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Just 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…

Discover how developers’ jobs might change with the rise of AI, get insights into CSS margins behavior, learn how Signals will change Angular, and much more.

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Will AI make front-end developers redundant?

With all the hype around ChatGPT and the release of its newest version GPT-4, one might wonder how long it will take before AI starts to replace developers too. Will front-end developers be the first to go? Is it a good idea to switch to back-end development? Find out some answers and much more in this article.

Don't “return null” from your React component

When you need to indicate that a React component shouldn’t render anything, a common habit is to use a “return null” value. But while this is a valid React component output, it’s actually a bad idea in practice. Read this blog post to find out more, and why you should return a false value instead.

Server-rendered multilingual apps with Next.js

The standard use case for multilingual sites is to provide language mutations of the website or app, but this has historically come with a performance trade-off. Not anymore: with Server Components, Next.js reduces the overhead of transferring these translation files to the user. Check out this article to learn more, and how to use the next-intl package to get this right.

Why do CSS margins collapse?

Do you ever wonder why CSS margins sometimes disappear? It’s because of margin-collapsing rules, which can look a little awkward at first glance. Find out how to understand the basic rules of margin collapsing in CSS in this blog post.

Future of Angular: Signals

It’s already been some time since the release of Angular 15, and a new release is now being prepared. A recent beta version revealed that Signals are coming to the Angular framework and, in future, should replace the Zone.js library used for change detection. Find out more in the article.