@dr-axel.de
⢠JavaScript, TypeScript, web development
⢠Blog: https://2ality.com
My main account is on Mastodon (you can follow via RSS): https://fosstodon.org/@rauschma
@nicr.devReposted by @dr-axel.deFinally Firefox lets redeclare variables in the console, it was one of my biggest pain points when debugging with it.
Thanks @lochipi.bsky.social for implementing this!
@dr-axel.deDecentralized mesh networking (for messaging without internet or cell network): Meshtastic vs. MeshCore
www.austinmesh.org/about/meshco...
@dr-axel.de#Firefox: Vertical tabs plus tab groups are really nice: The user interface is intuitive and I donât need an extension anymore (Tree Style Tab etc.).
@dr-axel.deReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
@dr-axel.deâThe death of web development education â Rescuing a field from disappearingâ by @molily.de
molily.de/web-dev-educ...
@jovidecroock.comReposted by @dr-axel.dePreact 11 is out đ Weâve been hard at work at making our diffing use modern features like moveBefore , leveraging ESM for tree-shaking Preact Compat and ensuring you have a great experience with resumed hydration.
@dr-axel.deâInterview: Firefoxâs chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chromeâ
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
@pawelgrzybek.comReposted by @dr-axel.deNode.js 26.10 comes with built-in debounce and throttle utilities. Like it! Can't tell you how many times I implemented (copied from the previous project) these two.
Debounce:
nodejs.org/docs/latest/...
Throttle:
nodejs.org/docs/latest/...
@dr-axel.deMacOS 27 shows a handle for resizing when the screen is split between two windows. Dragging it resizes both windows at the same time.
@akiro.seReposted by @dr-axel.deOpen source maintainers are starting to get all manner of communiques from the compliance & legal departments of huge corporations using vaguely threatening and legal-sounding language and demanding the maintainer fill out forms and reports and attest to the security of their project "because CRA".
@kevinpowell.coReposted by @dr-axel.deCSS keeps getting better and better, but the problem with hearing about amazing new features is that we're stuck not being able to use them for a few years because of browser support. So, this week I looked at a bunch of well-supported CSS features that I still see people turn to JS for.
@dr-axel.deUseful: unicodelookup.com
Lets you search for all kinds of things and returns Unicode characters plus additional information (such as the corresponding HTML entities).
@dr-axel.deTypography: Unicode: multiplication sign, × â˘ Before: 640 x 480 ⢠After: 640 Ă 480 Unicode: minus sign, − ⢠Before: 10 - 2 ⢠After: 10 â 2
@trivikram.bsky.socialReposted by @dr-axel.deIf you maintain a @nodejs.org application that hasn't been updated for a couple of years, consider looking into replacing some userland dependencies with built-ins that are now available
@ematipico.xyzReposted by @dr-axel.deWrote something about formatters. A biased vision of how formatters should be implemented in 2026
@benv.caReposted by @dr-axel.deI recently learned there are way more monospace fonts out there than I was aware of
somehow this led to making a video that tours 18 different fonts in 3 mins, set to chill lofi music (đ)
hope it's useful for folks - it was for me!
@dr-axel.deAlas, no!
@dr-axel.deSeems wrong. They should have twice as many lessons!
@dr-axel.deTrue! So many tech companies are scheming against their employees â and against their customers. Neither is a good long-term strategy.
In a time when most companies are so openly playing against their employees and the rest of us, we should celebrate the existence of beacons like Igalia that shows them it's their choice. Organizations can definitely thrive with fairer structures and be a strong positive force for the world.
