Links for 2026 W14

Frontend

• Three pillars of JavaScript bloat: https://43081j.com/2026/03/three-pillars-of-javascript-bloat
• Preloading images: https://macarthur.me/posts/preloading-images/
• Signal: the push-pull based algorithm: https://willybrauner.com/journal/signal-the-push-pull-based-algorithm
• Knip: https://knip.dev/

Backend

• Axios compromised on npm – malicious versions drop remote access trojan: https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/axios-compromised-on-npm-malicious-versions-drop-remote-access-trojan
• Custom property editors in Optimizely CMS 13: https://world.optimizely.com/blogs/grzegorz-wiechec/dates/2026/3/custom-property-editors-in-optimizely-cms-13/
• FireBun: Node to Bun for 5x throughput: https://trigger.dev/blog/firebun
• k6 open source: https://k6.io/open-source/

UX

• Test IDs are an a11y smell: https://tkdodo.eu/blog/test-ids-are-an-a11y-smell
• CodingFont: https://www.codingfont.com/
• Input font: https://input.djr.com/
• Monaspace case study: https://lettermatic.com/custom/monaspace-case-study

Other

• Less but better – Dieter Rams poster: https://phillipmillion.com/en-sek/products/less-but-better-dieter-rams-iconic-designs-poster