#pitfalls — Public Fediverse posts

#Development #Pitfalls
CSS ‘font-family’ fallbacks can trick you · Prevent visual glitches with complete font stacks https://ilo.im/16c2pg

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#CSS #Fonts #Fallbacks #LayoutShifts #CLS #WebVitals #Metrics #WebPerf #WebDev #Frontend

#Development #Pitfalls
Screen readers are not testing tools · They only show the symptoms of bad code https://ilo.im/16byjs

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#Testing #ScreenReaders #Accessibility #WCAG #Content #Design #WebDesign #WebDev #Frontend #HTML

#Business #Findings
Predictable by design · Why LLM-generated passwords are insecure https://ilo.im/16aycn

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#AI #Generators #Passwords #Accounts #Authentication #Security #Development #WebDev #Frontend #Backend #Pitfalls

#Design #Pitfalls
Why generative AI is bad for design · “Use the tools, but don’t let them use you.” https://ilo.im/16aw5q

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#AI #Exploration #DesignThinking #DesignTools #DesignProcess #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign

#Design #Pitfalls
Vibe prototyping solves no problems · “AI created an environment where good design is impossible.” https://ilo.im/16a3oq

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#Business #Stakeholders #Workflows #Collaboration #AI #Prototyping #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

#Development #Pitfalls
The 9 levels of JS dependency hell · Developers solved each problem, only to create the next https://ilo.im/169mic

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#Programming #Coding #Dependencies #JavaScript #Packages #Attacks #AI #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

#Development #Pitfalls
The dangers of SSL certificates · What if automated certificate renewal fails? https://ilo.im/169g9s

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#Renewals #Certificates #SSL #TSL #HTTPS #Automation #DevOps #WebDev #Backend

#Development #Pitfalls
Semantics beyond the tag name · What it means to actually write semantic HTML https://ilo.im/169akd

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#SemanticHTML #Accessibility #Landmarks #ARIA #WebComponents #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #JavaScript

#Business #Pitfalls
The hidden cost of shipping too fast · Moving quickly doesn’t mean fast progress https://ilo.im/168lws

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#Shipping #Velocity #Speed #Clarity #ProblemSolving #DesignTeam #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

#Development #Pitfalls
Oops, my UUIDs collided! · How Universally Unique Identifiers can collide https://ilo.im/1682w2

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#Identifiers #Collisions #UUID #Mistakes #Attacks #Hashes #JavaScript #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

#Design #Pitfalls
The curse of the custom cursor · A look at some of the worst offenders https://ilo.im/168gbj

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#Cursors #Business #Brand #Trust #Friction #Accessibility #Creativity #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

🐣🎩 Oh, what a shocker! #pgvector isn't the silver bullet, and running it in #production is like trying to teach a penguin to fly. Turns out, you'd be better off reading a #query #planner #manual than relying on this "cutting-edge" technology! 🚀💥
https://alex-jacobs.com/posts/the-case-against-pgvector/ #challenges #technology #pitfalls #cutting #edge #HackerNews #ngated

#Development #Pitfalls
JSON is not JSON across languages · ”Always test your edge cases before they test you.” https://ilo.im/167bza

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#Programming #Coding #Specification #JSON #JavaScript #Python #WebDev #Frontend #Backend #DevOps

#Design #Pitfalls
The current state of skeleton screens · ”Loading screens are not fooling anyone anymore.” https://ilo.im/165vxd

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#Loading #Content #Skeletons #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #WebPerf #Development #WebDev #Frontend

#Development #Pitfalls
That boolean is probably not right · Where code deserves more than true or false https://ilo.im/165hv7

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#Programming #Coding #DataTypes #Boolean #Rust #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

#Development #Pitfalls
The mostly true naming rule · “Do not give multiple names to the same thing.” https://ilo.im/163est

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#Programming #Coding #Naming #Conventions #Variables #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #Backend #SQL

#Development #Pitfalls
All browsers get this wrong · What DevTools misinterpret about Shadow DOM https://ilo.im/163dax

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#Bugs #Specification #WebComponents #ShadowDOM #DevTools #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #DOM #CSS

#Development #Techniques
It’s dangerous to go alone · Ways to ensure your HTTP clients are pitfall-proof https://ilo.im/1580eu

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#WebDev #Backend #HttpClient #HttpConnections #Handling #Monitoring #Debugging #Testing #Pitfalls