Reading Log ForJuly 13, 2026 (#180)
This week its the release of TypeScript 7.0, trouble for U.S. science, some amazing space photos, and more.
Web Development
- You can style alt text like any other text - Andy Bell
- Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently - Den Odell
- A few ways of specifying per-theme colours in only CSS - Chris Morgan
- Announcing TypeScript 7.0 - Daniel Rosenwasser
- The problem with HTML reset buttons - Adam Silver
AI
- Grief in the AI Age - Brad Frost
- Prompts are technical debt too - Sean Goedecke
Science
- The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it - Bethany Brookshire
Space
- Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87 - Robert Pearlman
- The Milky Way's Turbulence Distorts Light from Distant Quasars - Evan Gough
- Another JWST jaw-dropper: a galaxy that looks like it’s exploding but is actually doing the opposite - Philip Plait
Sports
- The MLB Draft Is Once Again for Diehards Only - Michael Baumann
- The Tour de France’s Infernal Present Portends Its Impossible Future - Patrick Redford
Health & Fitness
- How to train for a heatwave - The Economist
Politics
Everything Else
- Prepare your “no” and keep it handy - Derek Silvers