# Blog

_Box Kite 2.2.2 · a markdown copy of https://www.box-kite.dev/blog/_

Articles on building with Box Kite. Every article published elsewhere is a copy of one on this page, so this is where they stay current.

## Start here

New to web development, or new to this library: one page built step by step, each step ending in something you can see.

[Your first web page with Box Kite 9 October 2026 · 6 min read This guide takes you from an empty folder to a responsive landing page with a dark mode, live on the internet, without writing a single CSS file. Read the article](https://www.box-kite.dev/blog/start-building-with-box-kite.md)

## Use cases

A real problem React developers keep running into, why the usual fixes hurt, and how it is solved here.

[Dark mode without the flash 9 October 2026 · 6 min read A dark mode should paint the reader's theme on the first frame, switch without re-rendering the page, and let one section disagree with the rest. Read the article](https://www.box-kite.dev/blog/dark-mode-without-the-flash.md)

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_Every page: https://www.box-kite.dev/llms.txt · every prop, measured: https://www.box-kite.dev/props.md_