What happened last week - issue #114
This week: Astro, WordPress, CMS and more
What happened last week
Long time, no see. A lot has happened in my life, and I needed a bit of a break from stuff that wasn’t the absolute priority. But, I feel it’s time to go back to writing this newsletter, because it’s something I always enjoy.
So what happened in the last month? I spoke in Prague at the WebExpo (soon, you’ll be able to read an article about it) and at WordCamp Kraków. I also had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Abela about Vulnerability Disclosure Programs.
I also had my 40th birthday. I thought it would be worse. I don’t see any big difference. But I heard that some surprising knee pains might appear around 1-2 months after.
But the thing I’m focusing on the most lately is WordCamp Gdynia and finding amazing speakers for it. I’m already looking at the list of submissions, and I’m more than happy. But it can still be better. That said, I would like to invite you to become a speaker at WordCamp Gdynia. You have time until 31st August.
And last, but not least. I decided to cycle more stylishly. I discovered that gravel shirts are a thing (you can check gruzo.cc)
Interesting links
I was at CyberWiseCon in Vilnius — Maciek Palmowski
Finally, I described my visit to CyberWiseCon in Vilnius. It was really an amazing conference and I can’t wait for next year's edition. I met a lot of great people there, and I was surprised by the city itself.
Statamic 6 Sneak Peek — Jack McDade
To say that I can’t wait for the next Statamic release is to say nothing. There are so many amazing things coming. Apart from the new looks, I’m excited about the Kitt Design System and the addons setting pages.
If you find this newsletter or my blog valuable enough that I deserve a coffee, you can buy me one - I created an account on BuyMeCoffee, and you can keep me caffeinated ☕ Thank you for all the coffee 😻
Astro is a developers f***ing dream — Ben Smith
You know what? Ben is right. Astro is truly a developer’s dream. You all know that I’m a huge fan of Astro, but I’m constantly discovering how easy it can be. Currently, I’m watching my wife build a website using Astro, and it’s progressing smoothly.
Why I don’t trust WCAG 2.2 and what I’m hoping from 3.0 — Daniel Schwarz
Daniel touches on some fascinating problems that WCAG has. I didn’t know that the contrast algorithm is so bad. He also points out other problems that 2.2 has.
Why I'm Dialing Back My LLM Usage — Alberto Fortin
Alberto shares a lot of interesting opinions about using LLMs. I do agree with his more rational approach towards using AI. In the long run, maintaining all the AI-generated code is a true nightmare.
Debunking WordPress Security Myths: What Developers Often Miss — Mike Davey
Mike listed almost every WP security myth there is. Really worth reading.
This is a very interesting merge. Figma, which recently released more features for developers, decided to buy a headless CMS. For sure, we can expect better and tighter integration between those two. I’m just not sure if those two fit together. Payload isn’t the simplest CMS to configure. On the other hand, maybe thanks to Figma, it will change.
JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress) — Jono Alderson
Let me start with “I don’t entirely agree with Jono here”. I mean, he’s 90-95% right - JS developers decided to reinvent the wheel here and there, often bloat the code etc.
But inside the JS community, there was also a movement that saw those problems. That’s why Astro or Eleventy got created. And they are doing a remarkable job in making JS great for building websites (not apps).
Astro Integrations Explained — Louis Escher
An amazing article explaining in-depth how Astro integrations work. Really powerful stuff.
Partial Keyframes — Josh W Comeau
Josh wrote another amazing tutorial. This time he focused on Partial Keyframes.
Using Pages CMS for Static Site Content Management — Ryan Trimble
A great tutorial by Ryan, showing how to use Pages CMS. Pages CMS is quite similar to Keystatic, so if we enjoy this type of CMS, you should enjoy this one.
And how was your week? Did you learn something interesting? Don’t hesitate to press the reply button or share your thoughts in the comment section.
Cheers,
Maciek