Issue №140 Autumn 2026A journal of dev tools, libraries & small ideasUpdated weekly
Lead essayfrontend

tilt-card-react

tilt-card-react is a zero-dependency React library that gives any card a 3D parallax tilt: it leans toward the pointer on desktop, follows the gyroscope on mobile, and ships a glare highlight plus a `parallax()` helper that floats child layers at their own depth. It's built as a headless `useTilt()`

The Dispatchrecent thinking, in brief05 pieces
From the Studiolatest piecesUpdated Jul 2, 2026

The Dispatch,
once a week.

One essay, three things we read, and the single library we’re testing this week. No tracking pixels, no growth hacks.

Archivefurther reading
css-unused-finder — grade how fragile your CSS is
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frontend
frontendJun 22, 2026

I built a tool that grades how fragile your CSS is

css-unused-finder is a hosted, browser-only tool that reads any stylesheet and grades how fragile it is — flagging `!important` pileups, ID selectors, runaway specificity, deep descendant chains, magic z-index values and duplicate selectors, then rolling them into a 0–100 fragility score and an A–F

By Er An Khoo4 min read
Featured image — css-specificity-cli
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frontend
frontendJun 18, 2026

I built a CLI that prints a specificity heat map for your CSS

A tiny CLI that reads a stylesheet and prints a color-coded heat map of every selector's specificity — making the usually-invisible cause of failing CSS overrides visible at a glance.

By Er An Khoo5 min read
typewriter-fx — live demo screenshot
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frontend
frontendJun 15, 2026

typewriter-fx

typewriter-fx is a tiny, dependency-free React library for typewriter text effects with a cursor that actually behaves like a real one — solid while characters are landing, blinking only when the typing rests. It ships a drop-in `<Typewriter>` component for the common case and a headless `useTypewri

By Er An Khoo5 min read
Gotham Garage — diecast collection catalog
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devops
devopsJun 12, 2026

Gotham Garage

A personal-collection-first PWA for diecast collectors: scan a UPC or photo-match a loose car against your own library — so you never double-buy.

By Er An Khoo4 min read
og-image-studio — design Open Graph images in your browser
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devops
devopsJun 11, 2026

og-image-studio

OG Image Studio is a free, fully client-side editor for designing Open Graph / social-share images. You set a title and subtitle, pick a solid, gradient or image background, tweak fonts and colours, and watch a pixel-perfect 1200×630 card update live — then export it as a PNG in one click. Nothing i

By Er An Khoo5 min read
Kotomot — translation management dashboard
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devops
devopsJun 9, 2026

kotomot

Translation management for devs — hosted API + Node, React Native, Flutter SDKs

By Er An Khoo4 min read
bundle-cost-cli screenshot
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devops
devopsJun 8, 2026

bundle-cost-cli

CLI that prints bundle cost delta on every save

By Er An Khoo5 min read
gradient-border-react — live demo screenshot
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frontend
frontendJun 4, 2026

gradient-border-react

Animated gradient border that flows around any element

By Er An Khoo4 min read
headless-toast — live demo screenshot
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frontend
frontendJun 1, 2026

headless-toast

Tiny, fully-accessible toast primitive

By Er An Khoo4 min read
scroll-reveal-kit — live demo screenshot
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frontend
frontendMay 28, 2026

scroll-reveal-kit

Drop-in IntersectionObserver reveal animations

By Er An Khoo4 min read
Tech & Brew — Issue №01: Opening notes
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general
generalMay 26, 2026

Welcome to tech-brew

What this place is for: a weekly tech blog about the small libraries, tools, and platforms I build to stop writing the same code for the fifth time.

By Er An Khoo3 min read