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Frontend — CSS Carousels

CSS Carousels

Chrome has prototyped these features and released them in Chrome 135. Adam Argyle has a wonderful explainer over at the Chrome Developer blog. Kevin Powell has an equally wonderful video where he follows the explainer. This post is me taking notes from them.

GGGeoff GrahamGeoff Graham·April 9, 2025Frontend
Engineering — That health is mental

That health is mental

Disclaimer : Trigger warning: depression, talk of suicide. It’s been a while since I wrote a mental health piece — but I think it’s important to occasionally stop, take a breather, and think about how we feel. So. deep breath I’m okay, I think? Just a little restless. A bit of personal context For those keeping score, I went through major life events in 2023 — a divorce, a move, and the news that

AWAmos WengerAmos Wenger·April 9, 2025Engineering
AI & ML — Introducing Chatbot Template

Introducing Chatbot Template

Chatbot is a free, open-source template, powered by Next.js and the AI SDK, that helps you build chatbot applications.

VVercel·April 9, 2025AI & ML
Databases — Your frontend, backend, and database — now in one Cloudflare Worker

Your frontend, backend, and database — now in one Cloudflare Worker

You can now deploy static sites and full-stack applications on Cloudflare Workers – the primitives are all here. Framework support for React Router v7, Astro, Vue, and more are generally available today, as is the Cloudflare Vite plugin. Connect to Postgres and MySQL databases with Hyperdrive.

KAKorinne AlpersKorinne Alpers·April 8, 2025Databases
Frontend — Using Manim For Making UI Animations — Smashing Magazine

Using Manim For Making UI Animations — Smashing Magazine

Animation makes things clearer, especially for designers and front-end developers working on UI, prototypes, or interactive visuals. Manim is a tool that lets you create smooth and dynamic animations, not just for the design field but also in math, coding, and beyond, to explain complex ideas or simply make everything a little bit more interactive.

JPJoas PambouJoas Pambou·April 8, 2025Frontend
SRE & Ops — Expanding observability on Vercel

Expanding observability on Vercel

The Vercel Marketplace adds new native integrations from Sentry, Checkly, and Dash0. Use the tools you already trust to monitor, measure, and debug your apps with integrated billing, single sign-on, and access to provider dashboards from Vercel.

VVercel·April 8, 2025SRE & Ops
Networking — More devops than I bargained for

More devops than I bargained for

Background I recently had a bit of impromptu disaster recovery , and it gave me a hunger for more! More downtime! More kubernetes manifest! More DNS! Ahhhh! The plan was really simple. I love dedicated Hetzner servers with all my heart but they are not very fungible. You have to wait entire minutes for a new dedicated server to be provisioned. Sometimes you pay a setup fee, et cetera. And at some

AWAmos WengerAmos Wenger·April 7, 2025Networking