Garbage collection and closures by Jake Archibald
Weak references for the win. Honestly, finding memory leaks is always tricky - even you find the source fast; getting rid of it can be complex.
A Look at What's Coming to PHP 8.4 by Paul Redmond
The last thing I'd do is bet against PHP.
This month in Servo: console logging, parallel tables, OpenXR, and more! by Servo
Servo is one of the main reasons Rust exists today - a browser engine that is fast and transportable. It's great to see them back and continuing to do well!
How to Get the Width/Height of Any Element in Only CSS by Temani Afif
This is getting crazy. Previously this was thought as impossible as CSS is used to compute those values, now that Chromium has full support we are most likely to see it across all browsers.
Styling Tables the Modern CSS Way by Michelle Barker
Every once in a while somebody reminds me that tables are still a thing. They are - and styling them properly is actually required to make full use of them.
Web Styles in Native Apps by Sam Basu
Was not really sure what to expect in here, but I got happy once I saw XAML. Quite cool article if you work in the Blazor / MAUI space.
2024 Developer Survey Results by StackOverflow
Pretty much no surprises here. However, that reminds me that we may be should start another micro frontend survey?! It's about time...
Battle of the Asyncs by Brenley Dueck
I missed the battle in this one, but generally a good comparison of the different philosophies behind Solid and React. There is more to it, but this is just a solid point.
Please Stop Using Barrel Files by Dominik Dorfmeister
I agree up to some degree. In general if you use barrel files you should also treat the folders / barrels like its own library; i.e., think of it as a dependency and always visualize how the dependency graph flows.
What we (Deno) got wrong about HTTP imports by Ryan Dahl
One of the longer ads for JSR. While I am still positive about the JSR I also see some drawbacks.
🙏 Shout-out to all authors for their hard work - thanks for sharing your knowledge!