Bringing React's to vanilla JS

I like React. I really do. It is the default answer for modern web development, and it is that answer for a reason. Generally when React adds a feature it is well thought through, within the React system of thinking.

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LangGraph for complex workflows

I may be late to the party, but LangGraph lets you build complex workflow architectures and codify them as powerful automations. Also LLMs, if you want. But you don’t have to! I always liked the idea of “flow-based” programming. PureData, DaVinci Resolve, Node Red... they all appeal to me.

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Want to Be a Better Frontend Engineer? Try a Week On-Call

You’re going to hate me for saying this, but I actually like being on-call. I know. I know. But hear me out. Obviously not the part where PagerDuty yanks you out of a dream with your heart pounding. But on-call taught me more about frontend quality than any bug tracker ever did.

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Jest 30: Faster, Leaner, Better

Today we are happy to announce the release of Jest 30. This release features a substantial number of changes, fixes, and improvements. While it is one of the largest major releases of Jest ever, we admit that three years for a major release is too long.

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ai agents

I'm using agents to write a lot of code now. Just 6 months ago it didn't really work well, so if you haven't tried in a while, this is your sign. Let me explain practically how I've been using them, where they still kind of suck, and what tools I've had success with.

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My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts

Tech execs are mandating LLM adoption. That’s bad strategy. But I get where they’re coming from. Some of the smartest people I know share a bone-deep belief that AI is a fad — the next iteration of NFT mania.

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The Underestimated Power of Hot Spots and Notes in EventStorming

I've been facilitating the EventStorming sessions for years now, and something keeps catching my attention. While teams naturally focus on mapping out those orange event sticky notes (the backbone of any EventStorming session), they often underestimate the power of two critical elements: Hot Spots and Notes.

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