urban weekly #60

Maybe Bluesky has "won" - Insights about how Bluesky works. bluesky

Fit-to-Width Text: A New Technique - Registered custom properties are now available in all modern browsers. Using some pre-existing techniques based on them and complex container query length units, I solved a years-long problem of fitting text to the width of a container, hopefully paving the path towards a proper native implementation. css

File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity - My take on the 'file over app' philosophy and why it’s essential for keeping my data resilient and built to last. files, privacy

An Engineering Manager Challenge - What would you do if you had to make the choice here? interview, leadership

Lessons from Peter Thiel - These lessons summarize what Joe Lonsdale learned from working over many years with Peter Thiel, a chairman and founder of Palantir. These are very much worth reading — they will change the way you think. engineering, startups

Who’s Really Following You on Dev.to? A Guide to Analyzing Your Audience - The reason I’m writing this post is to shed some light on an aspect of Dev.to that many of us don’t think twice about: our followers. devto, analytics

Map Matrix - A React application for synchronized multi-view map comparison. Mostly generated by AI. maps

manifest - A backend so simple that it fits in a single YAML file backends, yaml

Documind - Open-source platform for extracting structured data from documents using AI. pdfs, ai

Access a collection of free-to-use, standalone components with KokonutUI. Each component is designed with Tailwind CSS, and optional library such has shadcn and Framer Motion. - ui kokonut.dev

InclusiveColors - This is my ongoing attempt at a tool for making custom branded color palettes for web and UI design that are built from the ground up to meet WCAG contrast accessibility guidelines. colors

BeeBot - A recursive internet scanner for hackers. scanner, scraper

Discordeno - Discord API library for Node and Deno discord

SVG to Font - Read a set of SVG icons and ouput a TTF/EOT/WOFF/WOFF2/SVG font. svgx, fonts

React Scan - Scan for React performance issues and eliminate slow renders in your app react, performance

Choosing The Perfect Colour Palette For Your Website - 4 Factors To Consider colors