This takes something as nerdy as decimal places in CSS colors and turns it into a fun, practical read. It feels like you’re being walked through the rabbit hole by a friend who’s done way too much homework, then hands you a few simple rules you can actually remember and use.
When thinking about how people are missing the knobs in cars, I'm left wondering if focus groups and market research is still relevant in todays world or maybe the market research groups misunderstood what the consumer meant when they heard people say, they wanted to get rid of "nobs in cars"?
Volvo and Saab went to great efforts in the 80's to ensure the controls on their cars were suitable, so volvo had buttons that were big enough and tactile enough for people wearing winter gloves so that a gloved finger didnt accidentally push a neighbouring button and they werent left with any doubt about the button being on or off.
Couldnt do that today with some cars, which is perhaps why UK police are fining people for wearing big winter coats and clothing in their cars, the police feel the car heating systems are better than someone's home so they dont need to be dressed for a hike through a winter snow scene when driving to the shops.
Same! Drives me crazy every time I have to set up a new Mac for myself (I'm a contractor and clients sometimes insist i use their hardware). I have to Google it every time.
You know why this is so dumb? Because there's an analogy that's very similar that explains why we have frameworks.
A: I wanna buy a tree.
B: Ok. We have trees. What do you need a tree for?
A: i want trees so i can make lumber out of them. So i can cut them in two by eights. So i can build a deck deck for my patio
B: Hmm we sell two de eights. You wanna buy that instead?
A: Oh yes why! I would like that! I'll buy two by eights instead of trees so i can finish my job faster!
It appears that you are entirely missing the point and the author's criticism of frameworks. Your analogy is the false promise repeatedly fallen for that created the situation described in the story.
No, i get it. But the author analogy is dumb (even if funny). There's literally no one stopping you from just downloading a "hammer" from the internet and just using that. The "stores" haven't stopped selling "hammers". Even if they're also selling "factory factory factory".
Go ahead and build your apps out of whatever you want, no one is forcing you to build it using frameworks.
But I promise you, if frameworks did not exist half the apps I use today wouldn't either. There's a right tool for every job and the article pretends there isn't.
Yeah right. Back in those days we had a page view counter RIGHT ON THE PAGE
And get thrilled when someone who in your "guest book".
The only thing all generations have in common is their despise for the following generations. But we keep on doing the exact same things. We just forget how it really was in our days while remembering only the good stuff.
Very addictive, kudos to the dev