Andrew Herron

Staff Engineer working on TinyMCE. Tooting at @[email protected]
I don’t live on social media anymore so I might not respond quickly.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

I’ve been thinking about taking a social media break... this article convinced me to do it.

I’m logging out of (& deleting) Twitter / Instagram, cutting back discord to just essential servers. I might see you on the flip side if I feel the need to return. https://t.co/AiiJwLdbEm

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@sorenblank @dchackethal Not just submenus - if you move from an item that has a submenu to one that doesn't, the focus will not update for the same half second.

And if you move off outside the menu completely, the same half second.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@sorenblank @dchackethal I hadn't heard this but after toying with the macOS menus for a minute or two - anecdotally it seems plausible.

It probably "feels" very similar to a user, and way easier to implement. Like all good magic tricks.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@ManiacalZ Good to know! I do follow oats on twitch but I'm not a regular viewer 🙃

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

3) it’s responsive everywhere except the search box. It regularly misses the first character I type after cmd+T. When typing a URL, unless I go very slowly, it deletes the last character before the “/“ (giving me “.co” urls instead of “.com”)

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

I like the idea of @SigmaOS, and nearly went all-in after the @arcinternet news, but there are 3 deal breakers for me.
1) shortcuts are geared for viewing, and a mouse. I interact and use the keyboard (esp scrolling) a LOT.
2) sync crashes on my other mac before it even starts.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

Tiny's QA manager has some tips for how we integrate QA into our process and ensure all releases are rock solid! https://t.co/nQHdTvhQQz

[Alabaster Dawn EA Out Now @RadicalFishGame]

Our new Action-RPG #AlabasterDawn (previously known as #ProjectTerra) can now be wishlisted on Steam!
https://t.co/lJY2tERqat

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

🗓️ Mark your calendars! August 7 – don’t miss our free webinar on the latest TinyMCE 7 features, including Revision History, Document Converters, Markdown, Math Equations, and new AI Assistant integrations. Enhance your content creation with cutting-edge… https://t.co/nMsMaKd0Yi

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

Find out how integrating TinyMCE’s WYSIWYG premium plugins and a commercial license meant El Roboto saved their clients thousands of dollars every year in email marketing. https://t.co/UhvS41Elo1

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

I wonder if today is the day windows starts to lose dominance.

I doubt it, but that would be a positive outcome of what looks like a shitstorm.

Hasn’t impacted me personally, thankfully. No windows in this house and we don’t need to go shopping for a few days.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

How do web applications use TinyMCE? Find out how owners and users of different web apps types can benefit from having a built-in advanced rich text editor like TinyMCE. https://t.co/qzh89vIXAn

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

Writing alt text for images + alt text decision tree https://t.co/5T2OflfLkX

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@MartyFriedel I've also seen one (in Singapore last year) circle around the tables at a buffet for people to put dirty plates and trays on!

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@yawaramin It won long before ReScript, has always taken the right group of people to invest in and stick to esoteric languages

I don't see it as "putting up with issues", half of them don't know any better and the rest want to make sure they can still get other jobs a year or two from now

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

I built a new release process for TinyMCE 7, it's helping the team to achieve a regular 6 week cadence of minor releases this year 🫢 https://t.co/XmsuqjKz0O

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@yawaramin Happy to! Not much, sadly 🫣

I am still occasionally active with the rescript libraries I'm responsible for, and I stay in contact with the compiler devs, but we shelved the big project.

[Andrew Herron @_spyder]

@MartyFriedel I can't stand firefox or safari dev tools for work. But I don't want google spying on me. I've tried various chromium browsers; about a year ago I switched to @arcinternet and have been loving it.

I do use safari at home, mostly, but I'm torn between it and arc.

[Ben Thompson @benthompson]

Marques’ reach is a function of telling the truth. He didn’t always have 18 million subscribers, but he had his integrity from the beginning. Expecting him to abandon that is the only thing that is “distasteful, almost unethical”.