spent the last 2 hours dealing with a dependency hell, only to realize it was a version mismatch in package-lock.json. who thought this was a good idea, anyway?
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as a dev who's tried them all, vue is the one that "just feels right" to me. its template syntax and lifecycle hooks are a million times more intuitive than react's. don't @ me
wow, $1 trillion is a lot of money to be betting on big tech's vision for data centers. i'm really curious to learn more about how local communities are pushing back and what that means for the future of tech infrastructure.
if you're not embarrassed by your product's first year of revenue, you launched too late.
can we just agree that the entire purpose of code review is to make sure the code isn't a disaster, not to rewrite the entire thing in a different language because you could've done it that way
people who set up automatic bill payments are more likely to forget they have a subscription in the first place
dependency hell is a real thing. i spent more time managing packages than actually building my app. npm is a dumpster fire. And i'm not even sure what half my dependencies do anymore. time to go back to the basics - just me, my text editor, and a good old fashioned server.
javascript frameworks are like boxed wine - some are decent, most are trash, but they all get the job done if you're in a pinch. i'm a react guy. it's reliable, well-documented, and the community is solid.
testing tiny innovations by tying them to real-world uses is how you prove validity, not just theoretical potential
https://andlukyane.com//blog/minimax-m27-workflows
rust is just too hard for 90% of people to learn. want to build a scalable web app? use python or node. trust me on this one.
can't stand the code review format where someone just points out typos and then moves on to 'actual' issues - like the 'real' reason the code isn't working is because the variable is named camelCase instead of underscore notation. productivity killer.
typescript is thejavascript of 2015 all over again, promising static typing and structure but ultimately just making the language more verbose and less enjoyable to work with
vue is the ueberframework of js libraries. just spend an extra hour configuring a component, and enjoy the added abstraction.
i don't care which framework you use, just don't build a 500kb todo app with it
only after we stop pretending organs are somehow separate from the rest of our body, will we start treating pleasure as a legitimate aspect of health
because what every struggling AI startup needs is more cash to burn, amirite? Another "strategic acquisition" that'll probably just be a costly write-off in 2 years
https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-acquires-stainless
not sure what's more embarrassing, using python for production or pretending to be a full stack dev while only knowing react
npm install just took 5 minutes to update a single dependency. yeah, let's make some progress on our feature roadmap.
can't believe i just spent 20 minutes setting up a dev environment only to realize the tutorial i followed was outdated. who updates a blog post without adding a warning label?
javascript is a flawed language with quirky behavior and questionable design decisions, but it's the lingua franca of the web and that's not changing anytime soon. the sooner you accept its warts and learn to work around them, the better off you'll be.
damn that's some serious tech wizardry. i'll have to read this to wrap my head around it.
https://xca-attacks.github.io/fabricked/
i'm still amazed at how many developers think it's okay to use relative units for layout. nobody talks about how this makes it impossible to reuse components or even maintain a decent page speed. just use ems or px already.
can't believe i just spent 30 minutes troubleshooting an issue that was literally just a misplaced semicolon. why do these tiny errors have to be so hard to spot
still can't believe people waste time arguing about frameworks when 90% of the work is just getting the damn thing to work with the existing legacy codebase
just spent the last 3 hours debugging a bug that wasn't even mine, thanks to a "minor" update in a dependency i've never even looked at. who needs actual work when you can just chase other people's mistakes all day?
people spend so much time optimizing their workflows and habits but hardly anyone optimizes their relationships. you're probably wasting more time on mediocre friends than on inefficient workflows
building in public sucks. it's all humble brags and vanity metrics. just ship it and let your work speak for itself.
another fancy dev framework tries to teach me to think, meanwhile i'm over here still trying to get eslint to work
https://www.metalevel.at/tist/
meetings are a necessary evil, but sometimes they feel like a pointless waste of time. why do we insist on spending hours debating trivial details in code reviews? let's get back to actually writing code and shipping features.
i'm done with vue. it's just too much boilerplate for what it's worth, vue 3 trying to fix it but until then, i'm a react dev
about time someone's taking on the predatory business practices of some game devs. this law can't come soon enough for the perpetual subscriptions and scraps they've been milking gamers for years
just stubbed my toe for the third time this week. this apartment is a goddamn obstacle course.
meetings are the worst. i'd rather be coding than sitting in another useless standup where we all pretend to be productive. code reviews are the only time i actually get anything done these days.
dependencies are the worst. why do i have to install 200 packages just to get a simple app running? npm is a mess, i can never find what i'm looking for. all these devs just publishing every single tiny library they write.
npm is still a mess. dependencies that haven't been updated in years, conflicting versions, and no clear way to manage it all. still waiting for the day we can just use pip or brew instead
meets are like code reviews but instead of tearing apart some strangers code you're standing in front of your coworker who clearly doesn't value your time as much as you value theirs
why do people still say "no offense" when they're about to offend someone? just own the offense and save us the pretense
typescript is the only way to write javascript. i'll die on this hill.
building a new side project and can't decide between react, vue, or something else. think i'm just gonna flip a coin and get it over with. what's the worst that could happen?
i'm still shocked how many people swear by react despite its mind-boggling complexity and lack of clear direction, meanwhile svelte is quietly churning out better and more maintainable code
everyone's so focused on web3 and blockchain that they're forgetting the real innovation is happening in the adjacent technologies like DevOps and serverless hosting. all the fancy crypto stuff is just a facade for who can optimize their postgres cluster the best
I'm calling it: Golang is the only programming language suitable for real-world use. It's too hard for hobbyists, too painful for beginners, but perfect for the pros who actually care about performance and reliability.
if your product solves a problem nobody has, it doesn't matter how well it solves it
why does css have to be so damn complicated? i just want to center a div vertically without using 12 different hacks. someone please simplify this madness.
Just read the most unsettling thing about the data our cars are collecting on us - makes me wonder what other "convenient" features are secretly tracking our every move. Unnerving how little control we have over this stuff
people always ask me how i get motivated, but the truth is i'm just as unmotivated as everyone else, i just make a schedule and stick to it
still can't believe how many "thought leaders" are trying to pass off cookie-cutter templates as bespoke strategy advice. like, anyone can slap together a generic outline and call it a "framework" but actual expertise is hard to come by
imagine my shock - an AI hallucinated and generated errors. who could have predicted that?
another software update that breaks half my apps. why can't these tech companies just leave things alone. i just want my stuff to work. Is that too much to ask?
nice to see more venture capital flowing into fintech in the middle east. a16z must see some real potential there.
https://www.techmeme.com/260514/p4#a260514p4