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Setting up a Corne Keyboard v4

I finally got myself a smaller split ergonomic keyboard after pondering for a long period.

Upcoming Breaking Changes for Splendid Layouts

I acknowledge the irony that I'm announcing breaking changes just after ranting about breaking changes.

But, I believe it's important to let you know about breaking changes in advance so you can ease into the new library as much as possible.

A little rant about breaking changes

As a developer, you probably had to handle your fair share of breaking changes over your career.

Killing and Restarting pm2

I encountered a strange error with pm2 that has the following properties:

1. pm2 list displays nothing even though processes should be running
2. After restarting a couple of projects, pm2 list still displays nothing
3. Running pm2 list hogs the server and creates a spike (see picture below).

Understanding Recursion in JavaScript

Recursion happens when a function calls itself over and over.

A function that calls itself over and over is called a recursive function. Here's an example of a recursive function:

function helloWorld() {
  console.log('Hello world')
  helloWorld()
}

(Don't try this code because your browser would hang). I'll explain how you write a proper recursive function and why you may want to use one.

Best Practice for Astro Endpoints

Astro strips away query parameters from endpoints if you're in a static rendering mode. So, unless you're using SSR for all your pages, you'll need to ensure that your endpoints are not pre-rendered.

Speed of Svelte reactive bindings vs keyboard events

Svelte's reactive bindings execute slower than keydown, keypress, and input events, but faster than keyup events.

Conditional Slot Forwarding is not a thing in Svelte 4

If you ever wanted to forward conditional slots up two component levels, you're out of luck.

Breaking out of Svelte's reactive statements

If you use Svelte, you may notice that Svelte lets you create reactive statements with $. It kinda looks like this:

What developers should be learning

Many developers are learning frameworks and algorithms to keep up with trends — so they can continue to be employable.

That's one way of looking at things. But I propose another approach.

A Great Failed Experiment

Couple of years ago (I forgot exactly when), I removed the dates that were preceeding the file names of my blog articles.

Data Table Accessibility in 2024

A comment from Estelle Weyl sparked this whole article.

> I know the display property would override the native semantics of a table, like setting display: grid, but I am not sure if that is still the case."

(Emphasis mine).

This prompted me to do some research.

Found the Light

After about a year (or two) of paralysis, I finally know how to move forward with Magical Dev School — particularly how I create courses and content.

Collecting Payments with Stripe while using Astro

In this article, you're going to learn how to collect payments with Stripe on Astro.

Easy way to remove inline styles

Here's a simple way to remove inline styles from 3rd-party libraries.

Understanding and using npm exports

npm exports lets you specify how users can import or require your files. (For instructions on using require, see below).

DoItAnyway

Jason Lengstorf has been shooting a series of videos daily under a #DoItAnyway movement.

If you haven't watched them yet, you should.

Invisible adversaries

In Bravery, I mentioned I had a few fears.

These fears are real to me. They don't feel like the bogeyman that Seth Godin mentions in the Practice. If they are, perhaps I haven’t summoned enough courage to look them in the eye, enough to a point that they disappear, yet.

No more waiting

When was the last time you waited for something?

Me? I hate to admit it. But the last time was today! (I've been waiting for my wife to watch a movie with me for MONTHS. And I eventually decided to stop waiting).

4 years is not too many

Seth Godin’s book, Practice, probably saved me from an unlimited number of years of doubt.