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I don't understand these points when lower in the discussion another user mentions: > Svelte-specific syntax

React is the closest to standard JS in my experience.

alexrageon Persisting React State in LocalStorage

> Component state should only contain volatile data that is not important to save, the opposite of LocalStorage.

Where do you store data that you retrieve from a server for rendering? Storing it in the state is perfectly fine. In this example, data is retrieved from local storage and stored in the state.

alexrageon Why the Gov.uk Design System team changed the input type for numbers

It's good to see UX design problems analyzed from a technical perspective. Designers working on the web should be proficient at understanding the medium on which they work, and look beyond generating static images to toss over the wall for implementation.

alexrageon Design Tips for Developers

This is missing a critical web design aspect that I see most developers miss: Space.

Paying attention to how things align, how big they are, how much and how consistent the spacing around elements is will make a huge improvement to the perception of the UI.

alexrageon TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

I've started seeing more cooking clips that are actually pretty well made and work well on the medium. If more content creators of various interests adopt it as a platform, it might be worthwhile.

alexrageon I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destroyed it

Despite the press of the young player-base, Fortnite fills what you describe for me. The building mechanic creates so much opportunity for think-fast, improvise, and outsmart your opponent moments. Plus, playing solo means you don't have to interact with anyone if you don't want to.

alexrageon Urql: a GraphQL client library

Indeed. It boils down to having no trust in the documentation because of the conflicting messages.

alexrageon Urql: a GraphQL client library

A more consistent documentation experience. A lot of code examples import various modules, but those modules have no documentation. For example: Docs > Client > Apollo Link mentions `graphql-tools` and schema stitching, with a link to read more. Clicking that link takes you to a page that says it's deprecated, and then links to a blog post about why.

Another example: Is `apollo-link-state` deprecated? The docs for `apollo-link-state` don't mention that, but the Local state management page in Apollo Client sure says it is.

alexrageon Urql: a GraphQL client library

This is refreshing upon first glance. The Apollo Client docs are such a mess.

alexrageon Confessions of a location data exec

This is mostly pervasive because of agency/client relationships. Most clients go to an agency with a budget, and the agency, in good faith, is out there paying location data services to target their ads. Then a report is generated, passed to the client along some sort KPI that increased, and everyone is happy. This fraud exists because the market allows it.

alexrageon TextMate 2.0 (rc 10)

I believe all of this is present in SublimeText

alexrageon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)

We build Basis, Centro's answer to the challenging and convoluted digital advertising landscape. Our engineering teams across North America work closely with product managers, designers, and testers, creating well-crafted solutions to the complex problems of our industry. Our sales team is top notch, and is hitting their targets for rapidly growing our client roster. As an engineering organization, we are aggressively optimizing to reach this scale, while at the same time building industry-leading features that will land even larger clients.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, Node, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, AWS

Senior Software Engineer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Software Engineer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Senior UX Designer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Associate Product Manager: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

alexrageon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)

We build Basis, Centro's answer to the challenging and convoluted digital advertising landscape. Our engineering teams across North America work closely with product managers, designers, and testers, creating well-crafted solutions to the complex problems of our industry. Our sales team is top notch, and is hitting their targets for rapidly growing our client roster. As an engineering organization, we are aggressively optimizing to reach this scale, while at the same time building industry-leading features that will land even larger clients.

Our stack is Ruby on Rails, Node, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, AWS

Senior Software Engineer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Software Engineer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Associate Technical Product Manager: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Senior UX Designer: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

Associate Product Manager: https://centro.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Centro/job/Chicag...

alexrageon System Shock 1 source code released under GPL

Viewing the raw file, at least in Chrome on OSX shows line breaks.

alexrageon A Guide to Fast Page Loads

It's a case where you should use your best judgement. You may want your marketing landing page to load faster, so probably wouldn't include your account section css there. You can also lazy-load the My Account assets on the login page.