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Engineering — Quick Hit #105

Quick Hit #105

Safari TP 238 trials customizable <select>, which Chrome has fully implemented already.

DSDaniel SchwarzDaniel Schwarz·March 4, 2026Engineering
Security — Introducing the 2026 Cloudflare Threat Report

Introducing the 2026 Cloudflare Threat Report

There has been a fundamental shift toward industrialized cyber threats, highlighted by a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack and sophisticated session token theft. Our new report examines how nation-states and criminal actors have moved beyond traditional exploits to "living off the XaaS" within legitimate enterprise logic.

CCloudforceCloudforce·March 3, 2026Security
Design & UX — Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williams — Smashing Magazine

Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williams — Smashing Magazine

Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier! This book is about research, but you’ll also learn about assistive technology, different types of disability, and how to build accessibility into the entire design process. This thoughtful book will get you thinking about ways to make your UX research more inclusive a

ASAri StilesAri Stiles·March 3, 2026Design & UX
Security — The truly programmable SASE platform

The truly programmable SASE platform

As the only SASE platform with a native developer stack, we’re giving you the tools to build custom, real-time security logic and integrations directly at the edge.

AAbeAbe·March 2, 2026Security
Engineering — Quick Hit #104

Quick Hit #104

Safari TP 238 trials :open, which would make it baseline (yes, really).

DSDaniel SchwarzDaniel Schwarz·March 2, 2026Engineering
Distributed — FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

FFmpeg is truly a multi-tool for media processing. As an industry-standard tool it supports a wide variety of audio and video codecs and container formats. It can also orchestrate complex chains of filters for media editing and manipulation. For the people who use our apps, FFmpeg plays an important role in enabling new video experiences […]

CWChris Wiltz·March 2, 2026Distributed
SRE & Ops — Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs and modernize the codebase while continuing to evolve the allocator to adapt to the latest hardware and workloads. We are committed to continuing to develop jemalloc development with the […]

CWChris Wiltz·March 2, 2026SRE & Ops
Frontend — Getting Started With The Popover API — Smashing Magazine

Getting Started With The Popover API — Smashing Magazine

What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you simulate into something the browser actually understands. Opening and closing, keyboard interaction, Escape handling, and much of the accessibility now come from the platform itself, not from ad-hoc JavaScript.

GAGodstime AburuGodstime Aburu·March 2, 2026Frontend
Engineering — Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opportunity to get your desktop ready for spring — and, who knows, maybe they’ll spark some new ideas, too. Enjoy!

CMCosima MielkeCosima Mielke·February 28, 2026Engineering
Networking — ASPA: making Internet routing more secure

ASPA: making Internet routing more secure

ASPA is the cryptographic upgrade for BGP that helps prevent route leaks by verifying the path network traffic takes. New features in Cloudflare Radar make tracking its adoption easy.

MBMingwei, BrytonMingwei, Bryton·February 27, 2026Networking
Frontend — Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma

Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma

With Codex to Figma, teams can bring real, running interfaces into Figma to explore, refine, and make decisions together, then bring it back to Codex with design context intact.

YKYarden Katz·February 26, 2026Frontend
Security — An Exploit ... in CSS?!

An Exploit ... in CSS?!

Read an explanation of the recent CVE-2026-2441 vulnerability that was labeled a "CSS exploit" that "allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page."

LMLee MeyerLee Meyer·February 25, 2026Security
Engineering — Quick Hit #103

Quick Hit #103

Firefox 148 makes shape() available without a flag, aligning with Chrome and Safari.

DSDaniel SchwarzDaniel Schwarz·February 25, 2026Engineering
Frontend — A Complete Guide to Bookmarklets

A Complete Guide to Bookmarklets

Browsers don't just let you bookmark web pages. You can also bookmark JavaScript, allowing you to do so much more than merely save pages.

DCDeclan ChidlowDeclan Chidlow·February 25, 2026Frontend
AI & ML — Helping YOU ask ME questions with AI

Helping YOU ask ME questions with AI

Here's how I've made it easier for you to call into the Call Kent podcast without having to record yourself and also make yourself anonymous using AI.

KCKent C. DoddsKent C. Dodds·February 24, 2026AI & ML
AI & ML — RCCLX: Innovating GPU Communications on AMD Platforms

RCCLX: Innovating GPU Communications on AMD Platforms

We are open-sourcing the initial version of RCCLX – an enhanced version of RCCL that we developed and tested on Meta’s internal workloads. RCCLX is fully integrated with Torchcomms and aims to empower researchers and developers to accelerate innovation, regardless of their chosen backend. Communication patterns for AI models are constantly evolving, as are hardware […]

CWChris Wiltz·February 24, 2026AI & ML
Security — Security boundaries in agentic architectures

Security boundaries in agentic architectures

A framework for drawing security boundaries in agentic architectures. Most agents run with zero isolation between the agent and the code it generates. Learn where to draw the boundaries, from secret injection to full application sandboxing.

VVercel·February 24, 2026Security
Databases — PostgreSQL Books

PostgreSQL Books

CYBERTEC regularly publishes PostgreSQL books. Keep up-to-date and get an introduction to important new database features of each version.

CPCYBERTEC PostgreSQL·February 23, 2026Databases
Frontend — Sprites on the Web

Sprites on the Web

In game development, it’s common to use spritesheets for animation, but this technique isn’t as widely used on the web these days. Which is a shame, because we can do some pretty cool stuff with sprites! In this post, we’ll share the niche CSS function you can use to leverage this technique, and explore some of the potential use cases.

JWJosh W. Comeau·February 23, 2026Frontend
Performance — A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfaces — Smashing Magazine

A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfaces — Smashing Magazine

Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited pixels” and reframes performance as responsibility. In 2026, truly sophisticated design is defined not by how much it adds, but by how thoughtfully it reduces its footprint.

CWCarrie WebsterCarrie Webster·February 23, 2026Performance