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5 Quick Links for Devs: Week 44, 2025

· Jacob E. Dawson

Birth of Prettier

A retrospective by vjeux exploring Prettier's origins and "the struggles of maintaining hugely popular OSS."

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The Present and Future of Progressive Image Rendering

Jake Archibald's comprehensive guide covers the current landscape and emerging possibilities for progressive image rendering techniques in 2025.

You No Longer Need JavaScript

An in-depth exploration of modern CSS capabilities, highlighting features like native nesting, animation syntax improvements, and new viewport-relative units for mobile optimization.

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ShadCN Themes

A quick-access resource for applying color themes to ShadCN UI components.

Don't Forget These Tags to Make HTML Work Like You Expect

A primer on essential HTML tags and their functions, addressing fundamentals often overlooked in modern framework-heavy development.

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