Elevator Pitch
Your browser is secretly a superhero 🦸‍♂️. In this talk, we uncover surprising JavaScript and CSS features hiding in plain sight—boosting performance, killing boilerplate, and making the web more fun. Warning: you may stop blaming frameworks.
Description
Modern browsers have quietly evolved into powerful application platforms — yet many frontend developers still underuse what’s already built in.
In this talk, we’ll explore lesser-known but production-ready JavaScript and CSS features that can replace libraries, simplify architectures, and significantly improve performance and developer experience. From modern Web APIs to overlooked CSS capabilities, you’ll see how much work your browser can already do for you.
Instead of adding another dependency, we’ll focus on native solutions: smaller bundles, fewer abstractions, and more resilient applications. Each feature is demonstrated with practical examples and real-world use cases you can apply immediately.
Whether you build SPAs, design systems, or content-heavy sites, this talk will change how you think about the browser — not as a passive runtime, but as a capable partner in frontend development.
Takeaways:
- Discover powerful browser features you’re probably not using yet
- Learn when native APIs outperform common libraries
- Build faster, simpler, and more future-proof frontends
Notes
This talk is based on real-world frontend work in production environments, not demos in isolation. All showcased features are stable, widely supported browser APIs and CSS capabilities, with clear guidance on when and how to use them safely.
The session is framework-agnostic and relevant for React, Vue, Svelte, AlpineJS, and server-rendered setups alike. Examples focus on native browser functionality replacing or complementing common libraries.
Speaker background:
I work extensively with modern frontend architectures, design systems, and browser-native solutions in professional projects. My focus is on reducing complexity, improving performance, and making frontend development more sustainable by leveraging the platform itself.
The audience will leave with practical, immediately applicable knowledge rather than abstract concepts.