The Cache That Thinks in Embeddings
Why matching exact strings is a waste of tokens, and how to cache LLM responses by intent instead.
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Restrictive by Default
Stop giving every NPM dependency full access to your machine and start using the Node.js native permission model to restrict your runtime's blast radius.
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A Direct Line to the Disk
High-performance web apps are outgrowing the limitations of IndexedDB, and the Origin Private File System is the low-latency alternative we've been waiting for.
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When Should You Trade Your WebSockets for WebTransport?
Examine the technical trade-offs between TCP-bound WebSockets and the new HTTP/3-powered WebTransport API for ultra-low latency data transfer.
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3 Patterns for Promise.withResolvers That Will Make You Delete Your Deferred Wrappers
The ES2024 arrival of Promise.withResolvers finally standardizes the 'Deferred' pattern, allowing for much cleaner management of asynchronous state outside of the constructor.
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Can the Scheduler API Finally Protect Your Main Thread From Death by a Thousand Microtasks?
Stop guessing when to yield and start using the browser's native priority queue to interleave heavy background work without dropping a single frame.
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Can the Node.js Permission Model Actually Shield You From Malicious Dependencies?
A deep dive into the internals of the Node.js permission system and whether it can truly mitigate supply chain risks without the overhead of a container.
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What Nobody Tells You About the Invoker API: Why Your Next UI Library Might Not Need JavaScript
The new HTML invoker attributes are quietly revolutionizing how we handle UI interactions by moving state management and event listeners directly into the browser's native engine.
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A Precise Record of the Main Thread’s Absence
If you're tired of the Long Tasks API telling you that your UI stalled without explaining why, it's time to look at the script-level attribution provided by the Long Animation Frame API.
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The Day I Stopped Forking the World: A Journey Through the NPM Overrides Field
I finally found the escape hatch for nested dependency bugs and security vulnerabilities that don't require waiting for a maintainer's PR.
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