Questions/Concerns I have about Web Components
I’m not sure how to feel about Web Components. This article will serve as a dumping ground for my questions and concerns about Web Components.
Supporting HEIC and HEIF
For US users, it is really important to handle HEIC and HEIF image formats, otherwise, you are making it more difficult for iPhone owners.
The Importance of Image CDNs
Images are one of the biggest performance impacts on the modern web. Image CDNs can be the answer. With Frameworks recently adopting first-party support for many CDNs, it is only making it more essential we consider them.
Tooling should Disappear
Developer tooling is expensive. I hate setting it up. Maybe in the future I won’t need too.
Trade-offs with Early Development
There are a lot of trade-off with early development. JavaScript tooling has reached a peak of a large amount of focus on tooling. The future will be different, but for now, I focus on making smart trade-offs to stay productive and happy.
Thoughts about Online Conferences
Online conferences are not new. But the pandemic has seemed to increase the number. I don’t know if the trend will continue, but I love it.
Rehire and Retrain vs New Hire Search
Is it worth retraining a returning employee that does not have the skills, or hire new for the role? I think retraining is better when you can get the support needed. Here is why.
Is this a React Anti-pattern?
I am working on a permissions component that uses nested children, nonreactive state, and global space. It feels like an anti-pattern. But it is so simple and clean and seems to work.
Fauna is Secure by Default
One of the shocking good things I have learned about Fauna DB is how it approaches security. It’s amazing how roles work to grant access and automatically filter user data.
Why I use FQL In Fauna DB
I chose FQL over the better known GraphQL format. It is more powerful and a better fit for Fauna DB if you want to do more advanced things.
