WebKit Features for Safari 26.5 | WebKit
Fixed an issue on iOS and iPadOS where
datalistsuggestions were presented directly over the associated input, obscuring it.
A Fundamental Disconnect, From the Notebook of Aaron Gustafson
I think Aaron is spot-on here. There’s a tendency to treat web development these days as just the same as any other kind of software development—which is, on the one hand, great because it shows just how far JavaScript and browsers have come …but on the other hand, that attitude is missing a crucial understanding of the fundamental nature of the web’s technology stack (that we should be treating HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as layers; not as one big ball of webby, timey-wimey stuff).
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No-stack web development – David Bushell – Web Dev (UK)
A stack is also technical debt, non-transferable knowledge, accelerated obsolescence, and vendor lock-in. That means fragility and overall unnecessary complication. Popular stacks inevitably turn into cargo cults that build in spite of the web, not for it.
The web platform does not require build toolchains. Always default to, and regress to, the fundamentals of CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. Those core standards are the web stack.
Web Day Out - 12 March 2026 — Polytechnic
This was another fantastic conference from the Clearleft team, and one that I hope is repeated next year. It is absolutely incredible what you can do in the browser these days, and even though I thought I was keeping up with the latest developments, it astounded me how far things have come.
What’s new in web typography? | Clagnut by Richard Rutter
There have been so many advances in HTML, CSS and browser support over the past few years. These are enabling phenomenal creativity and refinement in web typography, and I’ve got a mere 28 minutes to tell you all about it.
I’ve been talking to Rich about his Web Day Out talk, and let me tell you, you don’t want to miss it!
It’s gonna be a wild ride! Join me at Web Day Out in Brighton on 12 March 2026. Use JOIN_RICH to get 10% off and you’ll also get a free online ticket for State of the Browser.
I’m speaking at Web Day Out 2026 - Manuel Matuzovic
The core idea of the event is to get you up to speed on the most powerful web platform features that you can use right now. I love that because it aligns perfectly with what I’ve been working on over the last couple of years: finding ways to break old habits to get the most out of CSS.
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That was Web Day Out
An excellent day of talks in Brighton exactly 37 years after the birth of the World Wide Web.
The datalist element on iOS 26
Once again, Safari has fucked up its implementation.
Manuel Matuzovič is speaking at Web Day Out
The line-up is now complete and you don’t want to miss this!
Aleth Gueguen is speaking at Web Day Out
Progressive web apps from the trenches.
Jake Archibald is speaking at Web Day Out
The sixth speaker is revealed—only two more to go!