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Brand Social Trend Report: Q2 2026

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Rethinking TikTok, social AEO confusion, brand-made microdramas, Train Dog, "Kalshi Hell", Instagram's engagement incentives, and more. ͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏ ...
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#567: Legacy Code, Design and Refactoring

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How to deal with legacy code and design, legacy modernization eBook and how to transform legacy systems. Issue #567 • July 14, 2026 • View in the browser Hyvää iltaa Smashing Friends, Dealing with legacy is hard . The hardest part isn't even the legacy itself, but a decade-old ecosystem that it comes with — dependencies, workarounds, habits, mental models, outdated workflows and zombie features. So how do we improve legacy code or legacy design ? We can't rebuild in ten months what took ten years to refine. In this newsletter, we look at different ways to cope with legacy — from front-end and UX perspective. On the Smashing side of things, we are getting ...
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