Readit News727564797069706 commented on Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses about.fb.com/news/2024/09... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
Thanks Meta for inspiring me to work on my crazy side projects that no-one needs!
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How would you not build the whole frontend in JS though? Use another compile-to-JS language?
I urge you to check out https://hypermedia.systems/ (free to read online).
TL;DR: The web platform has evolved (and continues to evolve) so much that I don't see a need to use SPAs for the majority of web applications.
My (unpopular?) take is that JavaScript should suffice.
Once I feel the need for TypeScript, I've done something wrong. For example, built my whole frontend with JavaScript or built my backend in JavaScript.
JavaScript's use case for me is sprinkling it where needed in browser. Anything extra and it feels wrong tool for the job.
Frankly, I believe whole existence of TypeScript is a mistake – we should've never used JavaScript at a scale where static typing becomes necessary.
Having said all that, I'd love to be able to write gradually typed JavaScript (i.e. TypeScript) in the browser. Gradual typing is still greatly beneficial, even in my sprinkles.
This is such a simple distinction, yet totally transforming and invigorating!
I appreciate a lot if people share such insights.
727564797069706 commented on Ask HN: What do you guys think of the current job market in tech? · Posted by u/kapitanjakc
I'm getting 3-4 recruiter emails a week, which is much less than a few years ago. I've noticed an uptick recently. There certainly was a period where I didn't get any for weeks on end.
I'm a generalist with 25+ years experience. I'm on the more employable end but I can't command as much salary as a specialist.
I've been moving back into contract work though, which is different than the salary world.
As a generalist with half the years of experience you have, I'm looking to get into contract work, too.
Do you have any tips on how to pull it off successfully?
Haters gonna hate, EU's gonna regulate.
And I support it.
Big tech cries crocodile tears and then makes their products compatible with EU regulations anyway.
727564797069706 commented on Code search is hard blog.val.town/blog/search... · Posted by u/stevekrouse
If you're serious about scaling up, definitely consider Vespa (https://vespa.ai).
At serious scale, Vespa will likely knock all the other options out of the park.
It is absolutely incomprehensible how _vast_ the Universe is.
I can only hope one day I'll be reborn as a lifeform who can bend time and space to explore it all.