Front End World

The quiet problem with unnecessary async

Not every JavaScript function needs to be async. Unnecessary async boundaries can spread Promise-based complexity through an entire application.

https://allthingssmitty.com/2026/06/08/the-quiet-problem-with-unnecessary-async/

What Bun Can Tell Us About AI, Open Source and Anthropic

In early December last year, Anthropic acquired Oven, the makers of Bun, a small, fast, open source JavaScript runtime. It’s also a package manager, bundler and test runner but it’s had the most success as a fast runtime built on Safari’s JavaScriptCore rather than Chrome’s V8 like Deno and Node.js. Built as a drop-in replacement

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2026/06/04/bun-two-lessons/

How To Use Query Parameters with Angular Router

Learn how to use query parameters with Angular Router using ActivatedRoute, queryParams, and queryParamsHandling.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/angular-query-parameters

npm v12 delivers one of the biggest security improvements in years

npm v12 makes install scripts opt-in by default, closing the install-time execution path behind a year of npm supply chain worms from Nx to Red Hat.

https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-v12-block-postinstall

transitions.dev

Collection of the most essential transitions for web apps that you can just copy and paste into any project.

https://transitions.dev/

Sketching the Impossible: A 3D Portfolio Built Without a Single 3D Model

How a complete lack of Blender skills accidentally led to an award-winning 3D universe. Here’s what happens when you ignore the "correct" way to code and build an infinite corridor out of flat geometry.

https://tympanus.net/codrops/2026/06/11/sketching-the-impossible-a-3d-portfolio-built-without-a-single-3d-model/

Lovable: Building apps using TanStack Start

Starting May 13, new projects are Server-Side Rendered (SSR) and powered by TanStack Start. This post is for anyone wondering what changed - what's different, why we picked TanStack Start and what it means for the apps Lovable generates.

https://lovable.dev/blog/building-apps-using-tanstack-start

Ember 7.0 Released

The Ember project is excited to announce the release of Ember v7.0. Following Ember's Major Version Policy, the major includes only the removal of features that were deprecated until 7.0...

https://blog.emberjs.com/ember-released-7-0/

An advanced guide to Nuxt testing and mocking

Learn how to test Nuxt apps with Vitest, @nuxt/test-utils, runtime mocks, server route mocks, and Playwright e2e tests.

https://blog.logrocket.com/advanced-guide-nuxt-testing-mocking/

The Conductor Rewrite:What They Changed to Make It Fast

How Conductor rebuilt its app twice as fast: local-first SQLite, Tauri over Electron, TanStack Router, react-virtuoso, and Node to Bun.

https://performance.dev/the-conductor-rewrite

TanStack Start authentication: A developer’s guide for 2026

Your beforeLoad guard does not protect your server functions. A complete guide to authentication in TanStack Start, from server functions and sessions to enterprise SSO.

https://workos.com/blog/tanstack-start-authentication-guide

TypeScript Tips Everyone Should Know

✅ A curated collection of practical TypeScript patterns that improve safety, readability, maintainability, and developer experience. 🧠 - AllThingsSmitty/typescript-tips-everyone-should-know

https://github.com/AllThingsSmitty/typescript-tips-everyone-should-know

::search-text pseudo-element

The CSS ::search-text pseudo-element selects the matching text from your browser's "find in page" feature.

https://css-tricks.com/almanac/pseudo-selectors/s/search-text/

How to Evaluate an npm Package — 2026 Edition

Stars and downloads tell you about popularity, not safety. Here's a practical checklist for evaluating an npm package's security, reliability, and long-term maintenance in 2026.

https://blog.gaborkoos.com/posts/2026-05-29-How-to-Evaluate-an-npm-Package-2026-Edition/

Build a headless table engine in Vue 3

Build a headless table engine in Vue 3 with reusable sorting, filtering, pagination, scoped slots, and composables.

https://blog.logrocket.com/build-headless-table-engine-vue-3/