Reading Log ForOctober 26, 2026 (#194)
It's a dual week issue this time around. We have CSS-Tricks regaining its independence, new ways to replace JavaScript with HTML & CSS, some thoughts on Omarchy & DHH (and why you should avoid both), and a lot more.
Web Development
- Do web components have a future if nobody is writing them? - Nolan Lawson
- New Things You Should Know About HTML Here in Mid 2026 - Chris Coyier
- Native HTML and CSS Features That Replaced JavaScript - Ronalds Vilciņš
- The best dark mode toggle is probably none - Lea Verou
- Fit height to background pattern size with calc-size() - Ahmad Shadeed
- HTML Can Do That - Chris Burnell
- The Future of CSS: Target Multiple Classes with the Class Prefix Selector - Bramus
- A look at the geolocation HTML element and how it works - Daniel Schwarz
- CSS-Tricks Has a New Owner - Geoff Graham
General Development
- Notes on Software Quality - Anthony Hobday
Technology
- Stop Omarchy - Brennan Kenneth Brown
- Stuck at the Intersection of Politics and Technology - Eric Schwarz
Privacy
AI
- All My Hobbies Are Getting Slopped Up, And It’s Exhausting - Chris Person
- Why I Resist Generative “AI” - Esther Weidauer
- ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AI - Jason Koebler
- The asteroid currently hitting frontend web development - Nolan Lawson
- rogramming As A Hobby In The Age Of AI - Ben Nadel
- Dark Forestry - Henry Desroches
- Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet - Jason Koebler
- A simple AI query uses a bottle of water just to keep the servers cool - Caleigh Wells
Space
- An incredible image of a celestial fireworks display - Philip Plait
Gaming
- Video Games Are Making Star Wars Fun Again - Luke Plunkett
Business & Finance
- The AI industry’s gigantic debts are making investors nervous - The Economist
Sports
- Mike Ditka, Forever Chicago - Ray Ratto
Podcasts
- Fresh Air: 'I regret that I didn't fight harder,' former labor secretary Robert Reich says
- Decoder: Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash
- Darknet Diaries: Hieu
- The Indicator: Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem
Media & Entertainment
- The real villain in 'You Can See Everything' isn't Elizabeth Holmes - Drew Magary
- Record labels are in a spin over AI music - The Economist
Journalism
- The Fall of Scientific American - Emett Fraizer
Politics
- PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover: Anne Applebaum - PBS Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Everything Else
- Ruminations on notifications - David Bushell