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What’s the point of moving faster if you can’t trust the code you’re shipping? We’ve all been using AI in our workflows for a while now, and there’s no denying how much faster everyday development has become. Tasks that once took hours now finish in minutes. Entire features come together before you’ve even finished your […]
I’ve received all sorts of questions about mattresses over the years, ranging from what might help with back pain to suitable options for children. There’s one small use case that I’ve always had particular interest in, however: the best mattresses for putting in your guest room, vacation rental, or any space where visitors stay in […]
Animations can be one of the most joyful parts of building interfaces, but without structure, they can also become one of the biggest sources of frustration. By consolidating and standardizing keyframes, you take something that is usually messy and hard to manage and turn it into a clear, predictable system. Picture this: you join a […]
Although my model of choice for most internal workflows remains ChatGPT 4.1 for its predictable speed and high-adherence to instructions, even its 1,047,576-token context window can run out of space. When you run out of space in the context window, your agent either needs to give up, or it needs to compact that large context […]
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. Understanding AI’s energy use was a huge global conversation in 2025 as hundreds of millions of people began using generative AI tools on a regular basis. Senior reporters James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart dug into the numbers and published an unprecedented […]
But you already know about this, because Fg is what normies call an object’s “weight,” and for a given volume, weight depends only on the density. Now, if you dropped these blocks in a lake, obviously the styrofoam would float and the steel would sink. So clearly it has something to do with density. What […]
We’re so happy to announce that “Maturing Design Systems”—a Smashing book by Ben Callahan — will soon be joining the Smashing Library! Ben’s insights and advice are so powerful, we thought you might like to read an excerpt from the book. Subscribe to our Smashing newsletter to be notified when orders are open. Design systems […]
Since the AI floodgates opened with the release of ChatGPT in Nov 2022, the industry has grown and expanded to cover nearly every tech company today. According to Crunchbase, a little over $100 billion was invested into AI and AI companies. While many of you have been vocal about being tired about hearing about AI, […]
With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last month of the year — and the holiday season, if you’re celebrating? Our latest edition of monthly wallpapers has got you covered. Enjoy! As the year winds down, many of us are busy wrapping up projects, meeting deadlines, or […]
from the it-causes-real-problems dept It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can create a social media account. Age-verification laws may sound straightforward to some: protect […]
