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New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "React is winning by default and slowing innovation"

AcquiescentWolf — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:37:12 +0000

React is popular in the modern days only because, well, it's popular. Developers use it because companies use it, and companies use it because developers use it. It's not popular because it's better than all the alternatives, it's just that it has reached critical mass, and it's now "too big to fail". It takes constant effort to avoid React's many footguns. Supporters often call this a “skill issue,” but even if that’s true, why wouldn’t you prefer a framework that does the same things with less code, faster, and with far less mental overhead?

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Use the Gemini API with OpenAI Fallback in TypeScript"

AcquiescentWolf — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:02:44 +0000

Ah yes, such large words like const, function, or return, that only exist in TypeScript and PHP.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Claude can now search the web"

AcquiescentWolf — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:27:02 +0000

People outside the US obviously don't exist, therefore the statement is correct.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge"

AcquiescentWolf — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:11:36 +0000

For me it's Safari. In Firefox, everything works as I expect almost always. Chrome requires weird workarounds from time to time. And Safari is just all kinds of screwed up.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Show HN: Jq-Like Tool for Markdown"

AcquiescentWolf — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:45:58 +0000

Vue, Svelte, Solid.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Show HN: Willpayforthis.com – Ideas people will pay for"

AcquiescentWolf — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:50:13 +0000

You got me curious, so I went ahead and looked at the requests my browser makes. While I do think 200 KB of JS is waaay too much for this, it's nothing compared to the 3.15 MB favicon.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Show HN: Willpayforthis.com – Ideas people will pay for"

AcquiescentWolf — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:47:42 +0000

So like, a week?

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Servo's progress in 2024"

AcquiescentWolf — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:28:56 +0000

* WPF: Windows-only.

* MAUI: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS.

* Avalonia: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, browsers.

New comment by AcquiescentWolf in "Servo's progress in 2024"

AcquiescentWolf — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:29:54 +0000

I disagree. After working with WPF for a while, I'd prefer almost anything from the frontend world (except React) over WPF. Avalonia is nice though.