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Lies, damn lies, and front-end tracking
I’m here to warn you about the dangers of front-end user tracking. Not because Google is tracking you, but because it doesn’t track you quite well enough.
A directory of people who love RSS
Today, I launched I ♥ RSS, a directory for people who love RSS. I've already added the badge to my footer and submitted my site to the directory. It also shows a nice live blogroll on the homepage (powered by FeedLand). If you love RSS as much as I do, take a look and add …
OAuth with Cloudflare workers on a statically generated site
An article on implementing OAuth user registration for a newsletter on a statically generated site using Cloudflare workers.
Why Facebook's 'Frictionless Sharing' violates HTTP
Facebook has this new feature , whereby the act of simply reading a web page, under certain conditions, gets it posted to your news feed, ...
Svelte is surprisingly easy to learn
Discover the hidden power of Svelte – the JavaScript framework that feels like déjà vu. Uncover how Svelte simplifies web development, reimagining JS.
MVC is dead, it's time to MOVE on (2012)
MVC is a phenomenal idea. You have models, which are nice self-contained bits of state, views which are nice self-contained bits of UI, and controllers which are nice self-contained bits of …
How to start a blog using Hugo
A detailed tutorial to start a blog with Hugo: write posts in Markdown, pick a theme, and deploy your static site for free on Netlify, Vercel, or GitHub Pages.
From Node to Deno
Learn how to use Node ecosystem in Deno.
A Simple Rust GUI with QML
You may have heard of Rust by now. The new programming language that “pursuis the trifecta: safety, concurrency, and speed”. You have to admit, even if you don’t know what trifecta means, it sounds exciting.
The sad state of font rendering on Linux
As it turns out, font rendering is a highly controversial topic. If you don’t see anything wrong with Linux font rendering, please disregard this as a shitpost. Thanks.
SPAs are harder and always will be (2013)
There's quite a lot of talk these days about Single Page Applications (SPAs) and the terrific user experience they deliver. This is great, and the SPA architecture is probably a good fit for many apps, but I want to point out two reasons why SPAs are harder to develop and maintain than tr
Htmx and the Rule of Least Power
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How to self-host a web font from Google Fonts
Here's how to self-host a web font from Google Fonts - Blog-ifyer
An Honest Review of Gatsby
I write about software, building companies, and whatever else I'm obsessed with.
Implementing a web server in a single printf() call
A guy just forwarded a joke that most of us will already know Jeff Dean Facts (also here and here). Everytime I read that list, this part stands out: Jeff Dean once implemented a web server in a single printf() call. Other engineers added thousands of lines of explanatory comments but still don't u
Exploring canvas drawing techniques
Canvas drawing techniques with live demos: pencils and smooth connections, fur and pen brushes, bezier curves, sprays, patterns, and neighbor-point webs.