🚀 Beyond the Bundle: Forbes highlights why JavaScript bundle size isn’t just a dev concern. It’s a business KPI. From tree shaking & code splitting to lazy loading & RUM, lean React apps = faster UX, better SEO & stronger retention. 🔗 forbes.com/councils/forbe…

Always nice when the browser folks drop by 💻

Ever fallen down the rabbit hole of what you can stick in an href? This post is a good primer: blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/href-valu… #html #href

💻Recommended tutorial: Google Firebase Studio in 23 minutes: a good walkthrough of how Gemini + Firebase come together for faster full-stack dev. 👉 youtu.be/Rd6F5wHIysM #Firebasestudio #Gemini

🚀 Node.js v22.19.0 “Jod” is now LTS! Long-term support means more stability, better reliability, and ongoing updates for production apps 🔗 github.com/nodejs/node/re… #NodeJS #LTS #JavaScript

🚨 jQuery 4.0.0-rc.1 is here! Cleaner, modern, lighter (~8KB slim build). Legacy & old APIs dropped. Try it via CDN/npm + test with Migrate. 👉 blog.jquery.com/2025/08/11/jqu…

🖱️ Claude for Chrome is here (limited pilot)! Claude can now see, click & fill forms directly in Chrome. Safety-first with site permissions + action confirmations. 🔗 anthropic.com/news/claude-fo…

🛠 The best APIs feel boring: predictable, simple, and safe to use. Dive in 👉 seangoedecke.com/good-api-desig…

Resource of the week: Learn Node.js the Hard Way: a hands-on repo where you build a tiny backend framework from scratch (no deps) and really understand HTTP, routing, and servers. Clear chapters + exercises. github.com/ishtms/learn-n… #NodeJS #WebDev

AI tools make it easier than ever for anyone to write code, but who’s making sure that code is secure? SecurityWeek looks at the risks of ‘vibe coding’ and the importance of oversight in this new era. securityweek.com/vibe-coding-wh…"

Ryan Carniato (Ryan Carniato), creator of SolidJS, shares advice for newcomers: specialize early to find opportunities, but don’t lose sight of fundamentals. Over time, learn to swap tools and see how the pieces fit. Stay on the popular path, but keep your eyes open 👀

Angular’s big leap: provideZonelessChangeDetection() lands in v20. Going stable in v20.2, full zoneless change detection is finally here. Are you ready to drop Zone.js? 👀 Docs: angular.dev/guide/zoneless #Angular

⚡ React Native v0.81.3 released! What changed: revert of the autolinking-generated react-native-config usage in the second CocoaPods step. Changelog: github.com/facebook/react…

🚀 Go 1.25 adds an experimental JSON stack: encoding/json/v2 + encoding/json/jsontext. Expect stricter defaults, streaming APIs ⚡ and real perf gains. Enable via GOEXPERIMENT=jsonv2. go.dev/blog/jsonv2-exp #webdevpro

🗞️18 npm packages, together pulling in ~2 billion downloads per week, were injected with crypto-stealing code after a maintainer fell for a phishing email. Attackers manipulated wallet interactions and payment destinations. Read more: tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…

🐘 PostgreSQL 18 RC1 is out! GA is planned for Sep 25, 2025. Take it for a spin, test pg_upgrade or pg_dump/pg_restore, and check the fixes since Beta 3. Details: postgresql.org/about/news/pos…

Senior devs are increasingly becoming “AI babysitters”. They're cleaning up hallucinations, fixing security holes, rewriting sloppy auto-generated code. But many say the speed/scale gains make it worthwhile. Worth a read. 🧐 techcrunch.com/2025/09/14/vib… #vibecoding

🚨 Chrome just patched a zero-day in its V8 engine (CVE-2025-10585) that affects JS/WebAssembly. If you build for browsers update now or your users could be at risk. #WebDev #Chrome #Security

🤖 Google added Gemini AI to Chrome’s UI. Chat with your browser, synthesize info across tabs, and get context-aware help. Would you use AI baked into your browser? #AI #Chrome #WebDev