Section
Tools
Software, stacks and workflows used by web professionals.
Chrome drops Manifest V2 extensions: uBlock Origin leaves the Web Store
On 31 August 2026, Google removed the last Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store, uBlock Origin among them.…
GitHub Copilot: three billing and governance changes landing this autumn
GitHub is rolling out three Copilot changes: Business and Enterprise signups reopen on 1 September, new seats require upfront payment,…
Command-line tools for web development
ripgrep, fd, fzf, bat, eza, jq, gh: the contemporary replacements for grep, find and cat, and what each one actually…
Environment variables and secrets: handling them cleanly in web development
Keeping configuration out of your code is not housekeeping trivia — it is the line between a protected secret and…
Git worktrees: several branches in parallel without stash or second clone
Git worktrees open several branches in parallel, each in its own directory, without stacking stashes. One repository then serves several…
JavaScript Package Managers in 2026: npm, pnpm, Bun and Deno Compared
Picking a JavaScript package manager in 2026 is no longer a default choice of npm: pnpm has been rewritten in…