jake metz

To infinity and beyond!

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@jh3yy Noise. As always thanks for sharing. There are more people learning from it and that’s all that matters

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@Dessn_ai

[rebekah bek @paperseasons]

just launched: @mobbin mcp 💛

your AI agents can now search 600,000+ real app screens. paywalls, onboarding, checkout, permissions — from apps that already shipped.

ai tools can write code. they just don't know what good looks like. now they do.

👉 https://t.co/WL3IofRU84

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@dishashah66 Completely agree. Not to mention potentially adding a system for surface layering and high contrast moments. All while maintaining consistency and accessibility

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@FrontendMasters What course is this snippet from?

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@jakubkrehel @paulfaivret Work paid off. Functional smoothie

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@arynadesigns @paper @contra Really like this direction of starting with the brand identity. Thanks for sharing your process

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

Adobe tried to buy Figma for $20 billion in 2022.

The deal collapsed. So Figma went public on the NYSE in July 2025 instead. Ticker FIG. Public company. Quarterly earnings. Wall Street pressure.

You know what happens to design tools after they IPO.

In March 2025, Figma raised the Professional Full seat 33%. From $15 to $20 a month. Organization seats jumped to $55. Enterprise to $90.

Then they took Dev Mode, which was free during beta, and locked it behind a paid seat. Your developers now pay extra to inspect the designs your designers already paid to create.

In March 2026, Figma started charging for AI credits on top.

If Figma raises prices again, you pay.
If Figma gets acquired, you pray.
If Figma shuts down, your files die with it.

Your design system. On their servers. In a proprietary format only their app can read. To draw rectangles on a screen.

There is an open source design platform that runs on your hardware. Stores your files in plain SVG. Costs $0 forever for unlimited users.

It is called Penpot. 45,700+ stars on GitHub.

A full Figma-grade design platform built on open web standards. Vector editing. Components. Design tokens to W3C spec. Flex and Grid layouts. Real-time multiplayer. Interactive prototyping.

Here's what it does:

→ Real-time collaboration. Live cursors. Comments in line.
→ Components, variants, shared libraries.
→ Auto layout, Flex, CSS Grid. The tool outputs production CSS, not lookalike CSS.
→ Interactive prototypes with overlays, animations, and flows.
→ Inspect tab. Free. Built in. Every developer grabs production CSS, SVG, HTML without a separate seat.
→ Plugin ecosystem. Figma import to migrate your files.
→ Self-host on Docker in one command. Your designs never leave your network.

Here's the wildest part:

Figma stores your designs in a proprietary format only Figma can read.

Penpot files are SVG. The same format your browser has rendered for 25 years. Open them in any editor. Open them in 20 years. Nobody can lock you out.

The feature Figma charges your developers extra for, Penpot gives away. Without asking permission.

Figma Professional: $20/month per seat. A 10-person team: $2,400/year.
Figma Organization: $55/month per Full seat. A 50-person org: $33,000/year.

Penpot: $0. Unlimited users. Unlimited files. Unlimited teams. Self-hosted. Free forever.

45,700+ stars. 2,700+ forks. 250+ contributors. MPL-2.0 license. Backed by a community that believes design tools should be free.

Your designs. Your files. Your standards.

100% Open Source.

(Link in the comments)

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@mnjohan @NHL @ScoutingTheRefs @spittinchiclets so the Wild fans just whining about penalties on this one?

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@mattmurley19 You dont have to die on this hill. Life is better rooting for the state of hockey

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@mrblackstudio @evilrabbit_

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@jakubkrehel Great article. Sure wish Motion supported @solid_js

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@HoursTracker asking for a tip on an already paid for app is pretty ludicrous

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@brian_lovin @joindiveclub @mattpocockuk Thank you for taking the time to respond. Wasn't sure if there was something more descriptive behind that. Also, thanks for the handoff to another expert I love to follow🤘

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@brian_lovin listened to your ep on @joindiveclub . Can you provide any examples and/or resources on making your codebase more understandable for AI?

Trying to "nerd snipe" and understand more deeply

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@rauchg @threejs @nextjs @vercel Necessary footnote button —>

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@jlengstorf Thank you

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@jlengstorf is there any documentation/information on how Astro handles and optimizes css inside the src folder? Would love to learn from that

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@simonw 'good code' works, solves the right problem, handles errors gracefully, is simple and minimal, tested, documented, affords future changes, and meets: accessibility, testability, reliability, security, maintainability, observability, scalability, usability

[jake metz @JakeMetzDev]

@thekitze Same. Love that show and couldn’t agree more with that statement. Health is one of those thing we take for granted until it punches us in the face