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Developing effective agentic AI requires a new research playbook. When systems plan, decide, and act on our behalf, UX moves beyond usability testing into the realm of trust, consent, and accountabili...
In CSS, we can create “stacking contexts” where elements are visually placed one on top of the next in a three-dimensional sense that creates the perception of depth. Stacking contexts are incredibly ...
AI coding tools like agents can be valuable allies in everyday development work. They help handle time-consuming grunt work, guide you through large legacy codebases, and offer low-risk ways to implem...
Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and maybe spark your creativity, too. All of them were d...
Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve, and how to choose the right one. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendl...
Prescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces. Can the new `@scope` rule finally give developers the confidence to wri...
Autonomy is an output of a technical system. Trustworthiness is an output of a design process. Here are concrete design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices for building agen...
Designing for mental health means designing for vulnerability. Empathy-Centred UX becomes not a “nice to have” but a fundamental design requirement. Here’s a practical framework for building trust-fir...
What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the UX and design principles behind effective...
Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s [SmashingConf Amsterdam](https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026), taking place in the legendary Pathé Tuschinski,...
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opport...
What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you simulate into something the browser actual...
Your web scraper keeps getting blocked? Learn why rotating IPs fail, how Cloudflare detects bots, and what strategies actually bypass modern anti-bot systems. Continue reading Modern Web Scraping: How...
Implementing high-quality Text-to-Speech models that allow real-time voice interaction on
A look at the trending 'superpowers' framework and the shift from writing functions to defining agent capabilities. Continue reading Agentic Engineering with 'Superpowers' on SitePoint.
A critical look at new ID standards (CUID, UUIDv7) vs distributed database needs. Continue reading Beyond UUIDv4: The Case for 'Cosmologically Unique' IDs on SitePoint.
How to build high-quality educational visualizations using the new React port of the Manim engine. Continue reading Manim-Web: 3Blue1Brown Mathematical Animations in React on SitePoint.
Practical patterns for handling high-frequency streaming data (LLM tokens, stock tickers) without freezing the UI. Continue reading Streaming Backends & React: Controlling the Re-render Chaos on S...
Why modern frontend roles are quietly morphing into full-stack DevOps positions, and how to survive the scope creep. Continue reading The Death of the 'Pure' Frontend Developer on SitePoint.
How to run local LLMs/inference using cheap, retired crypto-mining GPUs instead of expensive H100s. Continue reading Building a Poverty-Spec AI Cluster: Repurposing RX 580s on SitePoint.