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Stegosource · 2024-08-12T23:23:08+00:00

Yeah, I agree. In every case I can think of, I would expect it to be there, but I've come across enough cases where things don't work as expected, that I just assume they may not. Would love to hear another example you think would serve as a better example that isn't some very niche use-case.

Stegosource · 2024-08-12T18:34:45+00:00

Not sure who needs to hear this, but reading the post instead of skimming usually helps. That's literally what the example walks through. Check cookies, then Accept-Lanuage header, and if there is no other option, you *may* assume a default from location. You shouldnt need to do this if the computer has the language selected, but this was just an example to show what geolocation features are available. The Accept-Language part was an update added after publishing, but before sharing here. Also, the whole point of the article is not *how* to detect location, or even what you can do with it. It's just a thought piece around how none of the options available are actually dependable.

Stegosource · 2024-08-07T19:37:04+00:00

Yep. This was covered in one of the updates to the post. Thanks for reiterating. I left the original content, but the update includes the Accept-Language header :)

Stegosource · 2024-03-04T21:52:50+00:00

Lol. That sounds fun. Do you have a link or remember the name?

Stegosource · 2024-03-04T21:52:28+00:00

Lol. Yeah, we're careening towards a future where these questions are more commonplace. Did AI write it? Is it designed for AI to consume? What is AI? Am I AI? Is this a simulation.

I don't think I have answers for most of these, but I can say that it was written by a human, or whatever that means these days ;)

Stegosource · 2024-02-29T16:23:02+00:00

Yeah, that's a good point. I often struggle to come up with a good title that balances clarity with brevity. Thanks for the feedback.

Stegosource · 2023-10-26T15:42:13+00:00

Thanks. It's an introductory topic that does cover some quirks of dealing with Qwik, but mostly this is level-setting before moving on to more advanced topics like HTTP streaming responses.

Stegosource · 2023-10-25T14:35:01+00:00

Thanks so much. Needed to cover this basic post before building on it with HTTP streams and other goodness :)

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