Steve was a bit of an arsehole.
Reminder: it’s Generation X that’s ruining things for everyone now.
Reminder: it’s Generation X that’s ruining things for everyone now.
The virtual DOM is an implementation detail.
The virtual DOM is an implementation detail.
I agree with this statement “React’s true strengths: composition, unidirectional data flow, freedom from DSLs, explicit mutation and static mental model.”
Typical tech-utopian bullshit. Actually no, none of this stuff is beneficial to the ordinary person in the long term.
Typical tech-utopian bullshit. Actually no, none of this stuff is beneficial to the ordinary person in the long term.
In my opinion, beyond mere regulation, all of these giant corps should be broken up and pounded into smithereens. Anyone in tech today should be actively working on open protocols and machine learning tools that allow us to operate outside of the state/corporate dictatorship that is the modern internet.
Nothing beats mid-90s product design engineering. Everything was made up of big chunks of coloured plastic.

Nothing beats mid-90s product design engineering. Everything was made up of big chunks of coloured plastic.
This is the StarTac Rainbow from 1996.
Originally shared by David McKeever
Pesky kid
Pesky kid
1995

1995
Alexa! Stop!
Alexa! Stop!
React Native is getting a lot of bad publicity lately.
React Native is getting a lot of bad publicity lately. Not coincidentally it’s undergoing a complete rewrite. Its Android support is famously outmoded and terrible. A lot of companies got burned using it.
This is an opportunity for Flutter which is written in Google’s Dart language and from what I can tell it’s really nice to use. I’m also partial to Nativescript which also has great promise.
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