LinksJanuary 2026
Using web dependencies is broken(lea.verou.me)
I already knew that using JavaScript dependencies from the npm ecosystem without using a bundler is painful. How do you get node_modules into the public? How do you deal with module dependencies? And how do you import files then?
Normal things like loading dependency code are surprisingly complicated in the "vanilla web".
Lea analyzed all the technical options to build for the web without a bundler, and the current state sucks.
Not using bundlers in any nontrivial application does seem like an exercise in masochism.
It's a good overview (and rant) on the current state of the web.
GitHub bans toasts because of their poor accessibility(primer.style)
GitHub published a bold statement about the poor UX and accessibility of toast elements.
Toasts pose significant accessibility concerns and are not recommended for use.
This might become a reference piece for every web developer!
Slop of kindness(simonwillison.net)
What should go wrong when you set up AI agents with abstract goals like "raise money for children" or "do random acts of kindness"? That's right; the machines will go out into the world and do nothing but wasting everybody's time.
No one wants to receive personalized "thank you" emails written by ChatGTP or a robot "doing good" standing on their door step.
What a fucked up world we live in...