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A nice step to adoption of WebComponents would be some sort of interface or explicit documentation of the various callbacks, when they are called, what they mean, etc.I'm glad...

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Also, some precision would be appreciated in the language. Example:> Inside the method connectedCallback(), we define all the functionality the element will have when the element is connected to the...

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Also, there is no way to assume that _ALL_ functionality must be defined in connectedCallback(). An element's behavior (nee functionality) can depend on the value of its attributes, which can change...

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All of this seems to point to the reality that these features just aren't used that widely. It's not surprising since there is little guidance on why the API exists the way it does, what specific...

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I see Web Components supporters pointing to libraries using Web Components, but they still essentially do what React does: make the user's browser do all the dynamic HTML generation. I believe THIS is...

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Of course, to get really meta, the best experience for users is to just built less shit, and don't built things users don't want like ads-masquerading-as-tips, "Got It" dialogs, engagement juicing, and...

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Sustainable Web Development with Rails and Ruby on Rails Background Jobs with Sidekiq are currently 50% off from PragProg:https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2024-05-29.htmlUse code 2024Redux when...

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This is great example why you have to own your dev environment and avoid proprietary stuff where you can. devcontainers users now have to wait around for someone at Microsoft to fix this (or accept and...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsI didn't love the series finale, and even though it was supposed to be only a season finale, it didn't work for me. It made the entire season feel absolutely...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsSeason 1 - I LOVED this season. Felt fresh but still Trek, the characters were all interesting, the dynamics were great, and the mid-season plot twist was something I...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsSeason 2 - the premise made no sense (we've detected these lights but also don't know where they are so what does 'detected' even mean?) + the "Evil AI takes over"...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsSeason 3 - Accepting Season 2, I did like the overall arc of "fish out of water make us remember the best in ourselves” where they restore the federation by just...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsSeason 4 was just dumb. As I mentioned, I didn't like the Michael/Book romance, and thought both were more interesting as colleagues. The overall sci-fi plot of the...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsSeason 5 seemed more interesting, as that was a great TNG ep and going deeper should've been cool. But it was just a convoluted fetch quest that resulted in...

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Star Trek Discovery Series ThoughtsBeing serialized kinda hurt this show since it wasn't executed that well. Voyager, for example, has some real sinker episodes, but it also has some great ones, and...

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Today I ordered an espresso. Person at the counter had no idea what that was. I pointed to the menu figuring that would help. After debate with a co-worker I was given a latte. What did they think the...

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Been about a month since I stopped wearing my Apple Watch. Rotating daily through real watches feels much better. The Apple Watch generates very little utility for me and frequently prevents me from...

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Well, this is a new one. Safari without content blockers results in the chase.com logged in experience showing a blank page. WITH content blockers, I see more content, though nothing works.The problem...

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Works fine in Firefox. FWIW, it worked fine in Safari 15 minutes ago.

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This also gets to the point of testing. No users cares if some active record's callback has the right logic in it. They care if they can log in and use the app.System tests - or tests in a browser...

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