Announcing the UI fund, Dusty Domains, Safari Technology Preview 136, and Tailwind CSS 3 | Front End News #047
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Published: 2021-12-15 03:18:09

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Chrome has launched the UI fund, designed to provide grants for people who work on design tools, CSS, and HTML. Netlify wants you to revive your dusty domains and generate money for charity. Safari Technology Preview 136 is out, bringing for the CSS `contain: paint` and `flex-basis: content` properties. And the highlight of the updates section is Tailwind CSS v3.0.

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## Announcing the UI fund from Chrome

Chrome has launched the UI fund, designed to provide grants for people who work on design tools, CSS, and HTML. This includes writing specifications, accessibility work, and research, polyfills, tools, demos, or solving problems in key areas (scrolling, form elements, etc.).

- [The UI fund](https://web.dev/ui-fund/)

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## Dusty Domains

Do you have domains gathering dust that you bought but never used? This December, you can give them life and help generate money for charity.

All you have to do is build a website, deploy it with Netlify before the end of the year, and Netlify and their partners will donate $450 to tech charity.

- [Dusty Domains](https://dusty.domains/)

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## Browser news

### WebKit

There's a new Safari Technology Preview out. This update brings support for the CSS `contain: paint` and `flex-basis: content` properties and many fixes and improvements.

- [Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 136](https://webkit.org/blog/12137/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-136/)

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## Software updates and releases

- **[CSSO 5.0.0](https://github.com/css/csso/releases/tag/v5.0.0)** - CSS minifier with structural optimizations
- **[Dart Sass 1.45.0](https://github.com/sass/dart-sass/releases/tag/1.45.0)** - the reference implementation of Sass, written in Dart
- **[eslint-plugin-vue v8.2.0](https://github.com/vuejs/eslint-plugin-vue/releases/tag/v8.2.0)** - official ESLint plugin for Vue.js
- **[Mongoose 6.1.0](https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.1.0)** - MongoDB object modeling designed to work in an asynchronous environment
- **[OpenLayers v6.9.0](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/releases/tag/v6.9.0)** - a high-performance, feature-packed library for all your mapping needs
- **[Prettier 2.5.1](https://github.com/prettier/prettier/releases/tag/2.5.1)** - an opinionated code formatter
- **[Tailwind CSS v3.0](https://tailwindcss.com/blog/tailwindcss-v3)** - a utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
- **[V8Go v0.7.0](https://github.com/rogchap/v8go/releases/tag/v0.7.0)** - execute JavaScript from Go

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## Wrapping things up

This is the last issue of 2021. I'm taking a break to spend the holidays with my family. I will be back with more Front End News in January. Meanwhile, don't forget to check your favorite Advent Calendars for more awesome content. And if you haven't picked one, I put together a great roundup for you:

- [The 2021 Roundup of Advent Calendars for Designers and Developers](https://frontendnexus.com/articles/advent-calendar-roundup-2021/)

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