Dave and Chris discuss the release of Safari in iOS26, the aesthetics of Liquid Glass in CSS, the importance of material design, and the role of TypeScript in modern web development. The conversation also touches on when to consider rebuilding a tech stack, the significance of user experience, and how to know when to choose a new tech stack.

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• Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content
• Syntax - Web Development Podcast
• Theo - t3․gg - YouTube
• Gina Trapani
• Foursight
• Omakub — An Omakase Developer Setup for Ubuntu 24.04+ by DHH

Dave's got a Whiskey related content warning, recent security vulnerabilities in NPM, challenges with password management, and the complexities of digital security. They delve into Google's antitrust issues and the dynamics of the browser market, before transitioning to innovations in CSS, including custom properties and functions. The conversation wraps up with thoughts on the future of CSS and web development.

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• Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
• Storybook: Frontend workshop for UI development
• Largest NPM Compromise in History - Supply Chain Attack : r/programming
• We all dodged a bullet - Xe Iaso
• Post by @cabel.panic.com — Bluesky
• Special: One on One with a Hacker – ShopTalk
• 1Password Watchtower
• This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch | The Verge
• Many years on the job and I still don't get it. - daverupert.com
• if() - CSS | MDN
• CSS at-rule functions - CSS | MDN
• CSS color-scheme-dependent colors with light-dark() – Bram.us
• Matthias Ott

Chris is updating us on the progress of his CSS reset, thoughts on The Browser Company and Arc being bought by Atlassian, and in 2025 why would anyone build a website?

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• Bend Old-Time Jams and Events
• Join or Die
• Join or Die on Netflix
• Bowling Alone - Wikipedia
• Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the Birth of the Agentic Web - The Verge
• Chris' CSS Starter