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17th October 2026 - Link Blog Inline rendering with document.currentScript. Lean Rada describes a neat trick that takes advantage of the document.currentScript property. You can use that to drop in a tiny inline <script> element that replaces itself when the page loads: The year is <script> document.currentScript.replaceWith( new Date().getFullYear())</script> If you define a shortcut function like this: $=(...n)=>document.currentScript.replaceWith(...n) You get a tiny template language: The year is <script>$(new Date().getFullYear())</script> Recent articles - Battle Drones - a vibe coded RTS with audio-based multiplayer - 20th October 2026 - Hello Python 3.15, goodbye 3.10, and now I can use 3.11 - 12th October 2026 - A new feature for my blog, built using my voice - 9th October 2026 - Claude Haiku 5.5 - 7th October 2026
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