Written by thoughtbot, your expert partner for design and development. https://robots.thoughtbot.com/ 2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00 thoughtbot thoughtbot https://thoughtbot.com/blog/this-week-in-dev-may-15-2026 2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-26T14:17:29Z <p>Welcome to another edition of <a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/tags/this-week-in-dev">This Week in #dev</a>, a series of posts where we bring some of our most interesting Slack conversations to the public.</p> <h2 id="alternative-text-for-css-generated-content"> Alternative Text for CSS-Generated Content </h2> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/authors/matheus-richard">Matheus Richard</a> learned that the CSS <code>content</code> property accepts alternative text for screen readers, separated by a <code>/</code>:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight css"><code><span class="nc">.warning</span><span class="nd">::before</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="nl">content</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s1">"⚠️"</span> <span class="o">/</span> <span class="s1">"Warning"</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="p">}</span> </code></pre></div> <p>Without the alt text, assistive technology either reads out the emoji name or skips it entirely. More details in <a href="https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/css-content-property-accepts-alternative-text/">Stefan Judis’ article</a>.</p> <h2 id="a-faster-ui-for-large-github-diffs"> A Faster UI for Large GitHub Diffs </h2> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/authors/matheus-richard">Matheus Richard</a> shares <a href="https://diffshub.com">diffshub</a>, a tool that renders PR diffs GitHub struggles with. It’s a drop-in replacement: swap <code>github.com</code> for <code>diffshub.com</code> in any PR URL, like <a href="https://diffshub.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/30412">https://diffshub.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/30412</a>.</p> <h2 id="aube-a-new-javascript-package-manager"> Aube, a New JavaScript Package Manager </h2> <p><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/authors/jared-turner">Jared Turner</a> shares <a href="https://aube.en.dev">Aube</a>, a JavaScript package manager from the creator of Mise. It’s pitched as fast, compatible with existing lockfiles, and security-focused, including a 24-hour cooldown before newly published versions can be installed.</p> <h2 id="thanks"> Thanks </h2> <p>This edition was brought to you by <a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/authors/jared-turner">Jared Turner</a> and <a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/authors/matheus-richard">Matheus Richard</a>. Thanks to all contributors! 🎉</p> <aside class="related-articles"><h2>If you enjoyed this post, you might also like:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/this-week-in-dev-jan-26-2024">This Week in #dev (Jan 26, 2024)</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/this-week-in-open-source-6-30">This Week in Open Source (June 30, 2023)</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/this-week-in-dev-feb-9-2024">This Week in #dev (Feb 9, 2024)</a></li> </ul></aside>

Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.

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