Category Archives: By topic
On JavaScript modules
Next week I'm going to participate in a session about package managers for different languages – we'll present pip (python), composer (PHP), and npm (JavaScript). In sharing ideas with my colleagues I realized how many of the struggles of modern JavaScript tooling and workflow is based upon the fact that the language didn't have a built-in […]
My first plant
My parents in law got me an evergreen bonsai for Christmas, a Ficus Retusa. It's not until recently that I've got interested in the idea of growing a plant. I find fascinating that you can mold a living being to your liking, within certain constraints. Every branch contains a possibility, and you've got to decide […]
The luxury of a desktop app
These apps are just little icons on my desktop bar. I don’t even have Bluetooth enabled. The amount of memory they consume is a luxury.
Seamless offline docs
This combination of Zeal and Atom (with the dash package) seems to just work, and help you set up a seamless offline docs experience.
Tempestades de sal, Sés
Sés is a Galician singersongwriter. Her stage presence and lyrics reminds me of what it means to grow in small villages by the periphery. I feel connected to that dignity and survival skills, because it embodies the attitude of the women I grew around. The Galician matriachy.
JavaScript in use 2011-2017
According to the HTTP Archive, the top 1.000 websites download 5 times more JavaScript today than seven years ago – HTML grew 2x and CSS 3x. Combining that with the fact that the mobile web is more present than ever, the result is that the main bottleneck for the websites we create and consume is the CPU.
Input lag: 1977-2017
Input lag: 1977-2017 is an essay about the time it takes several computers to display a character from a keypress. A lot of newer computers take 3 to 5 times more than 30 to 40 years old computers.
Google Maps’ Moat
Google Maps’ Moat, by Justin O’Beirne. On the competitive advantage that Google Maps has over Apple Maps – equally interesting for map nerds and business people.
Afuega’l Pitu
Saturday occupation: eating spicy cheese made of cow milk and paprika.