The roundup of this week is a lot lighter compared to the marathon from the last issue. Safari 16 is out and brings many long-awaited features. The highlights of the software update section include Astro 1.2.0, Next.js 12.3, Preact 10.11, and more. And the resources section includes a selection of utilities, templates, and UI elements.
Browser news
WebKit
Safari reaches a new milestone with the release of version 16. This release brings many features long-awaited, such as CSS Subgrid, Container Queries, animatable grids, Web Inspector Extensions, and many more.
Software updates and releases
- Astro 1.2.0 - a web framework for building fast, content-focused websites
- Bootstrap 5.2.1 - a front-end framework for faster and easier web development
- Cypress 10.8 - Easy testing for anything in a browser
- Fastify 4.6 - Fast, low overhead web framework for Node
- Next.js 12.3 - The React Framework for Production
- Preact 10.11 - React alternative with the same API
- React Router 6.4 - Declarative routing for React
Front End Resources
- BootStarters - free templates for Bootstrap 5
- codepng - Turn your code into awesome pictures
- couleur.io - a simple tool to help you create harmonizing color palettes
- HTML Boilerplates - Start your web project by generating and downloading your custom HTML Boilerplate.
- Uisual - Free Landing Page Templates for Startups
- uiverse - Universe of UI elements made with HTML & CSS
There's more where that came from. Explore the rest of the Front End Resource collection.
Wrapping things up
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