--- title: Best Cassidy's blog posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Cassidy's blog posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Cassidy's blog posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Cassidy's blog posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Cassidy's blog — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/layering-css-gradients-fahs8yrru "Layering CSS gradients") Article Cassidy's blog · 2y Layering CSS gradients You can layer CSS gradients on top of each other to create visually interesting effects. This post explores using such gradients for larger backgrounds and text highlights, with a demo showcasing a marker highlight effect. 156 10 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-javascript-variables-don-t-always-update-ickimsxkj "Why JavaScript variables don't always update") Article Cassidy's blog · 2y Why JavaScript variables don't always update JavaScript variables do not always update as expected due to the difference between assigning values and objects. When an object is assigned to a variable, a reference is created rather than a copy. To correctly modify objects, changes should be made in place to maintain references. The concept is illustrated through examples involving object reassignment and user management operations. 57 2 [See all Cassidy's blog archives](/sources/cassidoo/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best Cassidy's blog Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted Cassidy's blog posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/layering-css-gradients-fahs8yrru","name":"Layering CSS gradients"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-javascript-variables-don-t-always-update-ickimsxkj","name":"Why JavaScript variables don't always update"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cassidy's blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```