Hey friends!

Happy February! Last month felt like the fastest and slowest month ever. I, for one, am hoping for warmer weather, better news headlines, and more interesting projects this month. Let's learn!

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Web links of the week

Drawing Connections with CSS Anchor Positioning
CSS in 2026: The new features reshaping frontend development
How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app
Using 100vw is now scrollbar-aware

Something that interested me this week

I'll be honest... this was a tough week. Lots of changes, lots of things to catch up on, lots of news, all that. But, this weekend I was mostly offline and just spent time with my family and friends, ate good food, and had a good reset, and so I'm ready for a fresh start in February!

One goal that I accomplished this past month is journaling every day. I've mentioned it before, but I use Dabble.me for journaling via email, and it's awesome. My journaling habit ebbs and flows, but I'm happy to have stayed consistent so far in 2026!

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Interview question of the week

Last week, I had you reverse words based on vowels! Yay yay yay (look, palindromes!) Muhammad, Miguel, Ten, Brooks, Paul, Austin, Michael, Clifford, AJ, Noumisyifa, Donato, Andrew, Matt, Stephen, George, Amine, Varenya, Pranshu, John, Paul, Toni, and Roberto!

This week's question:
February 2026 is a perfect month! Write a function that returns the closest previous and next perfect month around the given Gregorian year.

Examples:

nearestPerfectMonths(2025)
> { prev: "2021-02", next: "2026-02" }

nearestPerfectMonths(2026)
> { prev: "2026-02", next: "2027-02" }

(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

100 years since the first TV demonstration
Tashkent Metro wayfinding system
New satellite view of Tibet’s tectonic clash
Laquered keycaps

Joke

What is the difference between ignorance and apathy?
I don't know, and I don't care!

That's all for now, folks! Have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and trust your gut!

Special thanks to Ben, Kinetic Labs, and Marta for supporting my Patreon and this newsletter!

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