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Issue #36:

Happy new year Pack™ - see what we were completely wrong about in our 2024 predictions and what we think is in store for 2025 🔮
Starting the year strong with some sweet links, including a sneaky CSS hover trick makes your UI come alive and finally React context without the performance headaches
Also... is humility the key to being a great dev?

:hover > :not(:hover), sorry not sorry

FROM WES

Awesome CSS technique and demos for selecting the items that are currently NOT being hovered

2024 JavaScript Rising Stars

FROM: CJ TO: YOU

The top trending JavaScript projects from 2024 based on github stars.

there's a big problem with React's useContext

HAND-SELECTED BY WES

React context has a re-rendering problem - Aiden Bai (from Million..js) gives us a few tips on how to best approach React context for the most performant app. Also - Signals will save us from this all

But what is a DOM node?

CJ'S LINK

What actually makes an object a DOM node? Is it the prototype? Or is it something else?

Node.js can now execute TypeScript files by default!

CJ'S LINK

v23.6.0 of Node.js enables the —experimental-strip-types by default - you can now point node directly at TypeScript files!

All Hail The Algorithm

Some good stuff™ we posted this week

The Feed

New episodes 3×/week + YouTube!

Our 2025 Web Development Predictions

Web Dev Trivia! CSS Performance × Rate Limiting × Array Sort Behavior

Answering Your Coding Questions: Durable Objects, Tab State Hacks, and Headless CMS Choices

2024: A Year in Review

WebDevCody

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having too much pride in the code you write isn’t the flex you think it is; in fact, it makes you a liability.

fixing your system’s tech debt becomes so much easier when everyone on your team agrees their code isn’t a direct reflection of their intelligence, but merely a… https://x.com/i/web/status/1874593384331145485

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Having too much pride in the code you write makes you a liability

- CJ