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Abstract geometric GPU shader pattern on dark background

2026-10-06 · 8 min read

CSS Houdini Paint Worklet: Custom CSS Properties With GPU Power

CSS Houdini Paint Worklets let you write GPU-accelerated custom paint logic that hooks directly into the browser's render pipeline - here's how to actually use them.

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GPU performance graph with colorful animation frames on dark screen

2026-09-08 · 9 min read

CSS Animation Performance: GPU Compositing, will-change, Layout Thrashing

Stop blaming slow animations on React. Most jank lives in the CSS layer - bad properties, missing compositing hints, and layout thrashing you never noticed.

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Abstract GPU shader rendering colorful triangle on dark background

2026-07-29 · 9 min read

WebGPU in 2026: What It Is and Your First Triangle in JavaScript

WebGPU is the modern GPU API for the web - faster than WebGL, built for compute. Here's what it actually is and how to draw your first triangle in vanilla JS.

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