Reading Log ForSeptember 22, 2025 (#141)
A bunch of cool CSS thoughts and new features, API design, Tariffs hurting hobbyists, and more.
.NET
- The Real Cost of Abstractions in .NET - Milan Jovanovic
- What's New in C# 14: Null-Conditional Assignments - Ivan Kahl
Web Development
- New and Upcoming CSS Features I’m Excited About - Quasar Wei
- How I Wish Web Components Worked - Andy Blum
- A Tiny Bit-O-CSS for Stable Scrollbar Gutters - Zach Leatherman
- This website has no class - Adam Stoddard
- There’s no such thing as a CSS reset - Adam Stoddard
General Development
- Everything I know about good API design - Sean Goedecke
- Successive Prototypes Bridge the Gap Between Idea and Reality - Jim Nielsen
- Easy will always trump simple - Lorin Hochstein
- "Best practice" is just your opinion - Craig Abbott
The Internet
- Why Make a Website in 2025? - Jim Nielsen
Technology
- RIP “Browsers” - Jim Nielsen
AI
- The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes - Emanuel Maiberg
Science
- RFK Jr. Is Making His Bid To Become One Of American History's Biggest Killers - Sabrina Imbler
- Earth’s oldest crater found! - Philip Plait
Gaming
Business & Finance
- $2,000 Shipping: International Sellers Charge Absurd Prices to Avoid Dealing With American Tariffs - Jason Koebler
Podcasts
- Plain English Podcast: Jimmy Kimmel and America's Free-Speech Crisis
- Ctrl-Alt-Speech: It's a Banned, Banned, Banned, Banned World
- Shop Talk Show: Whiskey, Security, Antitrust, and Fun with CSS Functions
Everything Else
- Kobo-pilled - Adam Stoddard
- Many years on the job and I still don't get it - Dave Rupert