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London based software development consultant

  • How to Fix Any Bug

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  • The author of the article is Dan Abramov, the co-creator of Redux and a prominent React contributor. Putting aside what you may think of vibe coding, there is little doubt that he is an experienced developer, that knows what he is doing.

  • React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation

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  • A good companion piece to this article, is the Dead Framework Theory article, which discusses AI coding tools bolstering React's dominance.

  • Why Devs Are Ditching React for Preact’s Simplicity and Speed

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  • I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

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  • The author does make some good points about colours as visual cues, instead of just making things look colourful. I have to admit prior to reading this post, I always picked my themes on aesthetics, but it has made me think about colour as utility.

  • Why Devs Are Ditching React for Preact’s Simplicity and Speed

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  • Preact is not new, it's been around for about a decade.

  • Dead framework theory

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  • These are all very good points, and there is in value of having a common framework for front-end development. However, I would argue React isn't always the right tool for the job, yet it has become the dominant framework, and that dominance is being further bolstered because of generative AI.

    This isn’t about React being the best tool or that it’s Model is good for LLMs (I don’t see any evidence there at all). It’s about React being past the point where network effects make alternatives viable.

    So even if a better framework came along, and ideally one that's not owned by Meta, it would be very difficult for it to take hold because of this.

  • Comprehension Debt: The Ticking Time Bomb of LLM-Generated Code

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  • Exactly but generative AI has exacerbated the problem

    What is new is the scale of the problem being created as lightning-speed code generators spew reams of unread code into millions of projects

  • If Releases Are Experiments, What’s Your Hypothesis?

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  • My understanding is that an example of a hypothesis, is that users want a feature. The experiment is putting that feature in front of users, or performing user research, which which then allows you to validate if a hypothesis is true or not.

  • If Releases Are Experiments, What’s Your Hypothesis?

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  • I am intrigued. Could you elaborate on this with some examples?

  • HTML — the Most Difficult Programming Language in the World

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  • Use CSS subgrid to align deeply nested text.

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  • Implementing Conventional Commits with Jira Ticket Prefix Validation

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  • After a bit of experimentation, I've managed to find a cleaner solution to enforcing the ticket number in the subject:

     
        
module.exports = {
  extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'],
  rules: {
    // Enforce scope to match JIRA ticket format like PER-123
    'jira-ticket-rule': [2, 'always'],
    'subject-case': [0],
  },
  plugins: [
    {
      rules: {
        'jira-ticket-rule': ({ subject }) => {
          return [
             subject && subject.match(/[A-Z]+-\d+/),
            'Your subject should contain a JIRA ticket eg PER-123',
          ];
        },
      },
    },
  ],
};

  • What events can be shared here?

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  • It wasn't clear what was meant by "event" which was why I was asking. Could you please tell me more about these events that only exist in the Fediverse? It's the first time I've heard of them, and I am keen to learn more.

  • What events can be shared here?

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  • How to get started as a freelancer?

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  • To clarify, when you say freelancer, do you mean on a part-time basis? Or do you mean having a contract and working on a full-time basis for that client? Also, where are you based? I'm happy to give advice as a UK based contractor, who does a tiny bit of freelance work