Lucas Silbernagel
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🇨🇦 Senior Software Engineer @ lucassilbernagel.com | #Toronto | #Canada
#A11Y | #React | #JavaScript | #TypeScript | #HTML | #CSS | #WebDev
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#A11Y | #React | #JavaScript | #TypeScript | #HTML | #CSS | #WebDev
#ProgressivePolitics
Go take the State of HTML 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
State of HTML 2026
Take the State of HTML survey
survey.devographics.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Go take the State of HTML 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
The State of Devs 2026 survey results are now available: 2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US/
State of Devs 2026
2026.stateofdevs.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The State of Devs 2026 survey results are now available: 2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US/
Node.js built-ins that replaced npm packages: flaviocopes.com/node-builtins/
Node.js built-ins that replaced npm packages
Twelve Node.js built-ins that replace axios, nodemon, dotenv, jest, chalk, glob and more, with their stability in Node 24 and one gotcha each.
flaviocopes.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Node.js built-ins that replaced npm packages: flaviocopes.com/node-builtins/
The browser's main thread is expensive: kciter.so/posts/the-ex...
The Browser's Main Thread Is Expensive | kciter.so
What comes to mind when you hear "frontend optimization"? For most of us it's things like reducing network requests, shrinking the bundle,…
kciter.so
September 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The browser's main thread is expensive: kciter.so/posts/the-ex...
10 anti-AI slop moves for frontend projects going faster than humans can review: evilmartians.com/chronicles/t...
10 anti-AI slop moves for frontend projects going faster than humans can review—Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog
Ten checks that catch what AI-written frontend code hides: contract codegen, boundary linting, mutation testing, and dead-code detectors.
evilmartians.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
10 anti-AI slop moves for frontend projects going faster than humans can review: evilmartians.com/chronicles/t...
Things that should go in a modern HTML boilerplate: www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/ht...
My HTML boilerplate in 2026 - Manuel Matuzović
Every element I use for the basic structure of a HTML document, with explanations why.
www.matuzo.at
September 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Things that should go in a modern HTML boilerplate: www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/ht...
Your JSON is lying to you: blog.gaborkoos.com/posts/2026-0...
Your JSON Is Lying to You
JSON looks like a faithful representation of JavaScript data, but JSON.stringify and JSON.parse can silently alter or discard information at system boundaries.
blog.gaborkoos.com
August 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Your JSON is lying to you: blog.gaborkoos.com/posts/2026-0...
The State of CSS 2026 survey results are now available! 2026.stateofcss.com/en-US/
State of CSS 2026
2026.stateofcss.com
August 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The State of CSS 2026 survey results are now available! 2026.stateofcss.com/en-US/
How to stop running out of tokens: danielabaron.me/blog/how-i-s...
How I Stopped Running out of Tokens
A practical rundown of tools, settings, and habits that reduce token consumption when using Claude Code as your daily AI coding assistant.
danielabaron.me
August 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
How to stop running out of tokens: danielabaron.me/blog/how-i-s...
JavaScript framework benchmarks, visualized: framework-benchmarks.as93.net
Framework Benchmarks
A comprehensive comparison of modern frontend frameworks
framework-benchmarks.as93.net
July 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
JavaScript framework benchmarks, visualized: framework-benchmarks.as93.net
Go take the State of Devs 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
State of Devs 2026
Take the State of Devs survey
survey.devographics.com
July 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Go take the State of Devs 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
How to speed up running Playwright tests in GitHub Actions: endform.dev/blog/playwri...
Playwright on GitHub Actions: The setup that actually runs fast
Playwright CI should not crawl. Learn how to cache browsers, run tests in parallel, and cut GitHub Actions time fast.
endform.dev
July 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
How to speed up running Playwright tests in GitHub Actions: endform.dev/blog/playwri...
What's new in ECMAScript 2026, Math.sumPrecise in particular looks like a useful addition: pawelgrzybek.com/whats-new-in...
What's new in ECMAScript 2026 | pawelgrzybek.com
Every year after the final language specification approval, I publish about the latest additions to the language. Here is a full list.
pawelgrzybek.com
July 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What's new in ECMAScript 2026, Math.sumPrecise in particular looks like a useful addition: pawelgrzybek.com/whats-new-in...
Some thoughts and tips on understanding AI code output: www.geoffreylitt.com/2026/07/02/u...
Understanding is the new bottleneck
Agents can write code faster than we can absorb it. Here's why it still matters for humans to understand what they build — and some techniques for doing that efficiently: explainer docs, quizzes, micr...
www.geoffreylitt.com
July 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Some thoughts and tips on understanding AI code output: www.geoffreylitt.com/2026/07/02/u...
Some great tips about writing tests for React code, and how to prepare for interview questions about testing: howtotestfrontend.com/resources/re...
React Testing Questions That Trip Up Engineers | How To Test Frontend
Think you know your way around a test suite? These React testing interview questions cover act(), debounced inputs, mocking pitfalls, IntersectionObserver, and more. They can be harder than they look.
howtotestfrontend.com
July 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Some great tips about writing tests for React code, and how to prepare for interview questions about testing: howtotestfrontend.com/resources/re...
Open a Modal Dialog in React with the Invoker Commands API: sergiodxa.com/tutorials/op...
How to Open a Modal Dialog in React with the Invoker Commands API by sergiodxa
Use command and commandfor to open a native dialog in React without useState or dialog libraries.
sergiodxa.com
July 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Open a Modal Dialog in React with the Invoker Commands API: sergiodxa.com/tutorials/op...
When choosing between CSS animations and JavaScript animations, it's usually best to reach for CSS: www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/cs...
CSS vs. JavaScript • Josh W. Comeau
There are a bunch of JavaScript animation libraries out there, and you might have wondered whether there’s a performance cost compared to traditional CSS transitions and keyframe animations. In this b...
www.joshwcomeau.com
June 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
When choosing between CSS animations and JavaScript animations, it's usually best to reach for CSS: www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/cs...
TypeScript tips everyone should know: github.com/AllThingsSmi...
GitHub - AllThingsSmitty/typescript-tips-everyone-should-know: A curated collection of practical TypeScript patterns that improve safety, readability, maintainability, and developer experience.
A curated collection of practical TypeScript patterns that improve safety, readability, maintainability, and developer experience. - AllThingsSmitty/typescript-tips-everyone-should-know
github.com
June 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
TypeScript tips everyone should know: github.com/AllThingsSmi...
Go take the State of CSS 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
State of CSS 2026
Take the State of CSS survey
survey.devographics.com
May 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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The State of Web Dev AI 2026 survey results are available: 2026.stateofai.dev/en-US
State of AI 2026
2026.stateofai.dev
May 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The State of Web Dev AI 2026 survey results are available: 2026.stateofai.dev/en-US
A good introduction to / reminder about range media queries: ishadeed.com/article/rang...
Media Queries Range Syntax
ishadeed.com
May 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A good introduction to / reminder about range media queries: ishadeed.com/article/rang...
Building a UI without breakpoints: frontendmasters.com/blog/buildin...
Building a UI Without Breakpoints
This article covers a layout approach that better fits the modern web: fluid, intrinsic components that adapt by default, and treat conditional rules as local, intentional exceptions.
frontendmasters.com
April 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Building a UI without breakpoints: frontendmasters.com/blog/buildin...
AI-generated UI is inaccessible by default. Here are some great suggestions to fix that: frontendmasters.com/blog/ai-gene...
AI-Generated UI Is Inaccessible by Default
It doesn't mean you can't get AI to help with accessible code, you've just got to know what you're doing.
frontendmasters.com
April 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
AI-generated UI is inaccessible by default. Here are some great suggestions to fix that: frontendmasters.com/blog/ai-gene...
Go take the State of AI 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
April 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Go take the State of AI 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
How to replace common libraries and APIs with modern CSS: blog.gitbutler.com/the-great-cs...
The Great CSS Expansion
CSS now does what Floating UI, GSAP ScrollTrigger, Framer Motion, and react-select used to require JavaScript for. Here is exactly how much that saves, why these libraries were painful beyond their si...
blog.gitbutler.com
April 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
How to replace common libraries and APIs with modern CSS: blog.gitbutler.com/the-great-cs...