Raise the Spectre

Learn SvelteKit and Jamstack form handling, Calibri's successor, an internet security giant's passing, and a bleak time for x86 gets worse. No images? [Click here]( [SitePoint Weekly]( SitePoint Weekly #25 🍓 The freshest resources for web designers and developers. Pointed Advice 🦾 SitePoint's top articles this week [A Beginner's Guide to SvelteKit]( [A Beginner's Guide to SvelteKit]( Erik Kückelheim Front-end development can be easier. Learn how Svelte and SveteKit combine to make it easy and intuitive to build a blazing-fast, SEO-optimized web app. [Understanding the New Reactivity System in Vue 3]( [Understanding the New Reactivity System in Vue 3]( Ivaylo Gerchev Vue 2's reactivity system was good but had limitations. Learn why Vue 3's new, feature-rich reactivity API is far more flexible and powerful than before. [7 Reasons to Use a Static Site Generator]( [7 Reasons to Use a Static Site Generator]( Craig Buckler Is a CMS overkill for your next app? Could a static site generator improve performance, management and security? Learn about the benefits of using an SSG. [Form Handling for Jamstack Sites Using Cloudflare Workers]( [Form Handling for Jamstack Sites Using Cloudflare Workers]( Michael Wanyoike What if your static Jamstack site needs a contact form? Learn how to build a form-handling service for your single page app using Cloudlflare Workers. [Cloud Innovation Summit]( Sponsored [Slash the time it takes to build, deploy and update your application]( Join OutSystems and AWS at our upcoming Cloud Innovation Summit on May 11-12 and experience the future of fast app development on the cloud. The Rundown 💾 Tech news from the rest of the web - Internet security legend Daniel Kaminsky, most famous for discovering a major flaw in the DNS protocol in 2008, [has died at just 42]( after a short illness. - Even Calibri's creator is glad [Microsoft will introduce a new default font for Windows](. - DigitalOcean says billing data for a small percentage of customers [has been accessed in a data breach](. - Elon Musk might be facing criticism for his treatment of workers here on Earth, but he's pretty candid about the risks involved in his Mars venture: [“A bunch of people will probably die.”]( — - Apple’s M2 chips may launch [as soon as July](, even as the [M1's positioning mocks the x86 business model](. - Meanwhile, [newly discovered Spectre exploits]( beat all existing mitigations on Intel and AMD CPUs — and the fixes are said to more severely degrade performance than those we've already seen. Not a good time to be in the x86 business. - The EU has ruled that [Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules]( after hearing Spotify's complaint. - Driving the point home, [Apple is being sued]( after it terminated an account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos. [Learn to Code with JavaScript]( > OUR LATEST BOOK RELEASE Learn the core programming concepts that underlie every problem you solve and project you build in your future as a coder. Pick up JavaScript as a bonus. [➤ Read a free preview]( Versioning 🔬 The latest web dev tools and tutorials - Here's a guide to [using Google like a pro]( — a skill all developers and web professionals should learn. - Learn how to [build a database-driven Eleventy site](. - [Customize Tailwind CSS]( to suit your project's needs. - Ahead of the forthcoming Core Web Vitals search update, Google has some advice on [keeping third-party scripts under control](. - And on that note, here's a massive guide to help you understand [Cumulative Layout Shift](. - Learn how to use newly-supported [CSS pseudo-class selectors](. — - Figma has just announced [FigJam](, an online whiteboard for teams to explore ideas together. - And [Framer has just announced Windows and Mac apps]( for faster prototyping on the desktop. - Update your repositories from anywhere with [PolyGit](, a new Git client for iOS. - [Wave]( is the SaaS starter kit that promises to help you get your next product up and running faster. - Want to benefit from machine learning without training your own models? [Pretrained.ai]( offers hosted, pretrained model APIs you can start using instantly. - [Calendso]( is an open-source alternative to availability-based appointment booking services like Calendly. - [Refined Zapier]( is a browser extension that improves the Zapier interface, including the ability to see why workflow changes were made with commit messages, search filtering for Zaps and folders, and on-hover detail cards. - One Redditor offers up a free ["Notionpedia" template]( with everything you need to learn Notion. 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