In this edition, we’ve curated some fascinating reads and links, including getting started with those big-brain LLMs, learning about specificity in CSS through a fun little game Lea Verou coded up, and a guide to fighting back against companies that use deceptive designs. And of course much more!
Explore “Navigating career”, where Readymag and YCM unite to spotlight designers’ key milestones. Discover insights from Vitaly Friedman, Cat How, Beth Wilson, and more on overcoming challenges like burnout, client dynamics, and career shifts. This collection offers stories of resilience, mentorship, and balancing passion with professionalism. Ideal for those navigating their design journey or seeking inspiration.
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Jeremy Keith criticizes Apple’s resistance to the EU’s Digital Markets Act, highlighting concerns about the impact on web apps and user choice. He urges readers to voice opposition by submitting feedback to the EU commission through Open Web Advocacy.
🧑🏽💻 Mastering Programming
Kent Beck discusses patterns observed in effective programmers’ workflows, emphasizing strategies for productivity and problem-solving efficiency.
🦙 Getting started with LLMs
Matt Proetsch guides us through setting up and using Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3.5/GPT-4 or Meta’s LLaMA 2, explaining their functionality, environment setup, and how to interact with them.
Michael Andreuzza shares a list of great places to find free fonts (in case you are tired of Google Fonts).
♾ Playing with Infinity in CSS
Will Boyd discusses the concept of using infinity in CSS, particularly within a calc() statement, exploring its applications.
gpu-curtains is an open-source WebGPU 3D engine built to help you synchronize DOM and 3D elements. Made by Martin Laxenaire.
Pika, a user-friendly blogging platform created by Good Enough, emphasizes simplicity and intuitive functionality for its users.
Reor is an AI-powered desktop note-taking app: it automatically links related ideas, answers questions on your notes and provides semantic search. Everything is stored locally and you can edit your notes with an Obsidian-like markdown editor.
🐈⬛ Frontend Fuzzy Search
A fast frontend library for searching objects by their names and features. Utilizes n-grams and innovative character sorting for accuracy.
A very satisfying painting app where the brushes are photos.
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Demo Corner
An amazing demo by Nine where you can see how in a couple of lines of GSAP code and a simple CSS rotation you can create a fake 3D look! Also check out this related demo.
Maxime Heckel’s latest demo is a fidget toy made with React Three Fiber and Rapier. You can see the code here.
Amit Sheen created an impressive CSS-only 3D shape that animates.
❓Did you know that…
…before Google’s famous Street View, there was Amazon’s “Block View”? Launched in 2004 through Amazon’s A9.com search engine, Block View offered street-level photographs of stores and restaurants paired with their Amazon listings, a whole year before Google introduced Street View.
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