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AI & ML — The no-nonsense approach to AI agent development

The no-nonsense approach to AI agent development

Learn how to build reliable, domain-specific AI agents by simulating tasks manually, structuring logic with code, and optimizing with real-world feedback. A clear, hands-on approach to practical automation.

VVercel·June 4, 2025AI & ML
Engineering — Quick Hit #49

Quick Hit #49

Chrome 137 introduces the newly-specced if() function. Una Kravets posted a nice video overview and Temani Afif writes about it as well.

GGGeoff GrahamGeoff Graham·June 3, 2025Engineering
Frontend — Getting Creative With HTML Dialog

Getting Creative With HTML Dialog

So, how can you take dialogue box design beyond the generic look of frameworks and templates? How can you style them to reflect a brand’s visual identity and help to tell its stories? Here’s how I do it in CSS using ::backdrop, backdrop-filter, and animations.

ACAndy ClarkeAndy Clarke·June 3, 2025Frontend
Performance — Why Designers Get Stuck In The Details And How To Stop — Smashing Magazine

Why Designers Get Stuck In The Details And How To Stop — Smashing Magazine

Designers love to craft, but polishing pixels before the problem is solved is a time-sink. This article pinpoints the five traps that lure us into premature detail — being afraid to show rough work, fixing symptoms instead of causes, solving the wrong problem, drowning in unactionable feedback, and plain fatigue — then hands you a four-step rescue plan to refocus on goals, ship faster, and keep yo

NSNikita SamutinNikita Samutin·June 3, 2025Performance
Networking — Designing For Neurodiversity — Smashing Magazine

Designing For Neurodiversity — Smashing Magazine

Designing for neurodiversity means recognizing that people aren’t edge cases but individuals with varied ways of thinking and navigating the web. So, how can we create more inclusive experiences that work better for everyone?

VFVitaly FriedmanVitaly Friedman·June 2, 2025Networking