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“If you were to build your own database today, not knowing that databases exist already, how would you do it?” Nanda Syahrasyad shows you how.

Build Your Own Database

A step-by-step guide to building a key-value database from scratch.

nan.fyi

Want to push the look of your website a little further? Experiment with what’s out there? Everywhere Tools has a collection of open-source tools to turn your site into works of art.

everywhere.tools

Collection of open-source tools for designers & creatives

everywhere.tools

What do screen readers actually say when they’re reading out your site? Don’t leave these users hungry, as @gerireid.com points out.

Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell

Screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen. This article explores that gap - through the medium of burritos.

htmhell.dev

You’re great at writing code. But what about that important email? It's okay – @mtlynch.io is here to help.

Underused Techniques for Effective Emails

For software developers, there's tremendous value in writing effective emails. Good emails save time, reduce misunderstandings, and earn recognition from upper management.You can drastically improve…

refactoringenglish.com

Do you really need to add a llms.txt to your site? And what is it anyway? Backlinko explains what it is, how to use it, and whether or not it’s actually worth your time.

Does Your Website Need an LLMs.txt File? + How to Create One

The jury's out on whether llms.txt help AI models understand your content, but there are reasons you may still want to use it. Let's dive in.

backlinko.com

Inlining your critical CSS might make your site load faster, but how difficult is it to implement and what are the downsides? Matt Zeunert at DebugBear digs into the details.

Inlining Critical CSS: Does It Make Your Website Faster? | DebugBear

Learn what critical CSS is, how to inline it to improve page load performance, and understand the trade-offs before implementing it on your website.

debugbear.com

Want to add just a bit of shine to your text? The Metallic Text Effect Generator will create the CSS to turn everything into the metal of your choice.

Metallic Text Effect Generator - Gold, Silver & Chrome CSS Gradients | design.dev

Create stunning metallic text effects with CSS gradients. Choose from gold, silver, chrome, and more with real-time preview.

design.dev

Accessibility shouldn’t be a last-minute checkbox exercise. It should be an integral part of your marketing strategy, and @a11y-collective.com explains how you can start doing this today.

Making Accessibility Work in Your Marketing Strategy

Learn how to build accessibility into your marketing strategy, from content creation to team training. Transform challenges into opportunities for growth and inclusion.

a11y-collective.com

“This is the sort of work I did when I was just starting out with web dev - marketing sites. It’s been 14 years since I worked a gig like this, and I was so struck by how much easier everything is now.” Rach Smith is delighted with how we can build websites now.

Who needs a flying car when you have display: grid

How good is the platform now.

rachsmith.com

In 1983, the concept of DNS was invented. Follow the history of the domain name through the past 43 years.

A Brief History of Domains

This year, dot com turned 40.

dotcom.press

Have you noticed how AI is changing the way you search for things? Have you thought about how AI is changing how people find your website? The Nielsen Norman Group studied how people are researching online in the era of AI search and chatbots.

How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors

Our study shows that generative AI is reshaping search, but long-standing habits persist. Many users still default to Google, giving Gemini a fighting chance.

nngroup.com

Building an interface and struggling to find the right look for your icons? Obra Icons might be the answer – 1047 icons under an MIT licence, available as SVGs, PNGs, and React/Svelte imports.

Obra Icons

A simple, consistent set of icons, perfect for user interfaces.

icons.obra.studio

Enjoy this deep dive into the history of Core Web Vitals from Addy Osmani, and how they've helped users and businesses.

The History of Core Web Vitals

This write-up is a history of how Core Web Vitals came to be based on my recollections from our work on it at Google from 2014 onwards

addyosmani.com

Many thanks to @krystal.io for their support of #SotB26 They join a huge bunch of others 2026.stateofthebrowser.com/supporters/#...

Supporters | State of the Browser

Help us make State of the Browser 14 even better by supporting us.

2026.stateofthebrowser.com

You need to make a PDF. But you want to make sure it’s as accessible as possible, without necessarily spending any money. Steve Frenzel is here with an excellent guide, courtesy of @piccalil.li.

A guide to creating accessible PDFs using free tools

If you really do (seriously, really do) need to create a PDF, Steve has your back to help you make sure you make that PDF accessible without having to fork out for Adobe Acrobat Pro.

piccalil.li

We've planted nearly 300 trees thanks to everyone who took part in our Black Friday sale. You saved on hosting, and together we made the internet (and the planet) a little greener. Thank you!

The default page direction for CSS is left-to-right. So what do you do when you need to produce pages that go right-to-left? @ishadeed.com is here to help with his incredibly detailed RTL Styling 101.

Right to Left Styling 101

An extensive guide on how to style for RTL in CSS

rtlstyling.com

“The paradox is that we build with pride, obsessing over design and architecture, as if our product will outlast us. But deep down, we know the truth: software is ephemeral.” – Brajeshwar Oinam on how to design when nothing lasts forever.

Designing for Ephemerality

There’s a melancholy in watching software die. One day, it’s the tool you swear by, shaping your work and your life. The next, it’s sunsetted, acquired and dismantled, or quietly abandoned in a forgotten GitHub repo.

brajeshwar.com

It’s a brand new year, and you’ve decided that you – yes, you – are going to make a website. But what on earth are you going to put on it? Wonder no more, because, for 2026, we have 26 things you can do with a website.

26 Things You Can Do With a Website | Blog | Krystal Hosting

It’s a brand new year, and you’ve made a resolution – you’re going to have a website. But what do you put on it? Here are 26 possibilities.

krystal.io

Want to make sure you’re hitting all the right points in your design? Checklist Design gives you detailed checklists to make it even easier.

Checklist Design — A collection of the best design practices.

Checklist Design is a curated list of checklists ranging from website pages, to UI components, all the way to branding assets.

checklist.design

"...content creators have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make the web accessible to all users." Learn the basics of accessible writing for the web with @a11y-collective.com’s detailed article.

Accessible Writing Techniques for Web Content

Master accessible writing with expert strategies for inclusive web content. Transform your writing workflow with actionable tips for reaching every reader.

a11y-collective.com

Why not start the new year by making your entire site look like it’s from the future?

Cosmic UI

A curated set of futuristic UI components — reusable, customizable, and framework-friendly.

cosmic-ui.com

What's going to catch the eyes of people this year? Creative Boom asked designers what typefaces were going to be popular, and there are plenty of beauties to choose from.

50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2026

We asked the creative community about the fonts they're keen to get their hands on. Read on to find out how they responded. Don't you just love how typography is constantly evolving? Because let's...

creativeboom.com

"How does it make you feel using the site in Drunk-Mode? Does it frustrate you? Do your eyes hurt due to the garish colour scheme? Do you keep missing the thing that you try and click on?" It's New Year's Eve, and it's time for some drunk CSS. Thanks, @edent.tel!

Drunk CSS

A decade ago, I was writing about how you should test your user interface on drunk people. It was a semi-serious idea. Some of your users will be drunk when using your app or website. If it is easy…

shkspr.mobi

What new CSS and UI features were added to the Chrome browser this year? Check out all the neat additions in this wrap-up from the Chrome dev team.

CSS Wrapped 2025

Sculpt dynamic interfaces, stretch your imagination, and play with these 22 powerful new CSS features that landed in Chrome this year.

chrome.dev

Make your next project look rather dignified with Jacob Filipp's Victorian-style line elements.

Victorian-Style Lines for the Web: Elements of Identical Width – Jacob Filipp

Jacob Filipp

jacobfilipp.com