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October 28, 2025

Offsites and Gem Getters

Hey friends,

This week is a different sort of week! Normally all remote(ish), Viget's entire dev team is in-person this week for a few days (hence the later-than-normal newsletter ๐Ÿ˜…).

It's very easy as a remote worker to feel isolated โ€” remote communication tends to be much more focused, leaving less space for the type of connection-building edges and spaces of an in-person conversation.

Hence Viget's practice of TTT's and Offsites. I'm thankful for this โ€” it's not a simple or cheap thing to organize! But it absolutely strengthens team connection and unity!


Interesting Web Bits ๐Ÿฟ

Web Stuff

  • Chris Coyier walks us through the power of shape().
  • Scott Jehl gives us a nice self-destructing fade-in technique. Which is fantastic to ensure elements that fade in WILL be readable.
  • Daria Nevezhyna shows us some more complex use cases for Rive.
  • Looking for a new colorscheme? If you're not already using one of the best ones, may I interest you in some Root Loops? (Also, checkout 'expert mode') ๐Ÿฅฃ
  • While we're talking about colorshemes, Nikita Prokopov has some opinions on syntax highlighting. I think I've had bright colors for so long I don't see the issue in his 'problematic' examples... ๐Ÿคท
  • Watch this voxel creature mutation/evolution simulation. My money's on the aggressive cube-folk!
  • Evan Hahn shares some of his custom scripts.

Other Stuff

  • I guess they're putting Steve Jobs on a coin? ๐Ÿคท

Watch and Play

  • ๐Ÿ“บ A tiny peek into an iconic NYC rubber stamp shop.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Gem Getter Pro is a lovingly-made roll-and-write with STELLAR web implementation. I've been hooked on this recently! ๐Ÿ’Žโ›๏ธ
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