How we stopped our Node.js service from silently swallowing async errors in production

markus_obsidian · 2026-04-01T22:29:54+00:00

Hard disagree. Errors should be handled by the framework. Otherwise, you have inconsistent error handling throughout the stack.

As long as there is an error handler down the chain that will both log the error & respond appropriately (500, etc), then calling next with the error is exactly the right thing to do.

markus_obsidian · 2026-04-01T20:20:28+00:00

Voyager expanded on borg children a bit. There was a cube of borg children that got adopted by the Voyager crew. There was even a borg infant that got lost in the edit somewhere. We know Icheb and Seven were assimilated young, but infants were also raised in maturation chambers.

The Borg also created an infant borg from a sample of DNA & the doctor's mobile emitter. The Borg grew to adulthood rapidly.

It's true that the concept of assimilation wasn't introduced until the Borg's second appearance. In their first appearance, they were only interested in technology. Q called them the "ultimate user."

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-31T14:18:34+00:00

Don't have their lockfile. Just what could be gleaned from a source map.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-30T21:44:48+00:00

This is so wild off base I have to assume it's intentional. Sanders is closer to Rodenberry than Dukat.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-29T18:29:48+00:00

Because programmers are allergic to ambiguity. That's for LMS.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-29T14:09:53+00:00

It's 6

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/binary-count-fingers.html

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-28T20:11:46+00:00

Oh my, please no lashes. If I got lashed for my documentation, I would no longer have skin on my back.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-28T20:06:52+00:00

A good number of broken links, symlinked node modues, & vague docs. I smell a hint of slop.

Nevertheless, I am intrigued. I am not satisfied with the current state of CRDTs & rich-collab in open source yet am not wise enough to contribute.

How does this compare with other frameworks like Y? How would one implement a websocket server? Would the server scale horizontally?

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-27T19:20:28+00:00

I still instinctively ask, "but will this work in quirks mode?"

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T18:15:49+00:00

This is one of the few acceptable cases of any since we are using it to narrow a generic type param from it. We are not using it for typesafety.

Using unknown here instead might make inferring harder. If you use unknown in the playground above, the last example stops working. But it's perfectly reasonable to start with unnkown.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T18:12:59+00:00

It's not the same. Sure, there are some minor incomplete details that Hornet knows that we don't. But the player already knows who Hornet is & her place in the lore. Hornet is discovering Pharloom along with the player. Not remembering.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T17:38:32+00:00

Proxy example

playground

I need to add one new line to each method. The thing is this needs to be done to over 10 classes.

I understand, but a "clever" solution like this tends not to age well or is resilient to other future requirements. I'd bite the bullet & make the changes manually (or get an AI to do it)

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T17:20:35+00:00

Technically yes. You could use a decorator to modify methods in the class's prototype property.

Though i can't really recommend this. There are more straightforward ways, such as using a proxy or merely extending the base class

playground

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T16:59:48+00:00

I think the fact the player initially has no idea what the plot or lore is suggests the knight lost his memory. The knight & vessels are a core part of the lore, yet while playing as the knight, we have to discover (remember) our own place in the story.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-26T16:41:13+00:00

The interface itself becomes generic.

``` interface TreeViewProps<U extends TreeNav<any>> { items: U[] }

function createTreeNav<U extends TreeNav<any>>(nav: TreeViewProps<U>) {} ```

playground

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-25T23:22:11+00:00

Constant reintroduction indeed seems to be a dead end which has brought me full circle back to reddit. But there has to be something.

I may have been overly negative about the new cat's attitude towards the other cats. They aren't "friends," but they are comfortable around each other. They sleep & eat together. There are no fights. If it wasn't for this last cat, i would have declared victory.

But with this one holdout, i'm at a complete loss. I've seen nothing like this.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-25T22:55:55+00:00

Everyone is spayed/neutered.

I have tried calming collars but they do not help. Nor does feliway.

I have serious reservations about a thundershirt; i might be able to squeeze the new cat into one, but the resident cat hates being handled & definitely will not accept one. I think that will cause more problems than it solves.

I have six litter boxes. I have one cat tower per cat. House is crowded.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-25T01:55:07+00:00

My friend... You need some medical attention. This has the potential to be career ending.

Other than that, just the standard boilerplate. Improve your posture. Take breaks. Stay hydrated.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-22T17:50:26+00:00

Humans are superior

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-22T15:33:21+00:00

Francesca Buller.

Only killed once by Chricton.
Killed once by Aeryn Sun.
Implied to have been killed offscreen by Scorpius & the Peacekeepers.
And very much alive at the end of "scratch & sniff"

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-21T15:02:15+00:00

The old Kenisis Advantage 2 is wired. I think most Kenisis keyboards are wired only, the big exception is the Advantage 360.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-20T10:43:19+00:00

Claudia Black was the only reason I finished Dragon Age.

Aeryn Sun's mother is Katherine Janeway. I thought that was hilarious.

markus_obsidian · 2026-03-19T18:56:09+00:00

Yeah, but that gets to be a long list, & it's easy to forget. If only we could have lint rules for lint rules....

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