Weekly Web Design & Development News: Collective #562

by jQueryScript,

A roundup of the latest and most popular development & design resources (Javascript & CSS libraries, Code snippets, Web Dev News & Resources, Curated AI Tools, Graphic Design Freebies, etc.)  from the past week (Week 29, 2024).

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JavaScript & CSS

Animate.js - A tiny yet robust JavaScript library that helps you create smooth, customized, and complex animations using CSS properties and a little bit of JavaScript. Live Demo

Animate.js

dev.css - Build clean, modern websites in seconds! dev.css is a tiny CSS framework with built-in themes and addons for beginners and experts alike. Live Demo

dev.css

lightdarktheme - Base model for a light and dark theme switcher. Live Demo

lightdarktheme

color4bg.js - An easy-to-use JavaScript library that helps developers create dynamic, gradient, abstract background patterns that are popular on modern websites, especially those focused on AI and SaaS. Live Demo

color4bg.js

es-toolkit - A state-of-the-art, high-performance JavaScript utility library with a small bundle size and strong type annotations.

fetch-super-headers - An enhanced JavaScript Headers interface with type-safe access.

Pongo - Mongo but on Postgres and with strong consistency benefits.

fetch-extras - Useful utilities for working with Fetch.

unplugin-turbo-console - Improve the Developer Experience of console.

veles - UI library with main focus on performance.

color-core - A powerful, type-safe color manipulation library for TypeScript and JavaScript applications. 

agent-rotator - A diverse, customizable, and extensible user-agent generator with over 20+ user-agents from different devices, written in javascript.

Diff DOM Streaming - Diff DOM algorithm with streaming to make only the necessary modifications, insertions and deletions between a DOM node and an HTML stream reader.

Choco.js - Fast & Lightweight JavaScript library for creating modern and secure web applications.

HealthCheck - Checks how friendly your Open Source project is and suggests improvements.

qr-x - An Elegant QR Code Library.

Discover more JavaScript & CSS Libraries →


Developer Tools & Resources

statusnook - Effortlessly deploy a status page and start monitoring endpoints in minutes.

posting - The modern API client that lives in your terminal.

rustcrab - An Open Source project with everything you need to learn about Rust.

dotui - Everything you need to build your React app.

npmpackage - Discover detailed information about npm packages.


Graphic Design Freebies

20 High-quality Pastel Grainy Gradients - A free pack of 20 pastel grainy gradients downloadable as JPG files. Each with a resolution of 2000×3000 pixels.

20 High-quality Pastel Grainy Gradients

27 Artificial Intelligence Icons - A tiny set of 27 free icons focused on artificial intelligence (AI). These icons are available in four distinct styles: dark, light, dark duotone, and light duotone.

27 Artificial Intelligence Icons

35+ Cyber Security Icons - A set of 35+ vector-shaped cyber security icons designed with Figma app.

35+ Cyber Security Icons

fonts.ninja - Discover awesome typefaces and build your font collection.

Discover more Graphic Design Freebies →


Curated AI Tools

Command AI - Free AI assistant for your terminal. Automate tasks, query databases, and chat with AI. 

PassGeni - Generate Secure, Easy-to-Remember Passwords With AI.

micro-agent - An AI agent that writes (actually useful) code for you.

exo - Run your own AI cluster at home with everyday devices. 

zeropath - An AI agent that finds, verifies, & remediates web application vulnerabilities.

builco - Build MVPs with Next.js using AI in minutes.

Discover more Free AI Tools →


News & Articles

Google brings AI agent platform Project Oscar open source. Link

Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale. Link

"If" CSS Gets Inline Conditionals. Link

How fast is javascript? Simulating 20,000,000 particles. Link

How People with Disabilities Use the Web. Link


JavaScript & CSS Snippets

Cursor Blob

See the Pen Cursor Blob by Veronica Hristova (@vstefanova) on CodePen.


SVG Filter — Cross Blur

See the Pen SVG Filter — Cross Blur by Andrii Rodzyk (@rodzyk) on CodePen.


Blueprint Theme Toggle w/ View Transitions

See the Pen Blueprint Theme Toggle w/ View Transitions by Jhey (@jh3y) on CodePen.


Neumorphic Rocker Switch

See the Pen Neumorphic Rocker Switch by Jon Kantner (@jkantner) on CodePen.