Smotchkkiss

@smotchkkiss
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fall enthusiast

Tonsky's exploration of JS size for many webapps was entertaining https://tonsky.me/blog/js-bloat/

On a lark I wanted to see what my favorite mastodon UI, @elk, does

500k for a fantastically polished PWA. "Twitter, the good parts". Did not disappoint.

Claps for @patak &co.

JavaScript Bloat in 2024

What is the average size of JavaScript code downloaded per website? Fuck around and find out!

tonsky.me
In #Karlsruhe ist heute Abend eine kleine Revolution ausgebrochen, die SPD ist umgekippt (entgegen den SPD-Bürgermeister) und hat mit @DieLinke_KA @KAL Die Partei und Grüne für die Entkriminalisierung von fahrscheinlosen Fahren gestimmt, der Gemeinderat hatte mit 25/19 dafür gestimmt, dass der #KVV keine Strafanzeige mehr stellen soll🎉 🎫 🚍 🚋
The Scavengers Reign Soundtrack is now streaming https://soundtracks.lnk.to/scavengersreign
Scavengers Reign (Original Max Series Soundtrack)

Go to Scavengers Reign (Original Max Series Soundtrack).

📝 What Is Utility-First CSS?

https://heydonworks.com/article/what-is-utility-first-css/

(this was going to be a video, but it got pretty long, plus I think there's a small chance this could appear high in organic search if shared enough)

What is Utility-First CSS?

Learn about utility-first CSS and what is meant by “utility“ in this context

HeydonWorks
I killed a mouse once. Beat it to death with a log, in my bedroom. One of the most unpleasant experiences I've had.
Blackout

Out with crystals and thyme white women witches that can warm their coffee cup with a hand and work their magic with spells and in with diverse ordinary gothy overweight witches that solve their problems with psychology and weird fucking plants and burning things (including property)
Some architectural #conceptart I did for #scavengersreign (0).

Did you love Yahoo! Pipes and miss it? I sure did. I wrote this history of the graphical web-based processing tool that sure seemed like the future when it was introduced! https://retool.com/pipes I interviewed the core team and several other folks so we could finally have a definitive history. (And forget my words, even—the illustrations are amazing!)

This is part of a series at Retool, a visual programming tools company, that decided to make sure the past wasn’t forgotten.

Pipe Dreams: The life and times of Yahoo Pipes

In 2007, a small team at Yahoo! briefly changed how we program the internet. This is their story.