Chris CoyierJan 3, 2024
Is there any particular *way* of building websites that you're nostolgic for?
Show threadMia (web luddite)Jan 3, 2024

@chriscoyier Tried to think of something, but it's all stuff I still do on personal projects. I'm just using eleventy templates instead of php includes, and git/ssh instead of ftp. Those feel like improvements to me.

Maybe I miss CSSEdit helping me navigate CSS files without needing partials.

And I'm nostalgic for skeuomorphic grunge design trends.

Show threadCandy Apples Annie 🎄
@mia Oooh interesting, re: the ftp, can I ask why? was this just a friction point? or something else
Jan 3, 2024 at 10:53pmWeb
Show threadMia (web luddite)Jan 3, 2024
@anniegreens Why I prefer git vs ftp? I guess it's basically the same reason I like auto-save? Maybe it's the ADHD, but knowing I can easily roll-back a change feels essential to my mental health. Otherwise I have real high anxiety about breaking things.
Show threadMia (web luddite)Jan 3, 2024
@anniegreens I also love collaborating tools, and I hate manually merging things. FTP never felt easier to me - just more fragile. Either one involves similar commands or a GUI with dragged files. Git just keeps the history around, and makes it easier to collaborate.
Show threadCandy Apples Annie 🎄Jan 3, 2024
@mia oh okay, I read that opposite, that you were foregoing git/ssh for ftp, disregard, I thought it sounded like you were going back to a previous habit
Show threadMia (web luddite)Jan 3, 2024
@anniegreens Oh sure - edited to clarify the wording. :)
Show threadCandy Apples Annie 🎄Jan 3, 2024
@mia it was probably just my interpretation, sometimes my brain mixes things when I'm tired, and apparently I'm tired!