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anste

51 karma · joined March 8, 2023

I like to talk about technology, web development and design. Occasionally, I blog at https://narrowcode.xyz
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anste··on Microsoft Cascadia Code NF - Nerd Font
I like the fact that they actually embrace the Nerd Font variants on their own blog - this is awesome to see!
anste··on April 24 is JavaScript Naked Day – Browse the web without JavaScript
There are certainly web apps that could not function without JavaScript. This initiative is more of a protest to shoving functionally useless JavaScript down your throat when you browse a news site or read an article.

JavaScript should progressively enhance those types of websites, and not be a strict requirement.

anste··on Doom-htop: The classic DOOM game over htop
I feel like we're reaching completion with the "integrating doom into things" arc - it's now time to start integrating everyday things into Doom.

Just imagine a Todo List or a Calendar in Doom.

anste··on Everyone has JavaScript, right?
This is why I think JS Naked Day is a cool concept. It's happening on Apr 24th. https://js-naked-day.org/
anste··on GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs
File links from comments should just live on a separate page. They should have nothing to do with the repo name or the organization.
anste··on All web browsers on iOS are just Safari with different design
Sad, but true. Unfortunately, Safari still has some ways to go in terms of feature support. https://ios404.com/ has a great list of stuff that's still missing.
anste··on Geddit: Open-source, Reddit client for Android without using API
Neat. I wasn't aware that there's an endpoint you could use to retrieve JSON data without an API key. If this project were to gain more traction, I suppose they would interfere with that, right?

It's sad to see that every free Reddit client is forced to be a browser nowadays.

anste··on Laws of UX
Every time I see this site it still amuses me that despite all the valuable UX information, it is very annoying to use on a desktop because it feels like it was designed entirely for tablets or phones.
anste··on React is holding me hostage
I've been in the same boat with these discussions.

When I do encounter a component with countless re-renders as described, it is usually painfully obvious what causes them and easy enough to fix.

I think we're going too far if we're expecting React, or any framework, to be fool-proof to the point that we can just throw "whatever" we want at them and expect it to have peak performance.