Midjourney engineer debuts new vibe coded, open source standard Pretext to revolutionize web design

It allows developers to treat text as a fluid substance that can be recalculated every single frame without dropping a beat.
InfoQ

Pretext.js Bypasses DOM Layout Reflow, Enabling Advanced UX Patterns at 120 FPS

Cheng Lou, a Midjourney engineer, recently released Pretext, a 15KB open-source TypeScript library that measures and lays out ...
GIGAZINE

The TypeScript library 'Pretext,' which solves the problem of calculating the height of multi-line text without DOM manipulation, is gaining attention.

This was posted by the creator, Cheng Lou, himself on March 28, 2026. 'A fast, accurate, and comprehensive text measurement algorithm written in pure TypeScript.' 'Can be used for the layout of the ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Guest columnist Donald Joralemon: The politics of pretext

A pretext is a false reason for taking a particular, often illegal, action. It hides a questionable motive by concealing it behind something that has the appearance of legitimacy. The Trump ...
WXYZ

Law enforcement in Washtenaw County pulls back from controversial pretext stops

WASHTENAW COUNTY (WXYZ) — As a national reckoning over police tactics continues to unfold across the country, law enforcement in Washtenaw County say they’re ...
JD Supra

“Pretext” Theory Could Turn Calls Regarding Free Health Care Services into Prohibited Solicitations, District of New Jersey Holds

The District of New Jersey recently endorsed the view that calls regarding the availability of free services may plausibly qualify, at the pleadings stage, as “telephone solicitations,” and as such be ...