Published in CodeX·3 days agoBootcrap 5.2, Further Exploring The HTML Illiteracy Of Framework Developers.In a recent article of mine I used a small snippet to show the basic pointless code bloat, and utter ignorance of the most basic of HTML concepts common to the people creating frameworks. That piece of code came from this full example: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/examples/features/ I said that where they have…Bootstrap21 min read
Published in CodeX·4 days agoWhy Are Front-End Framework Makers Illiterate And Utterly Ignorant Of HTML And CSS?It’s well documented at this point my utter and total disgust with HTML/CSS frameworks. Monuments to ignorance, incompetence, and ineptitude that result in broken, slow loading, hard to create, hard to modify, hard to maintain websites. Yet somehow despite all the ridiculous demonstrable failings, middle fingers to usability and accessibility…Framework9 min read
Published in CodeX·4 days agoThe Problem With “Code Smells?”Most are arbitrary, pedantic, and a matter of personal preference! I know a number of people who outright hate the term, saying things like “it’s yucky” or “you shouldn’t be so insulting”. That’s kind of the point of using it. When something is wrong, you say it’s wrong. If you…Web Development7 min read
Published in CodeX·4 days agoLet Me Tell You Something About Apple.Over the past year, Apple has really turned heads with their “M1” CPU. ARM has always been tops at performance per watt, though it traditionally came with caveats like higher RAM usage, poor bus performance per instruction (due to the orthogonal layout), and per clock having an IPC more akin…Apple10 min read
Published in CodeX·5 days agoBroken Website Development And Management MindsetsThere are a number of common screwups I come across all the time as an accessibility and efficiency consultant. Many of them I’ve written about before across different articles, but I wanted to put together a quick summary I can just point people at. I’m dealing with this again on…Web Development11 min read
Jun 16Responding to the Hate: Stop Using For-Loops, Use Iterators Instead569The Soggy WaffleThe results don't surpreise me, because you card stacked the demo by using the slow push method…The results don't surpreise me, because you card stacked the demo by using the slow push method, and for..off which browser makers still haven't put much optimization into. On paper map should be hte slower method, and the only reason it isn't is they've put massive amounts of effort into…2 min read
Published in CodeX·Jun 15Goodbye Internet ExplorerMicrosoft’s Official support for Internet Explorer ends today, Wednesday, 15 June 2022. Looking back at IE it is easy to rattle off the laundry list of problems it had, particularly back when IE was rotting on the vine from neglect late in version 6’s life the same way Safari is…Web Browser4 min read
Published in CodeX·Jun 11Even Better Styled HTML/CSS Checkboxes*** WARNING *** An earlier version of this article was based on incorrect information about the need for browser prefixes for Safari, as well as assuming that Safari didn’t use a broken and nonsensical implementation of checkboxes where it will apply a margin around generated content that can’t be turned…HTML4 min read
Jun 2“Strange New Worlds” Pissing Off Conservatives? GOOD!That’s what Star Trek is FOR!!! I came across a typical conservative know-nothing complaining: “Strange New Worlds” doesn’t even have {insult belonging in a kennel omitted} in skirts. More woke bullshit! I would point out that in the original pilot “The Cage?” Well… Number one and all the other female…Television6 min read
May 31I remember 3D-printed gun panic several years ago, but I thought "well, good luck 3D-printing any…1Alice LoverdriveIn America it's a legitimate problem, as the number of ghost guns goes up, particularly in pistols.In America it's a legitimate problem, as the number of ghost guns goes up, particularly in pistols. Most stiker fired guns -- glocks, the CZ-P10, Sig P320, etc -- use polymer lowers. And polymer is just a big fancy science word for plastic... that is used by marketers so they…1 min read
