Magne articles - 33 total
Why did OOP become popular (from a DX perspective)?
My thoughts: I propose OOP (class-based, C++, Java, etc.) became popular (more so than FP) because...
Solito 5 is now web-first (but still unifies NextJS and React Native)
What is Solito? "Navigation is the hardest piece of sharing code across platforms. Web has plain...
What is PhotonJS?
Here are some clarifying answers from my session with perplexity.ai, edited for your convenience and...
Referential transparency with mutation
From a conversation with perplexity.ai about a hypothetical programming language. Referential...
Could parentheses be a reason Lisp is hard to read?
Many in the communities of Lisp-style languages (Lisp, Clojure etc.) seem to discount parentheses...
Dynamic memory allocation - when, why and woes
Sharing a good answer from perplexity.ai about dynamic memory allocation (as opposed to static memory...
Offline-first app with GraphQL: React Relay vs. URQL
— A too good answer from perplexity.ai not to share, so here it is: —- Here’s a comparison of using...
Ways of handling side-effects and IO
I had this interaction with perplexity.ai regarding how various (functional) programming languages...
Side-effects vs. side-causes
The concept of "side-causes" doesn't seem to be a very established term yet, but I think it should...
Transducers and Eduction in Clojure simply explained
With help from our coming AI overlords: Transducers and eduction in Clojure are ways to efficiently...
Should you go straight from paper sketches to HTML/CSS, or via a design tool like Sketch, Adobe XD or Figma first?
Here is an analysis of the pros/advantages and cons/disadvantages of going straight to HTML/CSS from...
Vike vs. (SSRx + TanStack Router) - a feature comparison
Let's compare two options to how we can achieve SSR with Vite. Either using Vike (aka....
SSRx vs. Vinxi vs. Vike - for SSR with Vite
When you want to Server-Side Render (SSR) with Vite, you now have several options. The official list...
Hono vs. H3 vs. HatTip vs. Elysia - modern server(less) replacements for Express
Since "Express.js is an old framework that has not evolved for a long time. It's not a good choice...
What is Vinxi, and how does it compare to Vike?
Vinxi describes itself as: "a full stack JavaScript SDK to build apps and frameworks of all kinds...
Where JavaScript came from - The Mythos
I randomly discovered this little poem, while I happened to look into the edit history of a...
The Golden Assumptions of Product Design
The user is a creature which is: Largely ignorant. Inexperienced. Lazy. Immediately...
Why use Vite when Bun is also a bundler? - Vite vs. Bun
You might have heard that Bun is not just a runtime, but also a bundler. So you might wonder: Why do...
Functions vs. Procedures: Keep them separate.
Did you know that keeping functions and procedures separate allows functional purity (side-effect...
Concatenative Programming Languages - Pros and Cons
It was hard to find information online about the advantages and disadvantages of Concatenative...
Features of a dream programming language: 3rd draft
This article is originally published on my blog https://magnemg.eu/ Have you ever dreamt of what...
The Rails/Laravel experience in JS/TS
Alternative title: "The Ruby on Rails experience in JavaScript". Some brief notes for the people...
The different tech strategies to building a cross-platform app
Last updated: 2024-10-25 What are the general technology choices when building an app that should...
What defines a functional programming language?
For future reference, here are two different takes I've come across. They should illustrate the...
TypeScript vs. ReScript vs. F# - a simple comparison of syntax
How could you get the nice obj.add(obj2).add(obj2) chaining from OOP, without the downside of...
Features of a dream programming language: 2nd draft
Update: Be sure to read the 3rd draft of this article instead. It has a table of contents and...
How to combine React Native Web + responsivity + NextJS SSR, to get SEO
Updated 2022-06-20 (and still relevant 2024-02-26): I recommend using Tamagui which will handle all...
Notes on the future of WASM and JS
These are literally my notes, from doing research on this topic. They contain the most important...
Magnus UI vs. Dripsy - Chakra UI alternatives for React Native (+Web)
Update 2024-11-24: Just use tamagui.dev for UI (or onestack.dev for a crossplatform...
How to use Chakra UI on native mobile
—- Update 2024-10-25 I recommend using the One JS full stack framework https://onestack.dev/ if you...