--- title: Best Frontend Masters posts — February 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Frontend Masters posts from February 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/frontendmasters/best-of/2026/02 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/frontendmasters/best-of/2026/02 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Frontend Masters posts — February 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Frontend Masters posts from February 2026, 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 Frontend Masters — February 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/jquery-4-frontend-masters-blog-i3yph3gan "jQuery 4 – Frontend Masters Blog") Article Frontend Masters · 30w jQuery 4 – Frontend Masters Blog jQuery 4.0 has been released with full ESM support and removal of legacy features. The minified and gzipped version is now 27.6 kB (down from 30.5 kB in version 3.7.1), with a slim build at 19.6 kB. While beneficial for existing jQuery applications that can upgrade, it's generally not recommended for new projects since vanilla JavaScript now provides most of jQuery's functionality natively. 66 5 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-setup-production-grade-deployment-for-my-somewhat-vibe-coded-app-frontend-masters-blog-rvicl6kbo "How I Setup Production-Grade Deployment for My (Somewhat) Vibe-Coded App – Frontend Masters Blog") Article Frontend Masters · 29w How I Setup Production-Grade Deployment for My (Somewhat) Vibe-Coded App – Frontend Masters Blog The CEO of Frontend Masters shares how he built and deployed Goalzi, a social goal-setting app written in Go, using a production-grade AWS stack. The app was built with Go's standard library and AI assistance (Cursor) for the finishing touches. The deployment pipeline uses AWS App Runner, ECR, SSM Parameter Store for secrets, SES for email, Supabase for Postgres, and Route 53 for DNS. A single \`make deploy\` command runs tests, applies SQL migrations via a one-off Docker container, builds a multi-stage Docker image tagged with the git SHA, and pushes to ECR. Key practices covered include proper IAM scoping, secrets management via SSM, environment-consistent migrations, syncing production data locally, and configuring SES with DKIM/SPF/DMARC for reliable email delivery. 51 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/glowing-gradient-hr-frontend-masters-blog-od3dwedrn "Glowing Gradient `hr` – Frontend Masters Blog") Article Frontend Masters · 30w Glowing Gradient \`hr\` – Frontend Masters Blog Chris Coyier recreates a glowing gradient divider component as an HTML \`

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