Besworks articles - 18 total
Shining a Light on Shadow DOM
If you've been following along with this series you may have noticed that the components we have...
Taking Back the Em Dash
There was a time when the em dash was a powerful tool in the writer’s arsenal—used to interrupt, to...
The Hidden Power of Web Components
Last week we discussed basic Custom Elements that live directly in the host document. That usage...
The Problem with Web Components
The real problem with Web Components is simple: There is no clearly defined road to success for using...
The Past, Present, and Future of Web Components
There is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding Web Components. Many developers do...
So, Don't Overreact But... I'm So Over React
More accurately, I’m over everyone treating it like the only answer. I'm a devout...
Inter-Process Communication between NodeJS and Python
Python is the language of choice for most Machine Learning code, but I prefer to run my back-end...
Will AI Ruin Society?
Spoiler Alert: It Won’t. Every time a new technology shows up, someone loudly declares it's the end...
Diffusing Images on a Laptop with no GPU
This weekend I learned that it is possible to diffuse images without a GPU. I didn't think this would...
ChatGPT Knows Your IQ
I saw a very interesting post on Reddit today which suggested giving ChatGPT the following...
Running a Linux VM... on Android?!!! 🎉
It finally happened! The dream has come true. It is now possible to run full linux terminal apps...
Command Line Text Completions via Local LLM with GPT4All and NodeJS
Lately I've been hacking away at some LLM integrations. I found myself with a need to stream text...
Unstable Diffusion
If anybody out there needs a good laugh. Try getting Stable Diffusion to generate a peeled banana....
Convert Video to Animated WebP Using FFmpeg
Recently I had a need to clip a compilation video into a series of short looping animations. I could...
Bizarre bfcache Behavior
For anyone who doesn't know, bfcache is the Back/Forward cache in browsers. I recently fixed an...
Parameter Type Safety in JavaScript
Today I got bit by a small but annoying bug due to the lack of type safety in javascript. I scrapped...
COVID Ruined Freelancing
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the decline in freelancing platforms since the pandemic...
Pizza Code
We've all heard of Spaghetti Code. I'd like to discuss a less frequently used term: Pizza Code. Often...