Alex Hall

Principal Front End Engineer at @computerlovers. I build things, tinker and generally play with all things front end.

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@jh3yy No probs. Very interesting outcome. Looking forward to reading all about it ☺️

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@RhysSullivan That's just putting every class from Tailwind into a single element. There are so many overwrites it's essentially nonesense. This is not an overly realistic representation of Tailwind classes.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

IMPORTANT PLS SHARE. It's rumoured the English £9,250 tuition fee cap may be raised this pm for the 1st time in 8yrs, as University's finances are strained. As student finance misunderstandings abound, I've bashed out a few notes to help...

1. Higher tuition fees WON'T change what most pay each year. For most, they're paid for you by the student loans company and you repay afterwards only if you earn over the threshold. The amount you repay each year (9% over the threshold) solely depends on what you earn not on what you borrow.

2. Increasing tuition fees will only see those who clear the loan in full over the 40yrs pay more. That is generally mid-high to higher earning university leavers only, so the cost of increasing them will generally be born by the more affluent. Most lower and middle earning university leavers will simply pay 9% extra tax above the threshold for 40yrs (and higher tuition fees won't change that)

3. The rise is tuition fees is likely to be trivial compared to the changes the last govt made for 2023 starters. 2023 starters had their repayment thresholds dropped to £25,000 (from £27,295/yr) and had the time they had to keep repaying for (unless cleared) extended to 40years from 30years.

So these higher annual repayments for longer, increased by over 50% the amount many graduates will eventually have to pay back for going to university. Yet they were almost stealth changes because people can't intuitively feel the seismic impact.

Changing tuition fees is a more obvious rise, but in reality has far less of an impact on the amount most will repay (though combined with the 2023 changes it does certainly up the cost).

4. The biggest practical problem for students isnt tution fees (even if raised) its the fact maintenace loans aren't big enough. English maintenance loans have not kept pace with inflation. I'd urge the govt to couple the tuition fee loans with bigger living loans - if not it is a real risk to social mobility, with those from the poorest backgrounds likely to be worse affected.

I could write more, but will stop here, hopefully this gives an idea the issues are less straightforward than many feel.

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

Twitter, I’m losing followers hand over fist. Still just about hanging on in here - please help me find my old followers - if they’re still here - if you can, by RTing.

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

I know people are leaving Twitter, but the algorithms also seem to be mysteriously (or not so mysteriously) working against some of us. I know that some followers of mine have somehow automatically unfollowed me (without them doing that), and that my posts are hidden or buried. I like sharing science, archaeology and a bit of humanism here. I still enjoy the conversation. So if you can help me find my old followers again by RTing, I will follow you back.

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

My followers have dropped off again. Usually I find that this is Twitter glitch (automatic, deliberate?) and people have been kicked off from following me without their knowledge. No idea why. If you can help me reach them by RTing that would be amazing!

[CSS Weekly @CSSWeekly]

🔥 VS Code Tip 🔥

Did you know you can add section headers to the minimap of @code?

Use "MARK:" in the comment, and the designation will be clearly visible in the minimap, which will help you quickly scan and navigate your files.

[Prolific North @ProlificNorth]

.@computerlovers creates AI election tool with “no political gamesmanship, tabloid comment or rhetoric” @emglobal https://t.co/1K2re7sZn1 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GeneralElection2024 #Manchester

[Code, Formerly Code Computerlove @computerlovers]

Nearly 1 in 4 young people are not interested in the election.

In response, Code has launched 'Who should I vote for AI' an unbiased platform that compares political policies directly from their official sources.

Read the story: https://t.co/kmYVzrQOpJ

#ElectionJuly4 #AI

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@GolfWYF If I play a local multiplayer game since the update I can't use the A button to start with the selected player. It doesn't even show the A (or Y to change name) icons on the screen. Just the text. And there's nothing I can press to progress into the game 😔

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

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[XBOX @XBOX]

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[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@kentcdodds

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@kentcdodds Happy birthday! Can't wait to start this ☺

[jhey ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ @jh3yy]

Future CSS Tip! 🚀

You can create auto-resizing text inputs with one line of CSS 🤯

textarea {
form-sizing: content; 👈 That's it!
}

The size of your input will grow to fit your content. If you want to constrain the size, do something like this:

textarea {
form-sizing: content;
min-height: 2lh;
max-height: 10lh;
}

This one's awesome. Think about how much effort it will save you 🙌 No more JavaScript to sync a textarea height to fit the content 🔥

Perfect for chat interfaces, messaging, comments, etc. 📢

@CodePen link below! 👇

[Alex Hall @ahallicks]

@jh3yy Yep, looking spot on now ☺

[Code, Formerly Code Computerlove @computerlovers]

It's the return of @MancTechFest Spring Showcase next week!

Our very own James Bateson will be joining a host of inspiring speakers to deliver his talk 'You are good enough' – centred around how we can understand and manage our imposter syndrome ↓