Darshak Parikh @dubiousdisc@im-in.space

There are already a few dozen classics rewritten for this platform, which you can play in your browser: https://wasm4.org/play/

This is delightful: https://wasm4.org/

It’s a retro-ish “console” similar to the Game Boy, except that it does not emulate actual hardware; it’s pure software.

You write a game using a modern language that compiles to WebAssembly. The resulting .wasm file is your ROM.

I was feeling carsick en route to Bengaluru airport, but in the end I was okay, because the cab stopped so often that the sickness gave up.

In Marvel Comics, Kate Bishop is a badass cellist who doesn’t like “this pop nonsense” (sic).

In MCU, they cast a pop singer to play her.

Retro games + Vim keybindings = 🔥

I routinely forget the fact that Homebrew has been available for Linux for years now.

If you need a minimap in your code editor, your file is too long. Change my mind.

Back in 2019, I made a small side project to learn React (CRA) and Redux. This weekend, I took the time to change a few things: migrate to Preact + Vite with no Redux.

Here are my findings.

Bundle size (min+gz)
- Before: 69 kB
- After removing Redux and migrating to Vite: 57 kB
- After migrating to preact/compat: 20 kB

I'm still in the process of going from preact/compat to proper Preact, but that should chip away another 2 kB according to the docs.

Another major finding:
Redux still rocks. My old code as a Redux beginner was so clean that I had a hard time converting it to an equally clean React-only code.

#webdev #react #preact #vite

If you listen to Radioactive, you have to heave the loud sigh after the third line.

Sorry, I don’t make the rules.

I know most marketing is bullshit, but damn, Eno does actually start working in 6 seconds.

Even at two decades old, Songs About Jane continues to be my favourite Maroon 5 album. #music

I spent half the morning debugging what seemed like inexplicable multiversal witchcraft, only to find that I had forgotten an `await`.

How is your day going?

Setting up a new house is tiring but also… fun?

Arctic Monkeys:
“Ever thought of calling when you’ve had a few?”

Also Arctic Monkeys in the same album:
“Why’d you only call me when you’re high?”

Make up your mind, Alex.