joshfreedman

@joshfreedman@hachyderm.io

Web developer with two cats and too many interests. I also like video games that I’m bad at (which is most of them)

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kwabena, to random

Writing code in a JVM app that has a persistence layer I generally look to using H2 to write tests that require interaction with said layer.

Is there anything like that for Rust?

joshfreedman,

@kwabena not specifically for rust, but you might want to look into SQLite: https://sqlite.org/index.html

tehstu, to react
@tehstu@hachyderm.io avatar

Is there any way to read the variables of a app running in the browser from the console? I'm trying to debug something but can't actually run the code locally, I can only access the web app itself.

I have the React Developer Tools extension install, if that helps.

joshfreedman,

@tehstu variables by name? i don’t think so. but if you want to know what props get passed into a component or what it’s current state is, you can do that with the react dev tools. unfortunately, the names of components may not be preserved if youre viewing the built app

CaughtInDeed, to programming

Today I continued to work on a project I've gotten on Monday where I'm refactoring legacy backend code (jQuery front dependency, cutting corners, magic transforms, etc.) and porting frontend

I was looking for an error since I didn't get anything from the database, although the same SQL query was generated in the old codebase and the new one..

Hmmm :blobfox0_0:
I've wasted three hours because I didn't connect to the correct database :blobfoxlaughsweat:

joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed a classic mistake, one I know I’ll make again sometime soon!

CaughtInDeed, to random

Starting to get anxious about adulting :blobfox0_0:

Planning to rent a flat but all the fees, formalities and ensuring that you have the stability to not encounter any problem/be able to face them

Gonna give myself one more day before I start setting up meetings for flat seeing (although I was supposed to do it today as a last day)

joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed It’s certainly daunting (wasn’t that long ago that I was in your shoes), but you got this! Plan, give yourself time to prepare, cut yourself some slack if things don’t go according to plan, and don’t hesitate too much.

That’s all easier said than done of course, but it’ll be easier once you get everything secured 😄

jensimmons, to CSS
@jensimmons@front-end.social avatar

At the CSSWG group meeting today, I presented some new ideas from Apple about how Anchor Positioning could work.

Slides are here. Use the "Menu" UI at the top left to show speaker notes and see what we said as we presented:
https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0f5UxcimbeDm24dK6S_Of2YOw#Anchor_positioning_presentation_to_CSSWG

joshfreedman,

@jensimmons holy shit this is awesome 🤩

benoit, to random

When asking a question on slack or any other async messaging platform, good etiquette is to say hello and ask the question in the first message.

It’s so disruptive when someone sends a first message saying “Hi”, then “How are you?” and then spend 5 minutes writing the actual question.

Even worse is when people are waiting for you to reply to their greeting message before sending their question.

joshfreedman,

@benoit For public spaces, I 100% agree, but not for private spaces where you interact with the same people frequently. It’s disruptive, but the consequences of sending them the nohello.net link or dictating how they should interact with you aren’t worth it. IMO, they’ll be hesitant to ask you questions or talk to you in the future. It’s easier to just prompt them for their question and let them type it out after. Something like: “hey, what’s your question?” would suffice 🙂

jace, (edited ) to random
@jace@mstdn.ca avatar

Guy I went on a date with had no social media footprint, no FB, no Twitter, no IG, no Snap, not even a Reddit.
My friend thinks that is a red flag. I'm curious what people think, do you agree?

joshfreedman,

@jace not a red flag at all IMO (maybe biased because i don’t use social media much). if anything, it’s probably a good conversation starter

ma3ke, to random
@ma3ke@hachyderm.io avatar

repressing the urge to explain async/await as the beepers you get at a cafeteria

joshfreedman,

@ma3ke why repress the urge, you’re right and you should say it

joshfreedman, to random

was feeling anxious, so i went for a quick bike ride. i am no longer anxious, altho i wish i could have biked for longer before it got dark :(

CaughtInDeed, to random

@joshfreedman Gave RefactoringUI a read.
Honestly eye opening. Definitely will improve the way I design things. Especially the typography and spacing.

Colors are still black magic to me :blobfoxdizzy:

"Choose in-between colors by the feeling" I literally cannot xD I am unable to

I'd need a webpage ready pallette to do use colors better (like a premade style shit with all the colors)

  • might actually look for something like it
joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed I’m not super great with colors either, but the advice to use HSL instead of RGB makes it easier to get better looking “in-between” colors. Or, I’ll “borrow” the existing Tailwind CSS color palette :p

fasterthanlime, (edited ) to random
@fasterthanlime@hachyderm.io avatar

Outer Wilds is 40% off. Yay/nay?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/

joshfreedman,

@fasterthanlime i watched a friend play it and i’d recommend it! especially for $15

now maybe i have to buy it…

CaughtInDeed, to programming

My introduction is long lost in my posts so once again

Hi, I'm Indeed!
C# and TS programmer, recent highschool graduate trying to enter the job market.

I'll be sharing my journey here, my successes, fails and what I'm currently mad about.

Currently working on some apps to better my knowledge, I'll definitely be posting about this madness

I also share a looot of random stuff so be prepared

Can't wait to meet the people here :blobfoxaww:

joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed Hey! The projects you’ve already done are super impressive, especially since you’re a recent high school grad. Any company would be lucky to have you, best of luck in your job search!

CaughtInDeed, to random

Why is designing a ui and creating a good color scheme so flipping hard 😭😭

My app looks like a one blob of black rn

joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed The Refactoring UI book may help: https://www.refactoringui.com/

I didn't buy the book (I'm cheap...), but the content on the front of the website and the free chapters might give you some ideas to add more color or tweak. I liked how they gave concrete advice instead of abstract tidbits on UX or color theory.

FWIW, I think what you have looks nice!

joshfreedman,

@CaughtInDeed *tweak the UI to make it more appealing

forgot to complete that sentence 😂

forestpines, to random
@forestpines@hachyderm.io avatar

Me: JavaScript is a very serious language

Also me: "an empty array is truthy but personally I think it should have been falsey. Yes, those genuinely are real words, honest"

joshfreedman,

@forestpines I’m glad I’m not the only one 😅 The amount of times I try to treat it as falsy…

joshfreedman,

@forestpines same here, I’ve done it before and I’ll definitely do it again!

it feels “logical” that it would be falsy, but I might be confusing it with Python (even though it’s been years since I’ve touched it)

clive, to random
@clive@saturation.social avatar

Kaboom.js is a really wonderful lightweight JavaScript library for making games — they just came out with a big new update, which I’m excited to try: https://kaboomjs.com/blog/3000

joshfreedman,

@clive thanks for sharing! gonna have to play around with this when i get home. other gamedev tools i’ve tried confuse me, but perusing the docs for Kaboom Just Makes Sense to me

zachleat, to random
@zachleat@zachleat.com avatar

taking a moment today to remember safari for windows

rip

joshfreedman,

@zachleat was literally talking with my coworkers at lunch about this today 😂

GameDesignerBen, to random

Type of guy whose second screen experience is staring at his bank balance.

joshfreedman,

@GameDesignerBen ah yes, the most reliable way to determine whether a game is fun or not 🙃

castarco, to javascript Spanish
@castarco@hachyderm.io avatar

I've been playing a bit with to create an interactive simulation of the algorithm for my next bog post :) .

I know that it's not very visually appealing, but frontend is not my trade 😅.

video/mp4

joshfreedman,

@castarco I think you’re being too hard on yourself, it looks great! I love visuals like this 😄

chriscoyier, to random
@chriscoyier@front-end.social avatar

(Game testing footage from Tears of the Kingdom)

(Testers): And on a scale of 1-5, how difficult was it for you to discover how to build functional vehicles?

(Camera pans over to me trying to fit the cartridge into my nose.)

joshfreedman,

@chriscoyier I’m glad I’m not the only one 😅 I keep telling my girlfriend that this game is just hours of me making the shittiest cars imaginable

divclassbutton, to random
@divclassbutton@hachyderm.io avatar

I just want to update python to the latest version and dependencies in my project, thinking I might just reinstall the whole OS instead, might be easier.

joshfreedman,

@divclassbutton This is exactly why I haven’t touched Python in awhile 😅 I don’t want to spend hours configuring a build system, I just want something that works! I’m sure better tooling exists now, but it’s just not high on my list of things to learn

joshfreedman, to random

On today’s episode of “Dumb mistakes I’ve made”, I calculated someone’s age as the number of days they’ve been alive instead years 🫠😭🙃

davidr, to ADHD
@davidr@hachyderm.io avatar

Last time, I asked the Dr about an dx. He said there's only one person in the entire state and it would take a year+ just to get an appt..

He offered to write a prescription and just see if that helped. I declined for reasons I'm not clear about. I think I just don't like taking things. I want someone to snap their fingers and Make It So.

I have another visit this week. Considering asking again.

It feels like cheating. And like maybe knowing is more important than treating?

joshfreedman,

@davidr If it will take awhile to get a formal diagnosis and your doctor is already willing to try a prescription, then I think it could be worth getting it if you think it will help and understand the risks of the meds.

I’m no doctor, but I’ve been taking Adderall XR (extended release) for the past 6 months for ADHD. Main side effects for me have been anxiety, but only when my dosage was too high or I drank too much coffee. Loss of appetite is another common effect, but YMMV

joshfreedman,

@davidr At least for me, it’s not a silver bullet, but it does make it easier to focus most days. Sorry if this is too much info, just wanted to share my experience 🙂

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