Tag: frontend
The Tailwind Labs Story: How AI Disrupted a Successful Business Model
On January 6, 2026, Adam Wathan, creator of Tailwind CSS, made a difficult announcement that sent shockwaves through the web development community: Tailwind Labs laid off 75% of its engineering team—three out of four engineers—despite the framework being more popular than ever. The layoffs occurred because of a brutal 80% revenue collapse, driven primarily by the way artificial intelligence has fundamentally altered how developers learn, build, and consume development tools. This situation represents a watershed moment in understanding how AI impacts not just the broader tech industry, but specifically the economics of open-source software businesses and their commercial derivatives.
React Conf 2024. React v19 RC
The first day of React.js Conf just concluded. This much-anticipated conference took place almost 3 years after the previous one. The React updates were just as eagerly awaited. The conference began with these updates and this article will be dedicated to them. And yes, as you saw from the preview — version 19 has moved into the release candidate status. The full release is promised within two weeks.
Caching in next.js. Gift or Curse
The App Router significantly expands the functionality of next.js — partial pre-rendering, templates, parallel and interceptable routes, server components, and much more. However, despite all these improvements, not everyone has decided to switch to the App Router. And there are reasons for that.
Next.js Layout RFC: Changing Everything to Make the Web Faster
In May of this year, Next.js unexpectedly published an RFC (request for comments) on its blog. It primarily discusses a new abstraction - layouts - as well as a host of related changes aimed at speeding up development, improving DX, and standardizing through the creation of new conventions. This working proposal definitely deserves attention, both because of its complexity for the framework and because it literally describes what it will look like in the future.
Theming. Part 2. New Browser APIs. Theming with SSR. Choosing Between SPA, SSR, and SSG.
According to data collected by Android Authority (2,514 respondents) and an analysis by Thomas Steiner, over 80% of users use a dark theme. Of course, it’s hard to call this sample entirely representative, since the surveys were conducted on technical forums, but overall, we can say that a good half of the internet uses a dark theme.
Thematization: History, Causes, and Implementation
A dark theme for nighttime use isn’t the only reason for adding theming to a website. Another important goal is service accessibility. Worldwide, there are 285 million people with total or partial vision loss; in Russia, there are 218,000, and up to 2.2 billion with various visual impairments