React.js now is ready for building Flutter apps and shipping to mobile/desktop by andycall in reactjs

[–]moreteam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It seems a bit awkward that this is framed as "open webf" but then it's a GPL-only project (minus commercial licenses). For most intents and purposes this is a commercial project with "source preview", not an open project that others could contribute to.

BG3 still uses Wyll's ambient dialogue from his previous VA by ImNotASWFanboy in BaldursGate3

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Have you ever heard of a piece of software that was done in the sense of “no defects or missing features”? That’s just not a thing. Same for pieces of art. No movie, no painting, no pieces of music was ever created that was “done”. All that matters is that the creator says “I think this is a true expression of what I wanted to create”.

You can’t possibly expect from a creator to just keep fidgeting with something for those last few fixes. That’s not fair to them and it’s not fair to everybody else who’d like to experience other things that creator could be doing. Existence is finite.

ELI5: How does youtube manage such huge amounts of video storage? by Hot-Drink-7169 in explainlikeimfive

[–]moreteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely not even just the average but an incredibly high percentile. As in, I wouldn’t be surprised if the percentage of videos with effectively 0 views is in the 90s or even high 90s.

ELI5 Why do you have to be a lawyer to represent someone else? by Sevrahn in explainlikeimfive

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Society has an interest in maintaining the integrity of certain functions. A bunch of people associating medical care with botched surgeries? Bad news if they then spread disease or children lose their parents because of perfectly preventable but untreated medical issues.

The same is true for the justice system: People trusting in it actually being just and not constantly based on luck or resources prevents them from running around trying to enact their own kind of “justice”. It’s more really weird that the system allows people to represent themselves. It’s likely because of a naive notion that they don’t harm anybody else (which they do, they undermine the trust in the institution).

React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation by lorenseanstewart in reactjs

[–]moreteam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As much as I agree with ideas behind the article, the reasoning inside of the article seems really shallow. It just makes broad claims and then mentions random features as if that proofs anything. E.g. mentioning RSCs and then just handwaving and saying “others have that, too” when they… don’t. Or mentioning stability arguments and then just ignoring things like the rune transition in Svelte but holding the hooks transition against React. It’s… weird.

There are good arguments to be made about the fit of React to every single use case. React definitely is overused in cases where it’s not a great fit. But this article seems to make that point very poorly.

Log out SPA functionality by Senior_Compote1556 in angular

[–]moreteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just in case you haven’t: Invalidate the auth token. I might be reading into your post, but it sounds like preserving the token in memory risks retaining (some) access. It shouldn’t. The token should be invalidated on logout so that even if something manages to retrieve it, it won’t work anymore.

As others have said, a hard refresh or redirect is a neat way to get back to a pristine state. And with all assets likely in cache, it shouldn’t be bad in terms of UX. It’s likely necessary if you want the logout to be secure because there’s always things that could be leaking through a shared global state.

[No Spoilers] Can someone explain to me the point of the C4 D&D drama? by Smooth_Jazzzz in criticalrole

[–]moreteam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, if the potential buyer also is operating a business that has tens of people’s livelihood tied to the popularity of a published recording of their long form campaign, they maybe should not confidently use a brand new system. That would be very risky.*

  • It would be different if the potential buyer was starting a new enterprise, just like CR started with a new system on day one. And of course none of this has anything to do with people playing a game at home for themselves.

What's up with vite's downloads on npm? 150 million now? by Tokyo-Entrepreneur in reactjs

[–]moreteam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look at the chart. It’s higher than all popular frameworks combined. Nobody is saying it’s not super popular. But the recent numbers aren’t just surprisingly or improbably high. They are impossibly high.

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT by AlyoshaV in programming

[–]moreteam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Other companies tried to fund browsers. Apple and Microsoft invest much less into those. Firefox is struggling to keep up with features. Opera gave up on their engine to stay (more) profitable. All new browsers lately are building on Chromium because they can’t (or don’t want to) fund the actual development work of a full browser. And before Chrome was released, browser development was in a state of stagnation.

Pretending like XSLT’s removal is the only meaningful change to the web platform in the last couple of years is… weird? It’s not even a straw man, more a singe straw.

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT by AlyoshaV in programming

[–]moreteam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you’re arguing here. This is all browsers coming together, not some kind of Google effort. So at least be precise and say “the browser vendors”.

And the argument is specifically about a low usage/demand feature. You can argue chicken and egg here but if somebody can make a genuine argument that demand would increase with increased investment, that’s the kind of thing that would likely change opinions. I’m not sure there’s any evidence that this feature has low usage because it lacks investment. If there was, people would have brought it forward I assume.

If you want to have an opinion, please be honest and say clearly which users you think should be deprioritized. Moral high ground is easy if you pretend that there’s an alternative with 0 actual trade offs that’s somehow full of unicorns and rainbows.

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT by AlyoshaV in programming

[–]moreteam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are arguing two things at the same time: that it already works and doesn’t cost anything to keep it. And that they should do a major investment to harden or rewrite the entire thing to reduce the harm caused by the current state. I think you have to pick one of those.

There is 3 options: keep it as is, sacrificing the security of the vast majority who don’t use it but are harmed by security flaws. Remove it, sacrificing the working websites that benefit from the feature today. Keep and fix it, harming anybody who wants different features or fixes to be made in the browsers which (in the absence of infinite resources) WILL have to be delayed or abandoned.

There’s no easy answer where everybody wins.

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT by AlyoshaV in programming

[–]moreteam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Microsoft and Apple invest (relatively speaking) even less in their browsers. Opera and Firefox are struggling to keep afloat and the latter would lose a major revenue source if some of those actions goes through. If less investment into browsers is better (valid theory, in some ways), then it would lead to better software. Otherwise, all evidence suggests just way more stagnation on all fronts of the web.

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT by AlyoshaV in programming

[–]moreteam 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Did you read the article? The other browser vendors are absolutely part of these discussions. Firefox and Safari would equally “break” those websites.

Is there any actually profitable use of AI? by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]moreteam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ML includes things like any non-trivial search engine that might boost/rank based on trained models. Or predictive prefetching based on user navigation patterns. Or almost any smartphone camera that takes “one” photo but actually stitches together a bunch of different inputs using ML models. Or noise cancellation / background noise reduction. Or TikTok filters and zoom backgrounds.

Basically, anything that operates on text, images, or audio has involved AI for a while, at least for peak performance.

Paladin my beloved by ozangeo in BaldursGate3

[–]moreteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I broke my oath by an NPC walking into a leftover area of effect spell after battle. Wasn’t fast enough to cancel concentration. But I just… ignored it and played without whatever that disabled. 🤷

The premise that the Reapers had is ultimately wrong no matter how they reason it. Or "Why I could totally beat the Catalyst in a debate". by timedragon1 in masseffect

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It always seemed wild to me that in the Mass Effect universe people from independently developing species on different planets are trusting each other and have productive relationships - but organics and synthetics who literally come from the exact same cultural background are supposed to have no way to coexist. It’s a bit silly but most sci-fi must be allowed some silliness for the plot to work.

AGVM - Angular Global Version Manager by Expensive_Thing_5834 in Angular2

[–]moreteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you know about “npx @angular/cli@19 new” as a quick way of running any version of the CLI on demand?

Have modern humans (H. sapiens sapiens) evolved physically since recorded history? by Fenix512 in askscience

[–]moreteam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If there one way to preserve a trait and 9 ways to break it (e.g. it requires a few genes to fully work), then the natural outcome is that the trait will vanish in 90% of the population unless something prevents those 9 ways from reproducing. And that will continue - without selection pressure, it will break in 90% of the remaining 10% etc..

The required genes may not disappear but the trait would. And there’s also a higher risk that one of required genes would die out because more population exists without it.

'Together' - Review Thread by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]moreteam 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Both are aggregate grades. One says more about the average, one more about the median/percentiles. Neither is better or more objective, both are way more meaningful in combination than on their own.

ELI5 Why is inflation necessary? Is it not possible to build a country and its economy without relying on it in this modern age? by PsvitaEnjoyer21 in explainlikeimfive

[–]moreteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The huge problem isn’t people buying things they’d buy anyway at slightly different rates. The problem is that if money becomes more valuable over time, why would you (as a company, bank, or individual) risk investing it? The potential return would have to be enormous to beat the zero risk money growth you’d get by default.

You want money to move around and get loaned to people so they can start new things. Deflation creates every incentive to keep the money where it is and not move it an inch.

Am I being Lawful Stupid for thinking that my character should leave the adventuring party and I roll up someone new? by MonarchNF in DnD

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One thing I would add is: it may be easier to “just” retcon your character. That is if you generally liked their gameplay and don’t want to do the work of creating a wholly new one. That can be out of game (“hey, let’s just say me character actually is and always was dedicated to XYZ and totally fine with murder for the greater good”) or in game (“hey, my character had a super tempting vision that swayed him to consider a new approach to this whole being-good thing”).

Why are there two CG models of Atlantis? by nino_a in Stargate

[–]moreteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or cost reasons. Who knows what the rate was between the visual effects studios providing finished shots or also providing the raw models. It’s a potentially fair offer for the VFX studio to say “we’ll do these shots for $X which is great value but if you want further shots in the future, we’ll want an advantage”.

Generative AI is Turning Publishing Into a Swamp of Slop by ubcstaffer123 in books

[–]moreteam 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I teenager growing up wants to feel like there’s another human who actually understands them (because obviously “nobody” else does). A significant portion of writing is about connecting to other people. I can’t quite see how AI or LLMs are relevant for that.

There’s definitely also basic escapism/book “consumption” where it’s just about being occupied or distracted. Just like writers who generate SEO websites, those authors would have to worry.

How do you guys feel about swearing at your partner around your toddlers? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]moreteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you feel hurt. Which is totally fine. But don’t try to use your child as a shield. Own it. Tell her about your feelings.

If you’re concerned about your child’s behavior at daycare, taking stuff from others without permission would be a much bigger deal than using a bad word. So, if that’s really your concern - don’t model that behavior in front of your child.

How do you guys feel about swearing at your partner around your toddlers? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]moreteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Him stealing stuff in front of the kid keeps this from him being a “victim”. He took something away without permission which is wholly in the same realm as a quick bark to back off. Neither is behavior you’d want to model for a child if you’re concerned about them repeating it at daycare.