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    Home Unlabelled Just remembered that the 20-something year old website for a local amusement park that has been out of business for over a decade is still hosted on Homestead. I thought you all would appreciate this madness. web developers

    Just remembered that the 20-something year old website for a local amusement park that has been out of business for over a decade is still hosted on Homestead. I thought you all would appreciate this madness. web developers

    May 24, 2021

    Just remembered that the 20-something year old website for a local amusement park that has been out of business for over a decade is still hosted on Homestead. I thought you all would appreciate this madness. web developers

    Just remembered that the 20-something year old website for a local amusement park that has been out of business for over a decade is still hosted on Homestead. I thought you all would appreciate this madness.

    Posted: 24 May 2021 10:35 AM PDT

    CASIO F-91W with Pure CSS

    Posted: 24 May 2021 01:17 PM PDT

    Don’t use custom CSS mouse cursors

    Posted: 24 May 2021 05:54 AM PDT

    Self-taught backend without degree possible, and how much frontend should I know?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 06:07 AM PDT

    I'm currently learning React and Node but would like to focus on the backend side, however I come to realize that FE is more open to newcomers and companies are willing to hire them. I had a couple of FE interviews so far but I want to focus on BE.

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    Here's some more web nostalgia, a "museum" of web design trends

    Posted: 24 May 2021 01:08 PM PDT

    Why are websites increasingly joining the trend of initial loading through AJAX? (including non-PWAs)

    Posted: 24 May 2021 08:10 AM PDT

    Apparently, Quora joined this perverted trend few weeks ago, even though their site is not a progressive web application like Twitter Lite (now known as "Twitter Web App"). This way, loading time increases, and the site is inaccessible without JavaScript.

    Thankfully, Reddit is still on the good side regarding this (both new and old front end), and they even have a lightweight i.reddit.com front end (legacy mobile site), where post content of non-expanded expandos is precluded in HTML; a blessing. Only the new mobile site is initially loaded through AJAX. Twitter once had a lightweight mobile front end, but it got shut down on December 16th, 2020.

    Quora made use of AJAX for a long time for automatic updating, but not for initial loading until recently.

    What is the benefit? Is it to have the site logo appear in the center of the screen, in order to look "smart" and more "app-like"? But that can be done without AJAX as well.

    When YouTube made comments load only through AJAX in 2013 instead of through the HTML source code, it was presumably to save server resources on people who do not scroll past the video. But for initial loading of the page, it seems not understandable. Is their goal possibly making web crawling difficult? How does it benefit them?

    As for YouTube's website, it looks like the JavaScript applies page elements precluded in the source code, such as view count, to the DOM. But on Quora, the basic page is downloaded entirely through AJAX now, which makes the site inaccessible without JavaScript.

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    unfont — embed Font Awesome icons into HTML as inline SVG

    Posted: 24 May 2021 04:22 AM PDT

    Need suggestions for a MASSIVE forum

    Posted: 24 May 2021 04:22 AM PDT

    Hi r/webdev :-) Happy Monday!

    I've been tasked with porting an aging forum with 1 Million+ users and 650K+ top-level topics (not including comments / replies).

    Typically, I'd use WordPress for building a community like this (I'm a Full Stack WordPress Dev with a lot of plugin-building experience); but given the way the users and usermeta table works, it's just not up to the job, without spending a metric f**ktonne of money on a huge RDS instance, and load-balanced hardware.

    Can anyone recommend either:

    • Maintained, well coded forum software (open source or otherwise) that could handle this many users, topics and comments / replies (plus growth over the next 5 years) without the need for mental hardware OR
    • A reliable, robust managed service that we could import the users, topics and comments / replies into (not fussed about pricing, as long as it's reliable and able to handle the volume).

    Thanks in advance!

    Edit:
    It's presently running on a completely bespoke C# platform; and has roughly 200K unique sessions per month.

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    Imgproxy: An open source image proxying server case study

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:00 AM PDT

    What am I worth as a programmer in a programming world? Are my interests too diverse to be succesful one?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 10:53 AM PDT

    I am 19yo, 90% self-taught programmer, even though I studied in a cs school, participated in special programs/hackatons(Lost every single one :d) and major in CS rn.

    My problem is that my interests are sooo diverse, that I never really had a chance to specialize in something and get proficient enough in it to start working. And the worst thing is, I probably don't know what I should pursue.

    Some things I am most proud of that I've done(Or working on) so far in my self-learning "career" of past ~3 years:

    1. Built number of good looking front-end only mobile-friendly websites(No complex animations). using HTML/css
    2. Designed super simple, but good looking UI/UX for multiple business applications. Figma/AdobeXD
    3. Designed and built a super simple mobile product ordering app for a local business using Flutter & Firebase(Firestore, security rules, cloud functions)
    4. Designed and created a simple webapp product for business-administration(Collects & displays statistics, orders, invoices, user roles, etc) using React.js and PHP server(I know SQL pretty well too, especially Oracle sql).
    5. Working on discord-clone app using (nodejs) React Next.js, express, MongoDB, socket.io with custom file uploading algorithms(That use websockets) and REST api.
    6. Working on an image quadtree compression thingy(unfinished) using node.js
    7. Have built a simple 2D spacefight game using C#
    8. Have written a simple custom 3D car suspension system in Unity engine, using C# and school physics.
    9. Have written a simple (Minecraft like) Voxel world generator using Unity and C#.
    10. Have written some super simple Shaders using HLSL (In Unity and Shadertoy)

    I can add several more things related to each of this number, but you get the point. I am interested in shit-ton of things at the same time, but could never choose something and specialize in it enough to be actually useful for society.

    So now I am just focused on finishing everything I've started to an "intermediate" level instead, so its good enough to show-off at least.

    But I am not sure if its worth it, since I've only ~6 months(My personal psychological barrier/goal) to decide and become useful at least in 1 thing.

    Currently, I don't know what I am worth and who I'd qualify as.

    I know that "Only I can choose what I want for myself", But I know I'm not the first one to discover America, I want to listen to you, guys, people who dealt with similar situations and how you did this.

    Thanks for understanding!

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    Can having a blog be distracting as a developer?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 03:45 PM PDT

    I made one recently for my portfolio and wrote about 4 posts but I don't see myself realistically making more than 3-4 posts a year. It's nice in the sense that I can use it to archive little side-projects but I learn from doing rather than writing posts.

    I just feel like I'm most productive for around 6h of the day and investing that into writing a post isn't an inefficient use of my time. It might take 2-3h per post and I could get way more coding done with that productive energy. For those who are deeply into it, do you find it worth it?

    For example, for people who go on your portfolio site, does it really make a difference whether you have 5 or 50 posts for employers? I know that not every employer's going to look at a portfolio site, but does volume really matter?

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    Name of this scrollable infinite/looping text UI element / Is there a library that already does this?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 05:34 AM PDT

    Name of this scrollable infinite/looping text UI element / Is there a library that already does this?

    I've seen this interface element a few times in the past, but I don't know what it's called.

    ​

    https://preview.redd.it/841ebpgmz2171.png?width=385&format=png&auto=webp&s=69c51d4c1cdae0775b7233f805835d883ab099be

    I put together a demo to clarify what I'm talking about (tested in Firefox 88 and Chromium 90, don't know about the rest):

    https://jsfiddle.net/hgr4qLfs/

    The element has the following properties:

    • It is a vertical list of single-line text items in a height-limited container. The list can be dragged and, ideally, also scrolled within that container. The container height is a multiple of the item height. The items always snap to the upper/lower bound of the container so that there is never a half-visible item.
    • An odd number of items is visible within the container so that there is always a middle item. That middle item has the "active" state.
    • After the user finishes scrolling or dragging, the new middle item automatically gets the "active" state.
    • Clicking on an item scrolls the list so that the clicked item ends up in the middle and becomes the active item.
    • There is no end to the scrolling, i. e. the items loop once the end of the list is reached in either direction.

    The functionality is kind of similar to the date picker element in iOS, except those items don't loop because that wouldn't make sense in that context.Here's another similar thing: https://github.com/Jasbir23/Infinite-Picker-React-Native

    Is there a name for this type of element? Is there a JS front-end library that already provides this type of functionality? I'd be fine with repurposing a gallery/slider lib or anything else as long as the behaviour can be implemented using it.

    If you're wondering why I don't just use the code from my demo: Look at the code. It's just the different features kind of haphazardly put together, some of it copied from elsewhere. It's not good.I also don't like how it scrolls too fast depending on the browser (I don't like the speed in Firefox 88 on Ubuntu 20.04, Chromium 90 a bit better). This happens because I just used the browser's own scrolling functionality, but I really don't want to attempt my own cross-browser custom speed-adjusted scrolling implementation if there's a solution out there that has already gone through all of that.

    Edit: Added visual.

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    Finding Developers in my age group

    Posted: 24 May 2021 01:05 PM PDT

    So, im 18, and im struggeling with either finding male or female developers in my age range, anyone has like a discord or something where people meet up?

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    How would i go about making a VoIP

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:31 AM PDT

    How would I make an instant messaging, voice call, video, etc app for my company/group and friends. I guess like discord? idk only example I have lol. I have plenty of time to learn. link me to some tutorials? thanks.

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    Add scroll margin to all elements which can be targeted

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:43 AM PDT

    For WebDev Freelancers: agencies or end-customers for getting jobs?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:11 AM PDT

    The title says it all! Where did you find better conversions?

    Are agencies more bullish towards freelancers?

    Are end-customers too naive or more demanding than agencies?

    *** Ofcourse there is a bit of everything in both, but what are the general tratis? ***

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    Beaker Browser - An experimental peer-to-peer Web browser.

    Posted: 24 May 2021 02:10 AM PDT

    How do lenders automatically report information to credit bureaus?

    Posted: 24 May 2021 04:27 PM PDT

    I'm curious about how lender's applications report data to bureaus. I'm somewhat interested in fintech and would like to know what it takes for a lender's backend to report credit data to bureaus. I checked Experian and Equifax's APIs and it seems like their APIs are only for viewing reports, not reporting new data. If I were developing an app for a lender, what would I do to regularly report payment history to the bureaus?

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    Registrar stole my domain

    Posted: 24 May 2021 12:36 PM PDT

    Hey guys I'm looking for a bit of advice if possible.

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    I transferred my domain over to easydns a few months ago and within hours of transferring i knew I'd fucked up.

    They terminated my account for 'FRAUD' which was odd in itself considering I paid with BTC. I then witnessed them enquiring about the price people would be willing to pay for my domain in a competitors discord server.

    I have jumped through every hoop they have thrown my way in terms of validating ownership of the domain as this seemed to have been their next problem. They are now flat out refusing to provide me with an EPP code so that i can transfer away from that hellhole. I emailed them saying I was left with no option but to file a ICANN appeal and look into taking legal action if they do not return my property to me. Their final response before they stopped replying to me altogether was 'That is fine, the only way you are getting your domain back is to take us to court in Canada and win'.

    ​

    Is it worth me pursuing this or should i just cut my losses and concede to the fact that this scumbag company has fucked me. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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    Source-maps could be revealing your private project files

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:28 AM PDT

    Integrate AdminLTE scss files into Angular project

    Posted: 24 May 2021 12:21 PM PDT

    Hi, I made changes to the build files (.scss) of the AdminLTE 3 template and I want to move the template to the Angular project and continue to make changes to these files.

    How should I configure the angular project?

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    Create a Contact Form with React and EmailJS

    Posted: 24 May 2021 04:05 PM PDT

    create-catalyst: Quickly create a Web Component project using GitHub's Catalyst

    Posted: 24 May 2021 07:21 AM PDT

    Seeking experienced advice on Authentication providers/libraries for python web app

    Posted: 24 May 2021 10:03 AM PDT

    Hi friends!

    I'm seeking some advice hopefully born of experience about authentication solutions for a Python based webapp. I'm interested in SaaS solutions like Auth0 and AzureAD, or libraries like Authomatic (https://github.com/authomatic/authomatic).

    I want to support id/password and social sign-in. Regarding SaaS, I don't need a ton of complexity about AuthN, as the app we're making is a pretty flat role hierarchy (nowhere near "enterprise").

    I have 20+ years experience making websites with python, but haven't done a new B2C site project in a while, find OAuth confounding, and want to hear from you all about some of these options in the contemporary context. I have a strong belief that AuthZ should likely not be DIY anymore, even if people have strong experience and chops... and the devs who come after me may not.

    A non-free (both freedom and money) cloud hosted solution is ok if it offers compelling value and reduces complexity for more junior developers in the future. I'd rather not get super locked into a complicated ecosystem like AWS just for AuthZ, but if something like that is the best, I'm willing. The app will most likely be leaning towards more of a "monolith" style architecture rather than federated (micro)services because it simply isn't very big and it has to be grok-able by junior devs. (We haven't ruled out Django yet, but it's not likely to be where we go; I know they have good Auth wrapped in)

    I've done some of my own light research about some of these options, and have some leaning opinions, but there's no substitute for working with them over time, and of course I can't do that for several at once.

    So what say you? Auth0? Microsoft's platform? Amazon's? a Python library?

    Thanks!

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