David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers4 min read
I was wrong about dark mode
Apple invented dark mode again! They’re calling the new feature Adaptive Dark Mode™. I’m learning that other browsers already had a similar feature. I assumed people relied on add-ons like Dark Reader (and millions do). Regardless, pushing what is effectively an accessibility option to the forefront […]
David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers2 min read
Death comes for XSLT
Last halloween, Google decided to kill XSLT. That was not a unilateral decision mind you, Google said “jump” and other browser vendors said “how high?” In response, I published my Intent to Deprecate and Remove Google Chrome. A performative declaration of course, I don’t install spyware. […]
David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers4 min read
Tangled, hire a front-end accessibility expert
Not me, this is just friendly advice from a struggling user. Alongside Codeberg I’d consider Tangled to be a real GitHub replacement. We desperately need to leave GitHub behind. It’s difficult to recommend any tech these days. I used to spread the gospel of Proton and that backfired. […]
David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers8 min read
Danse Macabre
My recent detour into Japanese detective fiction and the captivating mysteries of locked-room whodunits reminded me of popular BBC series Jonathan Creek. The show ran for three seasons between 1997–99. It returned with season 4 and 5 in 2003 and 2014 respectively. […]
David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers2 min read
How not to migrate from Cloudflare DNS
So you’ve been shamefully using US Big Tech giant Clownflare for DNS? It’s time to find an inopportune time to migrate away to a “European alternative” . You absolute must not follow these steps on a busy weekend when you must leave for hours on short notice. […]
David BushellMore Front-end Bloggers3 min read
Cloudflare killed Deno and look I’m on TV!
““Didn’t you already say goodbye to Deno? Get new material!””I know, I know, but not even a week after declaring my friendship over with Deno they actually killed Deno! The runtime is going away, and sorry call me pessimistic, but I highly doubt a community fork of any value will survive for long. […]