Frontend Weekly Digest #471 (15–21 June 2026)

Web Dev

• Build SVG Charts for Web Applications with Code Examples • Introducing the MDN MCP server • Introducing GTmetrix MCP: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters • Announcing TypeScript 7.0 RC • Exploring 3D Image Rotations on Scroll • Dark mode with web standards • We put Bun’s Rust rewrite in production on Prisma Compute • The Siren Song of ariaNotify() • Building a Real Blog Easily in Astro

CSS

• The golden rule of Customizable Select • View Transitions: Use the new attr() or match-element for the view-transition-name? • In-N-Out Animations: View Transitions (Part 3/3) • A First Look at Scroll-Triggered Animations • This was CSS Day 2026 — a dive in CSS geekism • The Scope of CSS @function • Alignment in CSS Grid Lanes • Dynamic Node Connection (CSS-only Diagram)

JavaScripts

• prop-for-that: Expose runtime state JavaScript can read but CSS can’t. What JS knows, now CSS knows. • Recording and replaying events

• React • React vs Angular in 2026: Which to Choose • React Router v8 • Typed Polymorphic React Component • Building a Small Backend Layer Inside Next.js App Router • React Interview Questions Every Developer Should Know in 2026 • Understanding React 19 useActionState From First Principles • When React Hooks Stop Scaling: Moving Complex State to Zustand
• Angular • Angular 22: linkedSignal() Can Now Write Back to State • Angular Signals in practice: Building a signal-first form in Angular

Memes