Ahmad K

Dad, TypeScript Mixologist, Cocktail Engineer, aspiring Desert Rat, new-urbanism evangelist, bike nut. I help run the web client platform @twitch.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

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[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@SwiftOnSecurity Not to mention responsiveness 😱

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@SwiftOnSecurity I know this was tongue and cheek, and you're not wrong, but size isn't the only factor!

The DOM *should* be semantic, and deliver information about the content beyond the visual rendering.

Screen readers likely aren't going to work as well on your static image version, for one.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

After a week where I mostly felt behind, I managed to get to my favorite task of the week - firing off a smidgeon of internal webdev "journalism" - and made it to the beach for sunset. Weekend's off to a good start. Happy Friday from Trestles.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

https://t.co/c7DrofJyUa

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@_r00k_ @LadieAuPair This is definitely in my wheelhouse, and we already had a discussion today about the best way to allow users to set one optionally. Should be in the works 🙏

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

Another day, another Maheti stream to keep me going.
https://t.co/gOUpLsF8My

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@jannotti @dan_abramov Block and allow have the same number of letters too! 😄

[Pastor Ben @BenjaminPDixon]

America wants you to be willing to die for capitalism but not for justice.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@tartley @doctorzaius @mortenmertner @ikasliwal This is my stance as well, and I fear it's gotten me the label of 'opposition', which is frustrating. Pointing out the amount of effort involved is not "pushback"; estimating work is the first step to getting it resourced and done.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@ikasliwal @usirin I was very glad we had it as well; particularly happy that argument was shot down...I think it's a knee-jerk reaction that hopefully most would realize is silly after more reflection.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@spencerbeggs @getify I'd argue that once they get over that learning curve, they could move faster with more confidence. But every project is different; what works for some may not work for others.

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

Dynamic config (experimentation/feature flagging) is good too, but that could be under a broader heading of "platform capabilities".

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

My self-designated title is Front End Facilities Maintenance, but that's just a joke on my part. This describes what my team does pretty perfectly though, I dig this definition 👍

I would add one thing: documentation of processes, patterns and best practices!

[Cory House @housecor]

Emerging job title: UI Architect

Concerns:
State management
Reusable components, scripts, styles
Dev environment (transpiling/bundling/linting...)
Build automation
Mock APIs
Automated testing (unit/integration/visual)
App composition/slicing
Accessibility
Performance
Security

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

Oh, and maybe everyone's favorite pastime: dependency management 🙃

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

I'm honestly afraid he's not kidding.

[GonzoHacker @GonzoHacker]

👩‍🦳 So what do you do here?
👨🏻‍💻 You know all those cool custom emoji in Slack?
👩‍🦳 ...
👨🏻‍💻 I also drink LaCroix

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@AminiNedda Almost there!

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

@ChadDelecia @MalwareTechBlog To be fair, TypeScript compiles, just not to machine code 😁

[Ahmad K @moseycode]

Just got to NV for #ReactConf2019 . Think I'm gonna swing by @crafthausbrew before I head out to the venue.