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May 22, 2022

Yet Another Newsletter LOL: Stay hydrated?

Another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!

Around the Web

Apple will allow other browser engines on iOS. It’s not happening right away, but still, that’s a big W

Apple iOS browser grip loosened under latest draft EU rules • The Register
Apple iOS browser grip loosened under latest draft EU rules • The Register
Leaked Digital Markets Act language forbids limiting of Safari rivals
www.theregister.com

If you’re a fan of end to end (E2E) testing with Cypress, I discovered this week that they have a Cypress tips newsletter. It might be worth a subscribe if that’s your jam.

Cypress Tips May 2022 News - by Gleb Bahmutov
Cypress Tips May 2022 News - by Gleb Bahmutov
Test multiple domains, QR codes, and other Cypress news
cypresstips.substack.com

Stay hydrated?

Hydration is a horrible workaround because web frameworks don’t embrace how browsers actually work.

Yet somehow we have turned it into a virtue.

Hydration is a hack to recover the app&fw state by eagerly executing the app code in the browser.

That is why your app is slow.

— Miško Hevery (Builder.io/Qwik) (@mhevery) April 13, 2022

Hydration is Pure Overhead
Hydration is Pure Overhead
Why hydration is a workaround, not the solution.
www.builder.io

If you are looking to work with the Twitter API, Andy Piper from Twitter has a repo with some great resources

Although I’m out for a bit… I’m just gonna leave this here - a side project I started to collate amazing resources and uses around the current Twitter API. ~20 stars already. Discussions are open (on GH). I might not immediately deal with PRs while away. https://t.co/Rdp0Xo2qmh

— Andy Piper (@andypiper) May 18, 2022

Josh W. Comeau always drops amazing content and as usual, his latest doesn’t disappoint.

The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility: should I use pixels or rems?
The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility: should I use pixels or rems?
“Should I use pixels or rems?”. In this comprehensive blog post, we’ll answer this question once and for all. You’ll learn about the accessibility implications, and how to determine the best unit to use in any scenario.
www.joshwcomeau.com

Fun Stuff

For the TypeScript or C# fans out here

pic.twitter.com/GTUegQXrK6

— Joe Valenzuela (@jvalenzu) May 19, 2022

Words of Wisdom for the Week

That tip you think that everyone probably already knows? Share it anyway. I guarantee you’ll be teaching at least one person something new.

— Kelly Vaughn (parody) (@kvlly) May 17, 2022

Shameless plugs

Nothing to plug this week. I’ve been deep in Remix land working on a PR for Netlify getting our Edge functions template into the Remix codebase.

Check it out if you’re interested in seeing what open source life looks like!

feat: add `@remix-run/netlify-edge` package + update Netlify template by nickytonline · Pull Request #3104 · remix-run/remix · GitHub
feat: add `@remix-run/netlify-edge` package + update Netlify template by nickytonline · Pull Request #3104 · remix-run/remix · GitHub
Description This brings in the work that currently resides in the experimental-netlify-edge branch and updates the Netlify template for Remix with the more up to date Edge configuration/files found in https://github.com/netlify/remix-edge-template. Relates to: #3092
Docs Tests
Testing Strategy:
github.com
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