This piece is over 19,000 words, and took me a great deal of writing and research. 

You know that feeling when you have this amazing app idea in your head, but the journey from “cool concept” to “actual working thing” feels like climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops? Yeah, I’ve been there. Multiple times.

We’re nearing the end of a transformative year for Dribbble, during which we reinvented ourselves as a revenue-sharing marketplace and delivered hundreds of thousands of leads – billions of dollars in opportunity – and millions of dollars in payouts to the service providers on our platform.

Why am I writing this? Well I see a lot of articles bigging up specific frameworks, or putting down other frameworks. But rarely does the author cut through the hype and provide an unbiased comparison between all* the options.

In this roundup, we’ve gathered a selection of open-source and free utilities designed to boost productivity, streamline tasks, improve your coding experience and your browsing privacy.

Your senior management is excited about AI. They’ve read the articles, attended the webinars, and seen the demos. They’re convinced that AI will transform your organization, boost productivity, and give you a competitive edge.

The UI design industry has completely changed. In 2026 we will be seeing more vibe-coding platforms venture into the UI design and visual design space – a space dominated by tools like Figma.

Web3 is moving beyond its technical, early-adopter phase.Web3 is moving beyond its technical, early-adopter phase. As decentralized applications (dApps) seek mainstream adoption, the focus has shifted dramatically from mere functionality to user-centric design. For B2B and AI SaaS companies venturing into this space, delivering a seamless, intuitive, and secure user experience is no longer a luxury, it’s a critical differentiator.

Firefox 146 now supports @scope in CSS, joining Chrome and Safari, meaning that it’s now supported in all major web browsers, earning it the “Baseline: Newly Available” tag.

Are visitors landing on your homepage but leaving before they explore further? Do you want to understand which design elements quietly build trust and encourage people to stay?