Chris Drifte
@drifte.dev
Writing fast code. Living slow life.
💻 Typescript, React, NextJS
⛰️ Climbing, Running, Hiking
💻 Typescript, React, NextJS
⛰️ Climbing, Running, Hiking
Reposted by Chris Drifte
Ensuring that cookie logic is interoperable between PHP, NextJS middleware, server, and client components, as well as vanilla react and JavaScript is an absolute nightmare.
Gotchas upon gotchas upon gotchas.
Gotchas upon gotchas upon gotchas.
January 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ensuring that cookie logic is interoperable between PHP, NextJS middleware, server, and client components, as well as vanilla react and JavaScript is an absolute nightmare.
Gotchas upon gotchas upon gotchas.
Gotchas upon gotchas upon gotchas.
Toying with the idea of telling my PO about document.designMode = “on”
Is this too much power for one man?
Is this too much power for one man?
January 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Toying with the idea of telling my PO about document.designMode = “on”
Is this too much power for one man?
Is this too much power for one man?
If you get frustrated with the “magic” of nextjs, I highly recommend experimenting with building your own react server rendering framework.
All you need is webpack, ReactDOM.renderToString, and a couple of hours.
Probably the most effective activity for understanding why nextjs does what it does.
All you need is webpack, ReactDOM.renderToString, and a couple of hours.
Probably the most effective activity for understanding why nextjs does what it does.
January 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
If you get frustrated with the “magic” of nextjs, I highly recommend experimenting with building your own react server rendering framework.
All you need is webpack, ReactDOM.renderToString, and a couple of hours.
Probably the most effective activity for understanding why nextjs does what it does.
All you need is webpack, ReactDOM.renderToString, and a couple of hours.
Probably the most effective activity for understanding why nextjs does what it does.
My 2025 predictions:
- Globally, things will seem really, really bad
- There will still be opportunities to grow as an individual and contribute to our communities
My goal is to make the second thing more important than the first.
#HappyNewYear
- Globally, things will seem really, really bad
- There will still be opportunities to grow as an individual and contribute to our communities
My goal is to make the second thing more important than the first.
#HappyNewYear
December 31, 2024 at 5:25 PM
My 2025 predictions:
- Globally, things will seem really, really bad
- There will still be opportunities to grow as an individual and contribute to our communities
My goal is to make the second thing more important than the first.
#HappyNewYear
- Globally, things will seem really, really bad
- There will still be opportunities to grow as an individual and contribute to our communities
My goal is to make the second thing more important than the first.
#HappyNewYear
Playing Indiana Jones with an Xbox controller on a MacBook Pro via GeForce Now.
It works seamlessly. As a casual gamer this completely replaces the need for a gaming pc or console for a fraction of the cost.
Crazy
It works seamlessly. As a casual gamer this completely replaces the need for a gaming pc or console for a fraction of the cost.
Crazy
December 28, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Playing Indiana Jones with an Xbox controller on a MacBook Pro via GeForce Now.
It works seamlessly. As a casual gamer this completely replaces the need for a gaming pc or console for a fraction of the cost.
Crazy
It works seamlessly. As a casual gamer this completely replaces the need for a gaming pc or console for a fraction of the cost.
Crazy
I tend to think of the process of writing code over time as reaching a series of “tipping points” that require larger refactors in order to iterate effectively.
Miłosz’s pendulum model is an inversion of the same idea and the two go together quite well.
The Over-Engineering Pendulum
I used to picture my dream job as this: I work for an early-stage startup that recently raised a round. The business idea is promising, there’s much to build, everything seems possible, and we have ti...
threedots.tech
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I tend to think of the process of writing code over time as reaching a series of “tipping points” that require larger refactors in order to iterate effectively.
Miłosz’s pendulum model is an inversion of the same idea and the two go together quite well.
TIL you can pass extra parameters to setTimeout. I guess it’s slightly more memory efficient, slightly less readable than the usual arrow function approach.
December 16, 2024 at 11:07 PM
TIL you can pass extra parameters to setTimeout. I guess it’s slightly more memory efficient, slightly less readable than the usual arrow function approach.
LPT: if you’re a frontend dev and have to give a presentation, build your slides with your web framework of choice.
So much easier than fiddling with PowerPoint/Google Slides and lots of opportunities for interactive storytelling.
So much easier than fiddling with PowerPoint/Google Slides and lots of opportunities for interactive storytelling.
December 13, 2024 at 6:55 PM
LPT: if you’re a frontend dev and have to give a presentation, build your slides with your web framework of choice.
So much easier than fiddling with PowerPoint/Google Slides and lots of opportunities for interactive storytelling.
So much easier than fiddling with PowerPoint/Google Slides and lots of opportunities for interactive storytelling.
Performance matters to users. Implementation matters to performance.
Yesterday I presented to #AlgoliaDevBit how we refactored Bike24’s Search Result Page to transform it into one of the fastest in e-commerce.
youtu.be/c8eZZSPADqA?...
Yesterday I presented to #AlgoliaDevBit how we refactored Bike24’s Search Result Page to transform it into one of the fastest in e-commerce.
youtu.be/c8eZZSPADqA?...
Three steps to the fastest ecommerce search results in the universe
YouTube video by Algolia
youtu.be
December 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Performance matters to users. Implementation matters to performance.
Yesterday I presented to #AlgoliaDevBit how we refactored Bike24’s Search Result Page to transform it into one of the fastest in e-commerce.
youtu.be/c8eZZSPADqA?...
Yesterday I presented to #AlgoliaDevBit how we refactored Bike24’s Search Result Page to transform it into one of the fastest in e-commerce.
youtu.be/c8eZZSPADqA?...
Reposted by Chris Drifte
What #CSS can prevent orphan icons from dropping to a new line?
Answer:
`text-wrap: pretty;`
Nice interactive demo at the end to compare `pretty` vs `balance` too
muffinman.io/blog/css-fix...
Answer:
`text-wrap: pretty;`
Nice interactive demo at the end to compare `pretty` vs `balance` too
muffinman.io/blog/css-fix...
CSS fix to prevent orphan icons dropping to a new line
Kudos to whoever thought of including `text-wrap: balance` in the CSS specification.
muffinman.io
December 12, 2024 at 5:59 AM
What #CSS can prevent orphan icons from dropping to a new line?
Answer:
`text-wrap: pretty;`
Nice interactive demo at the end to compare `pretty` vs `balance` too
muffinman.io/blog/css-fix...
Answer:
`text-wrap: pretty;`
Nice interactive demo at the end to compare `pretty` vs `balance` too
muffinman.io/blog/css-fix...
To prevent eye strain while coding, follow the 20/20/20 rule. Every 20 minutes look at an object 20 feet away and then spend 20 years in the mountains.
December 6, 2024 at 4:25 PM
To prevent eye strain while coding, follow the 20/20/20 rule. Every 20 minutes look at an object 20 feet away and then spend 20 years in the mountains.
Photo taken today from the summit of pedraforca, facing Montserrat in a sea of cloud. Within the next 48 hours this will all be covered in snow.
December 6, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Photo taken today from the summit of pedraforca, facing Montserrat in a sea of cloud. Within the next 48 hours this will all be covered in snow.
I love reading pre-1980s sci-fi. Writers could imagine space travel but not the internet.
A character needs to learn some vital information? Off to the space library. 😂
A character needs to learn some vital information? Off to the space library. 😂
December 5, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I love reading pre-1980s sci-fi. Writers could imagine space travel but not the internet.
A character needs to learn some vital information? Off to the space library. 😂
A character needs to learn some vital information? Off to the space library. 😂
Almost everyone cares about writing code that is easy to understand.
But what does it actually look like?
For me:
1) Reads like a recipe, not a choose-your-own-adventure
2) One name per concept
3) Similar problems have similar solutions
4) Abstraction & inheritance is a last resort
But what does it actually look like?
For me:
1) Reads like a recipe, not a choose-your-own-adventure
2) One name per concept
3) Similar problems have similar solutions
4) Abstraction & inheritance is a last resort
When you write code, what do you care about most?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
December 4, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Almost everyone cares about writing code that is easy to understand.
But what does it actually look like?
For me:
1) Reads like a recipe, not a choose-your-own-adventure
2) One name per concept
3) Similar problems have similar solutions
4) Abstraction & inheritance is a last resort
But what does it actually look like?
For me:
1) Reads like a recipe, not a choose-your-own-adventure
2) One name per concept
3) Similar problems have similar solutions
4) Abstraction & inheritance is a last resort
What is a subtle sign that someone is a good developer?
December 3, 2024 at 8:11 AM
What is a subtle sign that someone is a good developer?
When you write code, what do you care about most?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
December 1, 2024 at 10:27 AM
When you write code, what do you care about most?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
(a) Runs fast
(b) Easy to understand
(c) Time/space complexity
(d) Scalable/adaptable to probable future requirements
(e) Something else?
Reposted by Chris Drifte
If nobody told you that @drifte.dev is also has a cool remake of minesweeper game with react and nextjs yet, then let me mention it 😂
www.minesweeper.monster
www.minesweeper.monster
Monster Minesweeper
A fully customizable minesweeper game with interactive tutorials
www.minesweeper.monster
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 AM
If nobody told you that @drifte.dev is also has a cool remake of minesweeper game with react and nextjs yet, then let me mention it 😂
www.minesweeper.monster
www.minesweeper.monster
Having primarily lived within the conventions of react in the last five years, and nextjs the last two, it’s easy to forget that there are other ways.
infrequently.org/2024/11/if-n...
infrequently.org/2024/11/if-n...
If Not React, Then What? - Infrequently Noted
Frameworkism is now the dominant creed of today's frontend discourse, and it's bullshit. We owe it to ourselves and to our users to reject dogma and embrace engineering as a discipline that strives to...
infrequently.org
November 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Having primarily lived within the conventions of react in the last five years, and nextjs the last two, it’s easy to forget that there are other ways.
infrequently.org/2024/11/if-n...
infrequently.org/2024/11/if-n...
In Spain, every time two roads meet there is a slightly different (often quite esoteric) system to navigate. Driving in an unfamiliar area is stressful. The UK just puts roundabouts everywhere. It’s easy to drive in new places.
November 29, 2024 at 10:36 AM
In Spain, every time two roads meet there is a slightly different (often quite esoteric) system to navigate. Driving in an unfamiliar area is stressful. The UK just puts roundabouts everywhere. It’s easy to drive in new places.
Reposted by Chris Drifte
They really are amazing, folks. Perfect for paginating through API responses that return a cursor and/or have rate limits.
November 26, 2024 at 2:13 AM
They really are amazing, folks. Perfect for paginating through API responses that return a cursor and/or have rate limits.
What’s the lifespan of an average line of code you write?
November 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
What’s the lifespan of an average line of code you write?
Hot take: AI imagery is currently somewhat high status as it is a novelty. But it will gradually become low status due to no barrier to entry. As long as it is possible to recognise it as AI-generated, brands will prefer human-created imagery to display legitimacy, authenticity, and quality.
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Hot take: AI imagery is currently somewhat high status as it is a novelty. But it will gradually become low status due to no barrier to entry. As long as it is possible to recognise it as AI-generated, brands will prefer human-created imagery to display legitimacy, authenticity, and quality.