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  1. The Spreadsheet Always Wins

    The spreadsheet is the requirement. Why the rewrite loses, and what a workbook would have to be so nobody needs two tools.

    spreadsheets workbook persistent-data-structures collaboration incremental-computation algebra-of-the-interface

  2. The Checkbox Is a State Machine

    The indeterminate square isn't a third value of a boolean — it's a report the tree makes about itself. Model that one distinction right and the classic stuck-parent bug becomes impossible to write.

    state-machines automata checkboxes derived-state front-end accessibility algebra-of-the-interface

  3. How Fast Web Apps Boot: The Architecture of Event-Delegated Shells

    Dissecting the client architecture of event-delegated app shells — local service-worker restoration, BigPipe streaming, and declarative attribute event routing.

    service-worker jsaction event-delegation app-shell web-architecture algebra-of-the-interface dissecting-systems