Tbh I had no idea this was even a thing until recently. I've been working with Rails for a while now and somehow never came across it. So let me explain it the way I understood it. You know how we normally do associations in Rails, User has many Posts, Post belongs to User. Two different models, two different tables. Simple. But what if a model needs to reference itself? Like same table, same mode
Wabi-Sabi and Whitespace: Eastern Philosophy for Web Design What I learned from studying traditional aesthetics that completely changed how I build interfaces Last year, I spent three weeks in Kyoto. Temples everywhere. One rainy afternoon, I ducked into a small museum dedicated to traditional craftwork. I wasn't expecting much. I'm a web developer, not an art historian. But something clicked. T
I’m going on a short vacation this week, so this post is coming out a bit earlier than usual. I actually had a different, more “useful” topic in mind — something educational, something responsible. But then I came across this fascinating article: I don’t like Tailwind. Sorry not sorry written by @freshcaffeine , and I couldn’t get it out of my head. So I decided to write a response instead. I actu
Dark Mode in Firefox Extensions: Respecting System Preferences Firefox users who prefer dark mode shouldn't have to manually toggle it in every extension. Here's how to automatically respect the system preference. /* Default: light mode */ :root { --bg: #ffffff; --text: #1a1a1a; --card-bg: #f5f5f5; --border: #e0e0e0; } /* Auto dark mode from system */ @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)
Responsive Grid Layouts for Browser Extension New Tab Pages When building the Weather & Clock Dashboard Firefox extension, one of the tricky challenges was making the layout work well across different monitor sizes and resolutions. Browser extension new tab pages have a unique constraint: you cannot control the viewport size. Users might have a 1080p monitor, a 4K display, or a small laptop scre
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Contè UI - A Dynamic CSS System for Advanced Styling. When CSS Frameworks Become Limiting — Meet Conté UI Traditional frameworks often lock you into predefined scales. Conté UI breaks these limits with a breakthrough approach to building modern UIs with fully dynamic values and intuitive class conventions. Faster, lighter, and more flexible than traditional frameworks. Released: May 1, 2026 https