HAPPY 2026!

Whew! I hope you had a great time kicking off the new year. Let's get started!

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Web links of the week

Directional CSS with scroll-state(scrolled)
!important and CSS Custom Properties
Warp Speed to Accessibility: Fast-Tracking inclusive Testing (video)
The Worst Thing to Happen to React and Next.js: React2Shell

Something that interested me this week

This week I wrapped up 2025 in my annual bloggy form, and then promptly went offline. Our group of friends rented a cabin this weekend, and locked our phones away in airplane mode! We ate food together, hung out, and talked about what we hope to do in 2026. It was a really lovely refresh and start to the year!

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Interview question of the week

Last week, I had you replace digits in a string based on lengths! Good work Raymond, Stephen, Varenya, Stephen, Cüneyt, Ben, Paul, Joe, Toni, Jeremias, Andrew, Amine, Donato, Sergio, Dani, and Matt!

This week's question:
Given an integer array nums, sum each element in the array in order. You are allowed to use at most one reset during the run: when you reset, your current score becomes 0 and you continue with the next elements. Return the maximum score you can end with.

Example:

> maxScoreWithOneReset([2, -1, 2, -5, 2, 2]) // reset after -5
> 4

> maxScoreWithOneReset([4, -10, 3, 2, -1, 6]) // reset after -10
> 10

> maxScoreWithOneReset([-50, -2, -3]) // reset after -3
> 0

(you can submit your answers by replying to this email with a link to your solution, or share on Bluesky, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Mastodon)

Cool things from around the internet

The Hidden History of Women Game Designers
How to Turn Toilet Paper Rolls Into DIY Boxes (video)
The curb-cut effect
Geistmachine ADA x Kap WoB

Joke

I lost my watch at a party. About an hour later, I saw some guy stepping on it while secretly stashing away all of the party's cookies in his backpack. I went over to him and punched him in the face. Nobody should ever steal cookies, not on my watch!

That's all for now, folks! Have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and set some goals!

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