Ben Pate

Thoughtful comments on at least one irrelevant topic. #writing #software #democracy #pirates.

[Ben Pate @benpate5280]

Just for the record, it was fun here for a while, but now I’m done.

If you’re looking for me, you can find me at https://t.co/kHwTnFb7hU

[Ben Pate @benpate5280]

@Eve6 Sure you do. Just swallow your pride and get to it. All those streams you see on iTunes right now? That's me rooting for you.

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@htmx_org Are there any performance comparisons of XPath vs. CSS queries? Honestly, I've avoided everything this deep into JS before, but it would be, like, totally rad if XPath was also 10x faster than CSS. Let a man dream...

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@HowardL3 @htmx_org If I understand it correctly, XPath would only be an "under the hood" change. Existing attributes (like `hx-get` et. al.) would still *work* the same.. they'd just be implemented differently.

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@johncusack There are plenty of good uses for AI. You’re already using them every time you take a photo with your phone, search on Google, or use voice commands like Siri or Alexa.

The trouble is that these new tools have unexpected uses and we haven’t thought them through yet.

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@skmruiz @htmx_org @kanekotic Sorry, I’m still processing some “parenthesis trauma” from college.

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@skmruiz @htmx_org @kanekotic Fixed that for you: (eql “endless” “opportunities”)))))))))))))))))))

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@htmx_org @axiosistop @DenizAksimsek @berkeleygfx Can confirm. The build script may sound complicated, but it works for us.

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@htmx_org Thank you for inspiring me to embed a URL shortener into my monolith.

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@berkeleygfx @htmx_org @yawaramin Thank you 🤘 FWIW, I’ve just gone whole hog on my own project and turned (nearly) every mouse down into a click. Here’s what I’m using now: https://t.co/SNcyLfKquQ

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@berkeleygfx @htmx_org @yawaramin Yeah, I guess I’m thinking about a separate issue regarding the Vary headers.

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@berkeleygfx @htmx_org @yawaramin I’m so happy that this bit of borrowed code is so useful!

In some circumstances, “preload” cqn double the load on your server. It’s a recurring issue that people report frequently. Maybe we need to improve or clarify the warnings to be specific about how to use “preload”?

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@Teri_Kanefield And so the solution is…? Honestly, I can’t see any better way forward than for “power users” and legacy blue checks to start promoting their non-Twitter outlets. But nobody wants to rebuild their follower counts, so here we are.

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@wiverson Better get to it. I’m buying tickets for that fireside chat 😎

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@mvacha @alexblearns @htmx_org Not familiar with node templatimg libs, but “unfancy” fits the htmx idiom.

[Ben Pate @benpate5280]

@alexblearns @htmx_org Wow! Well done! Looks pretty impressive for any tech stack.

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@alexblearns @htmx_org Awesome. And I left out the part where Htmx is the linchpin of the whole stack. It’s been the best dev experience I’ve ever had. What are you building in Node, @alexblearns ?

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@Eve6 Yeah, and that's the fundamental problem with Twitter/Facebook.. engagement, engagement, no matter the cost.

If I tell one asshat that they're an asshat, Twitter queues up an endless line of more asshats for "engagement." Fuck that. That's what DOWNVOTES/BLOCKS should be for

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@Grady_Booch Worse. Imagine a Jr developer with no sense of personal growth. So much worse.