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Security — Welcome to Security Week 2025!

Welcome to Security Week 2025!

The layer of security around today’s Internet is essential to safeguarding everything. Over the next week, we will discuss the latest trends in cyber security, announce new products and partnerships, and showcase the latest in Cloudflare technology. Welcome to Security Week 2025!

GGrantGrant·March 16, 2025Security
Engineering — Web Components Demystified

Web Components Demystified

Scott Jehl released a course called Web Components Demystified. This is my full set of notes from Scott's course. You'll still want to take the course on your own, and I encourage you to because Scott is an excellent teacher who makes all of this stuff extremely accessible, even to noobs like me.

GGGeoff GrahamGeoff Graham·March 14, 2025Engineering
Engineering — Quick Hit #39

Quick Hit #39

The CSSWG has voted to add a size keyword that's shorthand for the width and height properties.

GGGeoff GrahamGeoff Graham·March 14, 2025Engineering
Engineering — Highlights from Git 2.49

Highlights from Git 2.49

The open source Git project just released Git 2.49. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.

TBTaylor BlauTaylor Blau·March 14, 2025Engineering
Languages — Jeanne DeWitt Grosser joins Vercel as COO

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser joins Vercel as COO

Vercel welcomes Jeanne DeWitt Grosser as Chief Operating Officer. Jeanne helped take Stripe from $100M to billions, pioneered usage-based go-to-market strategies, and scaled influential developer platforms. Now, she brings that momentum to Vercel.

VVercel·March 13, 2025Languages
Design & UX — How To Build Confidence In Your UX Work — Smashing Magazine

How To Build Confidence In Your UX Work — Smashing Magazine

UX initiatives are often seen as a disruption rather than a means to solving existing problems in an organization. In this post, we’ll explore how you can build trust for your UX work, gain support, and make a noticeable impact. Part of [Measure UX and Design Impact](https://measure-ux.com/) by yours truly.

VFVitaly FriedmanVitaly Friedman·March 11, 2025Design & UX