussions to align on the problem, creating space for others, and remaining skeptical of your own certainty.”
–@addyosmani.bsky.social
These are all good lessons for us who work in tech.
addyosmani.com/blog/21-less...
–@addyosmani.bsky.social
These are all good lessons for us who work in tech.
addyosmani.com/blog/21-less...
“This is not because producers are careless, but because once production is cheap enough, junk is what maximises volume, margin, and reach. The result is not abundance of the best things, but overproduction of the most consumable ones.”
My latest blog post, exploring what the potential impact of automated code creation might be. Democratisation of technology isn't usually a straightforward path, and my bet is that we'll see lots of things changing all at once:
chrisloy.dev/post/2025/12...
chrisloy.dev/post/2025/12...
The rise of industrial software | Chris Loy
> _**Industrial**_
>
> _adj. (sense 3a)_
>
> Of or relating to productive work, trade, or manufacture, esp.
chrisloy.dev
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
“This is not because producers are careless, but because once production is cheap enough, junk is what maximises volume, margin, and reach. The result is not abundance of the best things, but overproduction of the most consumable ones.”
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Today the CSS Working Group resolved to rename the property that lets you adjust the tolerance of how content lays out in CSS Grid Lanes to `flow-tolerance`!
Just updated the article about it with the new name.
webkit.org/blog/17660/i...
Just updated the article about it with the new name.
webkit.org/blog/17660/i...
Introducing CSS Grid Lanes
It’s here, the future of masonry layouts on the web!
webkit.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Today the CSS Working Group resolved to rename the property that lets you adjust the tolerance of how content lays out in CSS Grid Lanes to `flow-tolerance`!
Just updated the article about it with the new name.
webkit.org/blog/17660/i...
Just updated the article about it with the new name.
webkit.org/blog/17660/i...
what a beautiful project ❤️
I wrote a web thing!
Around 10 years ago, I worked on a project with extreme constraints. It’s still the work I’m proudest of in my career.
Around 10 years ago, I worked on a project with extreme constraints. It’s still the work I’m proudest of in my career.
I’m more proud of these 128 kilobytes than anything I’ve built since
I once worked with a UI designer who insisted it was impossible to create a product that was both within the Web Content Accessibility…
medium.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
what a beautiful project ❤️
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✏️ Dear Mozilla, I don't want an “Al kill switch”, I want a more responsible approach for all
a new blog post! (*I do want the kill switch, but responsible rollout matters even more in the grand scheme of things)
hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-k...
a new blog post! (*I do want the kill switch, but responsible rollout matters even more in the grand scheme of things)
hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-k...
Dear Mozilla, I don't want an “Al kill switch”, I want a more responsible approach for all
My concern is that Mozilla is _too_ excited about a technology that has inherent downsides and ethical problems, and I would like to see better defaults and clearer risk mitigations.
hidde.blog
December 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
✏️ Dear Mozilla, I don't want an “Al kill switch”, I want a more responsible approach for all
a new blog post! (*I do want the kill switch, but responsible rollout matters even more in the grand scheme of things)
hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-k...
a new blog post! (*I do want the kill switch, but responsible rollout matters even more in the grand scheme of things)
hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-k...
this was such a lovely piece. and i truly believe that the best test of how well you understand something is being able to explain it to anybody at their level
Have you ever tried explaining your code to a child? It forces you to look at your work a whole different way.
css-tricks.com/that-time-i-...
css-tricks.com/that-time-i-...
That Time I Tried Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece | CSS-Tricks
I would like to tell you what I learned from a five-year old child about HTML and CSS. It’s funny how explaining something you do almost naturally teaches you about yourself and what you take for gran...
css-tricks.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
this was such a lovely piece. and i truly believe that the best test of how well you understand something is being able to explain it to anybody at their level
found out about html day from this awesomely cool project by Daniel Lazaro: github.com/dnlzro/horiz...
plus it's built on Astro 🫶🏻
plus it's built on Astro 🫶🏻
GitHub - dnlzro/horizon: The current sky at your approximate location, rendered as a CSS gradient
The current sky at your approximate location, rendered as a CSS gradient - dnlzro/horizon
github.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
found out about html day from this awesomely cool project by Daniel Lazaro: github.com/dnlzro/horiz...
plus it's built on Astro 🫶🏻
plus it's built on Astro 🫶🏻
NPR gave it some coverage earlier this year when a prototype was discovered in someone's basement
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
NPR gave it some coverage earlier this year when a prototype was discovered in someone's basement
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
not sure if non-Chinese speaking folks are able to generate translated captions for this but if you know me, you know that Chinese typography is one of my favourite things. this is a fascinating look into the MingKwai typewriter.
youtu.be/yNoWMaOyWHY
youtu.be/yNoWMaOyWHY
【何同学】我们做了一个中文打字机...
YouTube video by 老师好我叫何同学
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
not sure if non-Chinese speaking folks are able to generate translated captions for this but if you know me, you know that Chinese typography is one of my favourite things. this is a fascinating look into the MingKwai typewriter.
youtu.be/yNoWMaOyWHY
youtu.be/yNoWMaOyWHY
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“When you use a JavaScript framework, that isn’t the end of your work, it’s just the beginning. You still have to write your own code that makes use of that framework. Except now your code is restricted to only what the framework can do.”
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
Journal: Providers
Web browsers provide you with great features for free. Why would you choose to use tools that stop you taking advantage of that?
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22235
Web browsers provide you with great features for free. Why would you choose to use tools that stop you taking advantage of that?
🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22235
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“When you use a JavaScript framework, that isn’t the end of your work, it’s just the beginning. You still have to write your own code that makes use of that framework. Except now your code is restricted to only what the framework can do.”
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
I’d even drop “JavaScript” from that sentence 😉
“It just shows that all this framework "magic" that's supposed to help us can also create some really weird problems.”
How our "perfect" one-line isOwner() function in Next.js started always returning true.
Spoiler: It is because of server functions...
Wrote about the bug, the fix, and the "magic" that caused it:
marma.dev/articles/202...
#webdev #javascript #typescript #react #nextjs #serverfunctions
Spoiler: It is because of server functions...
Wrote about the bug, the fix, and the "magic" that caused it:
marma.dev/articles/202...
#webdev #javascript #typescript #react #nextjs #serverfunctions
marma.dev
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“It just shows that all this framework "magic" that's supposed to help us can also create some really weird problems.”
I was building the exact conversational UI that is described here last Friday and also came across field-sizing but was a bit bummed about support.
✍️ New Article: Use Cases for Field Sizing
A quick look at field-sizing and where it can be used. I hope this will land in Firefox and Safari soon. The good thing? We can use it as an enhancement.
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/fiel...
A quick look at field-sizing and where it can be used. I hope this will land in Firefox and Safari soon. The good thing? We can use it as an enhancement.
🔗 ishadeed.com/article/fiel...
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I was building the exact conversational UI that is described here last Friday and also came across field-sizing but was a bit bummed about support.
a very long overdue "housekeeping" chore for my self-hosted analytics solution. 1,000,000 rows on t3.micro makes for fun migrations. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
chenhuijing.com/blog/databas...
chenhuijing.com/blog/databas...
Database troubleshooting for Umami | Chen Hui Jing
I suck at SQL. There. I said it. I just never really had to interact with a SQL database directly over the years. So yeah, I can query a database, but managing…
chenhuijing.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
a very long overdue "housekeeping" chore for my self-hosted analytics solution. 1,000,000 rows on t3.micro makes for fun migrations. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
chenhuijing.com/blog/databas...
chenhuijing.com/blog/databas...
yeah, the naming was up to me, but i was wondering what would happen the existing feed since the guid would have changed? but i just left it as rss.xml on the new site.
October 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
yeah, the naming was up to me, but i was wondering what would happen the existing feed since the guid would have changed? but i just left it as rss.xml on the new site.