What is Git? Our beginner’s guide to version control
Let’s get you started on your Git journey with basic concepts to know, plus a step-by-step on how to install and configure the most widely used version control system in the world.
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Switching It Up With HTML’s Latest Control — Smashing Magazine
After years of relying on checkbox hacks to create a “switch” control for forms that toggle between two states, HTML may be gaining a native way to go about it by adding a `switch` attribute to checkbox inputs. Daniel Yuschick walks us through a first impression of switch controls and discusses current and ongoing considerations that need to be explored further before it is ready for prime time.
Vercel Ship 2024 recap
Vercel Ship 2024 highlighted the integrations, ecosystem, and teams building the web's best products. Read the recap to catch up on all our announcements.
2024 GitHub Accelerator: Meet the 11 projects shaping open source AI
Announcing the second cohort, delivering value to projects, and driving a new frontier.
Best Practices For Naming Design Tokens, Components And Variables — Smashing Magazine
How can we get better at naming? This post is dedicated to naming conventions, tips, and real-world examples that help you name things in a robust and flexible way.
Introducing the Vercel Web Application Firewall
Introducing the Vercel Web Application Firewall: application-aware, Vercel-native protection that brings the web one step closer to being secure by default.
Introducing deeper integrations for feature flags in Vercel
Introducing a platform-wide understanding of feature flags in Vercel, and an experimental Next.js design pattern for working with flags in code.
Introducing new developer tools in the Vercel Toolbar
The Vercel Toolbar now includes even more developer tools to simplify collaboration, improve accessibility, and enhance your workflow.
AI Gateway is generally available: a unified interface for managing and scaling your generative AI workloads
AI Gateway is an AI ops platform that provides speed, reliability, and observability for your AI applications. With a single line of code, you can unlock powerful features including rate limiting, custom caching, real-time logs, and aggregated analytics across multiple providers
My trip to Zagreb: DORS/CLUC 2024
Jan Karremans was part of the DORS/CLUC 2024 in Zagreb. Find out what his trip to Zagreb was like and what he learned on site in this post.
Speeding up file load times, one page at a time
How dynamic page loading improved the slowest load times by 33%
Unlocking the power of Code Connect: Best practices for design systems teams
Design system leads and developers at Bumble, GitHub, and HP share how they’re leveraging the new Dev Mode feature to bridge the gap between design and code.
Using Footnotes
How I use, and render, footnotes
Composable data management at Meta
In recent years, Meta’s data management systems have evolved into a composable architecture that creates interoperability, promotes reusability, and improves engineering efficiency. We’re sharing how we’ve achieved this, in part, by leveraging Velox, Meta’s open source execution engine, as well as work ahead as we continue to rethink our data management systems. Data is at […]
Post-quantum readiness for TLS at Meta
Today, the internet (like most digital infrastructure in general) relies heavily on the security offered by public-key cryptosystems such as RSA, Diffie-Hellman (DH), and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). But the advent of quantum computers has raised real questions about the long-term privacy of data exchanged over the internet. In the future, significant advances in quantum […]
Balancing Old Tricks with New Feats: AI-Powered Conversion From Enzyme to React Testing Library at Slack
Update (October 2024): In response to numerous requests from external developers, we have open-sourced a version of our Enzyme to React Testing Library (RTL) conversion tool. You can now find it on npm, along with detailed instructions on how to integrate and use it in your projects. In the world of frontend development, one thing remains…
Modern CSS Layouts: You Might Not Need A Framework For That — Smashing Magazine
It’s easy to get lost in a sea of CSS frameworks and libraries, each promising easier styling and smoother layouts. Brecht De Ruyte demonstrates four CSS utility classes (plus a bonus) using techniques that allow them to be used practically anywhere you need a particular layout — be it Grid or Flexbox — with configurable options.
Introducing GitHub Copilot Extensions: Unlocking unlimited possibilities with our ecosystem of partners
The world of Copilot is getting bigger, improving the developer experience by keeping developers in the flow longer and allowing them to do more in natural language.
Hidden vs. Disabled In UX — Smashing Magazine
Should you hide or disable a feature? You’ve probably been there before. Here are some considerations for hiding versus disabling, along with possible alternatives to improve UX. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com).
Customer centricity is driving a new era in streaming media
If the first wave of digitization was about the move into streaming, the second is about optimizing the streaming experience. Top media companies are partnering with Stripe to add new content bundles, change pricing models, and personalize payments.
Passkeys, a faster more secure way to log in to the Stripe Dashboard
Today Stripe is launching a new way of logging in that makes it possible to have both speed and security: one-click login using passkeys.
Keeping it 100(x) with real-time data at scale
After years of playing catch-up with Figma’s growth, it was time to fundamentally rethink LiveGraph’s architecture.
Building A User Segmentation Matrix To Foster Cross-Org Alignment — Smashing Magazine
Many organizations prioritize internal structures and services over customer-centricity, hindering effective decision-making. Through a case study, Talke Hoppmann-Walton advocates for a shift towards an outside-in perspective and proposes the use of a user segmentation matrix to foster alignment across departments and prioritize customer needs.
