BlueCaret | John Hancock

I'm very excited for the Switch 2! I plan on taking full advantage of all that extra hardware for Stardew Valley!

Seriously, I know the game is a bit basic but I really hope it lags less on multiplayer and single player on rainy days.

Screenshot of code showing a "@ts-expect-error" comment with a red underline. A label reads "I fixed the issue, and now the TS compiler will let me know to remove this flag"

Lil’ TypeScript tip: Instead of using `@ts-ignore` for stuff you don’t feel like fixing rn, use `@ts-expect-error`.

When you do fix the issue, `@ts-expect-error` will *itself* become an error (which you can fix by deleting the comment).

That way, you avoid stale ignores that aren’t needed anymore.

Teaser image for my upcoming app, Gunther's Library. Screenshot showing the item detail page for the "Trimmed Lucky Purple Shorts".

🤔 What features would you want in a Stardew Valley guide app?

Gunther's Library is still in the works and I'm getting closer to done but I want to make sure I've included all the features I can!

#guntherslibrary #stardewvalley #app

Gonna need the link to that!

Don't mess with zooming on a website.
Don't mess with scrolling on a website.
Don't mess with default cursors on a website.
Don't mess with the default Tab order.
Don't mess with the back button in the browser.
Thank you.

I saw 6 or 8. Wife says 2.

Just realized he is on Bluesky! @cgpgrey.bsky.social you two should do a video together!

YouTube video by CGP Grey Shall We Play A Game…?

CGP Grey on YouTube did this with rock paper scissors, it was fantastic! Fair warning, apparently it was a lot of work! He has a behind the scenes video of it too.

youtu.be/PmWQmZXYd74?...

Just discovered @webdesignmuseum.org and it is glorious!

Makes me nostalgic for when I would abuse transparent GIFs to force other images to the correct spot. And for when "pixel perfect" was literal.

My first real-world use of CSS Container Queries! Almost forgot about them, but this was a very nice small use case. Taking icons normally in four columns, dropping to two columns when the card is small. #CSS #GunthersLibrary

Custom reset file catered to what I'll be doing (app vs website). Mostly with inspiration from @kevinpowell.co videos

I'm so close but that dang kindle...

Been getting a lot done on my upcoming #StardewValley app. Though I'm starting to hit a lot of details that I can't automatically parse from the game code, so lots of copy pasting is now involved. I do believe this is shaping up to be the most complete stardew guide app! #GunthersLibrary

Dry Ice by BlueCaret VSCode theme with minimal gray-toned UI.

Its only mostly done and has no marketing behind it at all, but I made myself a light theme cause I couldn't find a "good one". Tried making the colors as bright as they feel on dark themes which is difficult. Heavily skewed for CSS/JS/HTML. It's called Dry Ice. vscodethemes.com/e/bluecaret....

Fantastic thread about why Frontend devs should be included at the beginning of a project. Fought for this long and hard at one job but ended up leaving as they refused to do this. It is that important.

I quit a job before because they refused to do this.

Wish I could Google my memories to remember where I left something.

This week has been all over the place. On one hand, we are prepping for a new Foster Care kiddo to stay with us. On the other, one of our cats went missing just before New Year's and we have yet to find her...

Bazinga!

Trying to get ChatGPT to write out several individual sentences based on a theme and a specific voice. The longer I go the more generic they get. What's the trick to keep it on track?

need product differentiation?

overhire a #CSS front-end team and ask them to:
- polish whatever
- add delight wherever

and watch as your product becomes smooth and buttery while everyone else's gather dust and crust

UI is a huge space offering differentiation via quality

🔥 One of my favourite hidden macOS features is the scroll hotkey gesture. By holding ⌘ (Command) and scrolling down, we zoom WAY IN on the cursor’s location.

I learned this trick for highlighting stuff in video tutorials, but it comes in handy a lot in my day-to-day life!

That is incredibly handy. As a windows user, it almost makes me jealous. Also reminds me of the Minecraft spyglass.

So many new CSS features this year! Need to start memorizing a bunch of new syntax.

I have both 🥲

But.. but.. it's my "hobby"! What do you mean it's the same thing I do at work?

Got my wife a weighted blanket for Christmas. Now she is back in bed. Should have given it on Christmas Eve.

Slice of carrot cake on a blue and white plate with a cup of coffee and a fork in the background.

Made a carrot cake 🥕🍰

I approve of the "angel" on top.