Laststance Recap: November 2025

November was an exceptionally productive month for Laststance! We saw activity across 18 projects with 350 commits, 20 merged PRs, and 8 releases shipped. This month's highlights include the launch of three new projects, major theme system implementations, and significant framework migrations. Here's what we shipped.

complete

A macOS system-wide autocomplete application built with Swift for enhanced productivity.

Highlights:

• v1.0.0 Release - Complete macOS system-wide autocomplete application

  • Initial release of a native macOS autocomplete tool that works across any application, featuring keyboard navigation and automatic focus management.

• Implement comprehensive dependency injection architecture

  • Complete DI implementation across all components for better testability and maintainability.

• Decompose AccessibilityManager into 5 focused classes

  • Major refactoring effort to break down a god object into single-responsibility classes, improving code quality and maintainability.

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coffee-timer

A beautiful PWA timer application with comprehensive theme support and accessibility features.

Highlights:

• Implement Apple Liquid Glass theme design system

  • Introduced a stunning glassmorphism-inspired theme system with 7 theme variants, bringing modern Apple-style aesthetics to the app.

• Add OKLCH-derived text contrast for high contrast mode

  • Accessibility improvement using perceptually uniform color space for better text readability across all themes.

• Implement comprehensive visual regression tests

  • Added VRT with Playwright to catch unintended visual changes and ensure consistent UI quality.

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corelive

A personal task navigation system built as an Electron desktop application.

Highlights:

• Implement CoreLive DesignSystem with 100+ themes support

  • Comprehensive theming infrastructure allowing extensive customization options for users.

• Migrate Prisma from v6 to v7 with database adapter

  • Updated to the latest Prisma version with ESM compatibility and improved database handling.

• Synchronize todos between FloatingNavigator and main window via IPC

  • Enhanced cross-window communication for seamless task management experience.

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react-next-eslint-plugin

An ESLint plugin with React and Next.js specific rules for better code quality.

Highlights:

• v1.0.0 - Initial release with useCallback/useMemo stability rules

  • First stable release featuring rules to enforce React performance best practices, with community contributions.

• Add no-direct-use-effect rule

  • New rule to discourage direct useEffect calls in components, promoting custom hooks for better code organization.

• ESLint 9.0+ flat config support

  • Updated configuration to support the latest ESLint flat config format.

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nsx

An auto-posting web platform for content distribution.

Highlights:

• Implement zero-install deployment using pnpm deploy

  • Streamlined deployment process with pre-bundled dependencies, reducing server-side installation time significantly.

• Migrate to Prisma v7 with ESM compatibility

  • Updated to Prisma 7 with esbuild bundler for better ESM support and improved build performance.

• Add profile editing with name and password update

  • New user-facing feature allowing profile customization through settings panel.

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laststance.io

The official Laststance website and blog platform.

Highlights:

• Integrate Sentry for error tracking and monitoring

  • Added comprehensive error monitoring to catch and debug production issues quickly.

• Migrate from xml2js to fast-xml-parser

  • Replaced XML parsing library for better performance and simpler API.

• Add new articles: Speckit practicality and CSS fr unit guide

  • Published educational content on Claude Code tooling and CSS Grid techniques.

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eslint-config-ts-prefixer

A minimal ESLint TypeScript configuration extending typescript-eslint recommended rules.

Highlights:

• v4.1.0 - Enhanced TypeScript rules and dependencies update
  • Updated ESLint configuration with new rules and enhancements for better TypeScript linting experience.

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create-web-site

A CLI tool for quickly scaffolding modern web projects.

Highlights:

• v1.0.5 - Initial release with Prettier and Husky integration
  • New project scaffolding tool with pre-configured code formatting and git hooks.

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npm-publish-tool

A CLI tool simplifying npm package publishing workflow.

Highlights:

• v1.6.13 - Add CLI tests and fix version selection
  • Improved test coverage and fixed edge cases in the release workflow.

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Wrapping Up

November was a landmark month with the birth of three new projects (complete, react-next-eslint-plugin, and create-web-site) and major theme system implementations across our applications. The Liquid Glass design system in coffee-timer and the 100+ themes support in corelive showcase our commitment to beautiful, customizable user experiences. Special thanks to the community contributors, including @shanaya-Gupta for JSDoc contributions to react-next-eslint-plugin! We shipped 8 releases this month and continue to push the boundaries of what's possible with modern web and desktop development.