News in web development

Hello readers!

As we do every month, we've pulled together a selection of articles from the world of web tech that we think are worth sharing.

Learn how to use container queries, get insights into the results of the State of CSS survey, discover surprising memory leaks, and much more.

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CSS Container queries - detailed guide

Josh W. Comeau has created yet another outstanding guide. This time, he explains the core concepts of CSS container queries, including their history and limitations of the API. Everything is illustrated by the interactive examples. The guide features interactive examples, making it a valuable read—even if you're already familiar with container queries.

State of CSS 2024 summary

The results from the State of CSS 2024 are now public. If you are interested in the short write-up of the results and interesting highlights, take a look at this article.

TypeScript 5.7 released

The TypeScript team has released version 5.7, packed with improvements. The blog post covers checks for never-initialized variables, improved support for runtimes with native TypeScript files, updates to the default type library, and much more.

State of HTML 2024 results

The results of the State of HTML survey are now available, offering insights into not just HTML itself but also the broader web platform. If the original survey results are way too long for you, check out this summary.

Garbage collection shortcomings in JavaScript

Jake Archibald and his team observed that JavaScript garbage collection in functions doesn’t always behave as expected. Objects can remain in memory when included in the scope of methods, even if they are not referenced within the function. This article examines these cases and explains the details.