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Easier web maps with HTML and vector mode APIs

chrisjshull — Mon, 12 May 2025 19:14:45 +0000

Article URL: https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/easier-web-maps-with-html-and-vector-mode-apis/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43966553

Points: 1

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Build more for free and access more discounts with Google Maps Platform

chrisjshull — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:21:47 +0000

Article URL: https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/build-more-for-free-and-access-more-discounts-online-with-google-maps-platform-updates/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42385305

Points: 1

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New comment by chrisjshull in ""Paycheck-to-paycheck" and five other popular myths"

chrisjshull — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:00:57 +0000

I think there is a huge difference between “can miss a few paychecks” and “can retire” (aka “never need a paycheck again”).

New comment by chrisjshull in "Ask HN: How to secure website for public launch"

chrisjshull — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:12:26 +0000

If you are using the Google Maps JavaScript API: https://developers.google.com/maps/api-security-best-practic...

More Control Loading the Maps JavaScript API

chrisjshull — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:46:27 +0000

Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/more-control-loading-maps-javascript-api

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36947793

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Build maps faster with Web Components

chrisjshull — Tue, 16 May 2023 00:24:23 +0000

Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/build-maps-faster-web-components

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35956361

Points: 21

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New comment by chrisjshull in "Ask HN: Anyone else unable to access photos and street view on Google Maps?"

chrisjshull — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:42:16 +0000

http://issuetracker.google.com/253920702

New comment by chrisjshull in "How Websites Die"

chrisjshull — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:52:18 +0000

Appreciate the feedback. #2 is actually a pretty interesting one - while clearly a change in the API’s output, we were careful to make it so that maps without API keys actually still work (though they do get a heavy visual indication that they need to get an API key).

That being said, when we are talking about such large timeframes, is it fair to portray that as “regular” breaking changes?

New comment by chrisjshull in "How Websites Die"

chrisjshull — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:13:51 +0000

Hi, I happen to work on Google's Maps JavaScript API, and we actually take great pains to avoid breaking our APIs as much as possible. We take very seriously the implications that breaking changes can have for websites all across the internet, and know that many sites are not under active development.

This page covers the breaking changes from the last few years: https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations#completed_de... (Keep in mind that the top portion of the page covers features still in the deprecation period - meaning they still work. And that this page covers deprecations in other APIs like Android and iOS.)

My favorite: the deprecation period for v2 of the Maps JS API lasted 11 years after the introduction of the v3 Maps JS API.

Happy to hear about experiences to the contrary, but I thought a little insight might be appreciated.

New comment by chrisjshull in "The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML"

chrisjshull — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:21:10 +0000

For all those saying that ARIA trumps semantic elements, consider that for basic interactions semantic elements come out of the box keyboard accessible.

For example, a

New comment by chrisjshull in "Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera"

chrisjshull — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:29:36 +0000

Do camera modules need power? Could the LED be wired in series to the camera module voltage in wire?

New comment by chrisjshull in "British Airways pilots ground planes in unprecedented 48-hour strike"

chrisjshull — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:08:48 +0000

I don’t know, but does it matter? If an employee group understands how much they are worth, and can get more benefits commensurate with that worth, then I applaud them.

New comment by chrisjshull in "Committed to a Safer Google Play for Families"

chrisjshull — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 06:59:14 +0000

That’s not so hard to prevent, but I think it’s awesome she went that far!

New comment by chrisjshull in "I Took a Pay Cut for a More Meaningful Job"

chrisjshull — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 07:36:03 +0000

I think it was pretty nice of you to use a linear scale. If a company wanted that much more of my time I would have quoted them a premium (just as an hourly employee might make overtime in such a situation).

Google Maps Platform: JavaScript Developer Survey

chrisjshull — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:04:50 +0000

Article URL: https://goo.gle/maps-js-survey

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20245418

Points: 1

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New comment by chrisjshull in "Ask HN: How to not fail on coding interview questions?"

chrisjshull — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:27:37 +0000

Shameless plug: https://chrisjshull.com/agent/

Introducing the Google Maps Platform

chrisjshull — Wed, 02 May 2018 19:43:01 +0000

Article URL: https://maps-apis.googleblog.com/2018/05/introducing-google-maps-platform.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16980474

Points: 2

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New comment by chrisjshull in "Why is Ember fading away?"

chrisjshull — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:17:58 +0000

I see a lot of people who like ember-cli, but after the first few minutes I just found it frustrating. Granted, this was a little over a year ago, but at that time if you simply wanted a npm module in your code you had to do all the extra work to wrap it in an ember plugin. IMO, this severely slowed down the ecosystem.

New comment by chrisjshull in "Ask HN: What is your company's maximum vacation (at one time) policy?"

chrisjshull — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:32:01 +0000

https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/protected-concerted-a...

New comment by chrisjshull in "Ask HN: What are the best tools for code reviews?"

chrisjshull — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:57:30 +0000

I’d warn against Gerrit. From the best my team has been able to figure out, Gerrit encourages a development flow that breaks the golden rule of rebase and treats all pushes as force pushes. The result is that in a collaborative environment your changes are occasionally reset by someone else pushing changes.

(To my eye Gerrit seems like it was written by people who wanted git to work like svn.)