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jimmy2020

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I'm Jalal Maskoun, a founder and technology builder focused on AI, agentic systems, automation, and the future of work.

I'm based in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), where I'm interested in building technology and exploring how AI can change the way companies are built and operated.

I'm particularly interested in AI-native companies, autonomous agents, software, startups, automation, organizational design, and the evolution of knowledge work.

I spend a lot of time thinking about how AI agents can move beyond being tools and become part of the operating infrastructure of a company — executing workflows, coordinating work, and helping organizations operate with less administrative overhead.

I share ideas and lessons from building and exploring technology, startups, AI, and the MENA ecosystem.

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jimmy2020··on Playwright-test – cross-browser end-to-end test suite with Playwright
It's Puppeteer but not only for Chrome.
jimmy2020··on Show HN: This website moves your mouse cursor
why not using translate instead of changing the img position
jimmy2020··on Launch HN: Kitemaker (YC W21) – Fast alternative to Jira, built for remote teams
You have so many layout shifts from just clicking on one element. I imagine, implementing react-beautiful-dnd will give you much better performance results.
jimmy2020··on Launch HN: Kitemaker (YC W21) – Fast alternative to Jira, built for remote teams
I am curious what technology did you use for drag & drop. Did you implement your own solution or depend on an external library?
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Open-source Maintainers: want more contributors?
what's your platform name i'm interested!
jimmy2020··on Show HN: Ray.so – Create images of your code
thank you!
jimmy2020··on Show HN: Ray.so – Create images of your code
It is but maybe for a more wider area
jimmy2020··on Show HN: Ray.so – Create images of your code
I didn't know there's an editor integration to Carbon. Is there a specific extension for VScode?
jimmy2020··on Parler is back online after a month of downtime
From NYT: > It was unclear how Parler had figured out how to host its site on computer servers, the central technology underpinning any website. Many of the large web-hosting firms had previously rejected it. For other services required to run a large website, Parler relied on help from a Russian firm that once worked for the Russian government and a Seattle firm that once supported a neo-Nazi site.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/technology/parler-back-on...

Wondering how they reached this conclusion and based on what the report didn't even mention the company name.

jimmy2020··on Amazon Sues New York Attorney General to Block Covid-19 Charges
thanks
jimmy2020··on Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete with Clubhouse
exactly, just imagine the Fb business model is still at the campus level.
jimmy2020··on Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete with Clubhouse
or discord?
jimmy2020··on Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete with Clubhouse
no product succeeds because it depends on elites as an audience.
jimmy2020··on Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete with Clubhouse
Considering where Clubhouse is right now, FB product will be much better & more sophisticated.
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
Working on https://jalal246.github.io/dflex/ While a lot of people asked me why doing this because there are other solutions I am still convinced that the web is still away from a standard flexible layout. Because I know that partial solutions are not enough and hard solutions should not be normalized I am doing what I am doing. Releasing it's not an easy path I decided to go on with the project after I took a decision early at the beginning of this year to shut it down.
jimmy2020··on WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid a backlash and user exodus
"misinformation" is the new term to introduce different reality.
jimmy2020··on WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid a backlash and user exodus
Whatsapp official statement:

"Giving More Time For Our Recent Update"

https://blog.whatsapp.com/giving-more-time-for-our-recent-up...

jimmy2020··on WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid a backlash and user exodus
That train has left the station.
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Do you still use test coverage reports
with every pull request. Jest automatically uploads the report to codecov and codecov has a bot to generate coverage results.

See: https://github.com/jalal246/dflex/pull/158

jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Do you still use test coverage reports
Jest with codecov + github actions
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: What are you working on?
I'm working on DFlex: JavaScript Project to Manipulate DOM Elements (https://github.com/jalal246/dflex)

Also, I'm looking for contributors! If anyone interested, please let me know.

I wrote about it here - Why DFlex and how It's different: https://dev.to/jalal246/dflex-javascript-project-to-manipula...

The work is still in progress but can't achieve the desired outcomes without community support.

jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Why is there no “close tabs to the left”?
Older versions used to have both. idk why this situation has changed recently.
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Working for US companies 100% remotely from Europe?
I see plenty of open positions on stackoverflow jobs. Try there. You'll probably find a suitable new role.

Edit: You can search here on who's hiring? with remote as a keyword.

jimmy2020··on Ask HN: How to identify nascent OSS where you can contribute significantly?
I can invite you to a fresh project, don't have hundreds of contributors, and need help to build core packages and extended features.

It's called DFlex: https://github.com/jalal246/dflex. it's a JavaScript Project to Manipulate DOM Elements.

Dflex has 5 separate packages. All decoupled and part of the same project.

So, if you interested, let me know.

Edit: unfortunately, it is not related to microservices.

jimmy2020··on Show HN: Package Sorter – Sorting a group of packages that depends on each other
Well yes. Thanks. It's exactly "notify"

-> click on the node -> node is now ready to move -> function executes desirable effects to all DOM tree based on the movement

- It's not framework. You can implement this solution regardless of what you are using. Even async rendering. It doesn't matter how you start rendering. From above to root or otherwise.

- This is the only solution, taking into consideration the above pontins, that executes "stream of write requests" to the browser. It doesn't write/read then do it again. No lagging. All manipulation runs smoothly 60fps.

- Every change in DOM is registered and updated in the DOM store and exposed. So you can implement (any DOM manipulation) whenever you need in your app.

jimmy2020··on Show HN: Package Sorter – Sorting a group of packages that depends on each other
I am curious if you liked it or moved to another tool.

edit: I know it's still early, but I'm trying to introduce something new beyond `pointer-events` and more into studying each node and its effect on the entire dom tree.

jimmy2020··on Show HN: Package Sorter – Sorting a group of packages that depends on each other
Obviously, you are :) considering you take a look at the source code.

I have another algorithm for connecting DOM nodes: https://github.com/jalal246/dflex/tree/master/packages/dom-g...

jimmy2020··on Show HN: Package Sorter – Sorting a group of packages that depends on each other
Thanks for the feedback. Are you interested in algorithms?
jimmy2020··on Ask HN: Are you/anyone you know actually *thriving* under lockdown, WFH? How?
Very interesting topic. Personally, I know many suffering burnout except those who have a balanced life before lockdown. People who have a safe social network. But when it comes to entrepreneurship it's a disaster.
jimmy2020··on The work-from-home phenomenon has triggered a frustration for U.S. corporations
The isolation that comes with being separated from a communal workplace has made many employees question how dedicated they are to their employers, according to lawyers for whistle-blowers and academics. What’s more, people feel emboldened to speak out when managers and co-workers aren’t peering over their shoulders.

“You’re not being observed at the photocopy machine when you’re working from home,” said Jordan Thomas, a former SEC official who helped set up the agency’s whistle-blower program a decade ago. “It’s never been easier to record a meeting when you can do it from your dining room table,” added Thomas, who now represents tipsters as an attorney at Labaton Sucharow in Washington.

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