Sam

@samthor
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Something something tech person. I was on the original server before Mastodon was cool.
Webhttps://samthor.au
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Node.js can run TypeScript

Rejoyce through a combination of command-line flags

Mastodon is a noble cause, but I feel like it's the Firefox of social media.

So I'm over on Bluesky now: https://bsky.app/profile/samthor.au

Sam (@samthor.au)

tech echosystem influencer 📣🦋 former greentech CTO 🔌🔋 + xoogler 🧢 👔 available for consulting if interesting 🫠

Bluesky Social
#purplecon the dangers of serverless & IAM proliferation - Sam Thorogood http://youtu.be/IsHNK0m7D2U
"the dangers of serverless & IAM proliferation" - Sam Thorogood (purplecon 2024)

YouTube

Kuto: ship JavaScript updates incrementally
@samthor
https://samthor.au/2024/kuto/

#ECMAScript #JavaScript

Kuto, a reverse JS bundler

Cut your JavaScript down to size…I guess? ✂️

I wrote a new type of JS bundler that can reduce download size and loading time: https://kuto.dev
GitHub - samthor/kuto: Faster updates for big JS projects

Faster updates for big JS projects. Contribute to samthor/kuto development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
@philw_ I like your blog! That is all.
Also, I'm now available for consulting! Hit me up.
https://samthor.au/about/consulting
Consulting

Affogato Tech Pty Ltd

Here's why AWS Amplify is bad and you shouldn't use it.
https://samthor.au/2023/aws-amplify-is-a-grift/
AWS Amplify Is A Grift

Something something Amplify is bad

Today is my last day as a greentech CTO.

It's been great advancing the renewable energy space, and no doubt I'll pop up here again. And I have some other tech ideas brewing: I'm building and available for consulting ☕

For now though... 🤰🔜👶

This is a great article on what might seem like the simple act of removing event listeners from objects in #JavaScript. There are more options than just removeEventListener(). Particularly interesting, is using the AbortController.

https://www.macarthur.me/posts/options-for-removing-event-listeners

Then for more AbortController goodness, check out @samthor's posts: https://whistlr.info/2022/abortcontroller-is-your-friend/ and more recently https://whistlr.info/2023/abortcontroller-for-expiry/.

There's some very cool things you can use the AbortController for!

You’ve Got Options for Removing Event Listeners

Reviewing some of the most common approaches available to remove event listeners in JavaScript.

Alex MacArthur