Talking about UX

At first I was like - please, you can't screw UX that badly

But then it got to me, kicking the button with a feet, rather than pressing with fingers. Absolutely genius, and surprising how we don't have it yet.

Why?

Very simple.

- I can carry 2 bags in hands and still use it no problem

- covid-19 and other viruses wouldn't get to us that easy as we don't actually touch the button with our hand

And that's already enough benefits while keeping the cost of manufacturing pretty much unchanged.

Also, since you end up getting occasional posts in Russian here, I figured while you are sitting on quarantine you might as well learn it or those who can barely read this channel learn English (works either way)

Auto dark theme switcher based on user's time

https://github.com/nickdeny/darkmode-js

A bit about on site technical interviews at Facebook

Those animations just look too perfect for the web🔥

https://www.framer.com/motion/

My goodness, just had all the "amazing experience" switching from Mac to Windows. The project I am working on ended up requiring WSL (Linux inside Windows), 2 additional terminals (git bash and New Windows Terminal), for some fucking reason problems with webpack and kubernetes.

Microsoft, you are smart, just tell me why?

Also, why on earth virtual desktops cannot be rearranged like on Mac?? This is my most used feature.

If someone wants to be able to shuffle virtual desktops on Windows look no further - https://github.com/ViRb3/SylphyHornEx

Not as native as on Mac, but does the job the whole Microsoft didn't bother doing

Hello

I want to tell you about a very interesting Utopia project, in addition to making this topic a project topic, so that anyone can ask a question and talk.

About utopia

The utopian ecosystem is the culmination of many years of effort by a group of technology enthusiasts dedicated to freedom of expression and privacy. We call ourselves the 1984 band. Among us there are first-class professionals in almost all areas of IT, such as cryptographers, programmers, network engineers, and many others. It was a long and difficult journey. After all, this has never been done before! Finally, we present an ecosystem that will change the way the World communicates and processes financial transactions.

Read more in more detail:

In English

In Russian

Sooo, I finally got my beta to uizard.io a thingy that let's you transform paper sketches into UI prototypes in like a second (or two).

I tried other similar tools before, didn't work out 🤷‍♂

Don't even remember when I saw their video and registered for it, but that was quite some time ago now 😂

I only managed to play around, but it looks and works quite well so far. I am literally waiting till the next prototyping need to use it fully!

For those who is like "wtf is that" check it out https://youtu.be/C4ytTUu0RcQ
The YouTube is also a channel I think I've recommended before.

Ooo, I actually found when I registered for beta 😂 - Jan last year

Shortcuts

You probably not gonna find any new combinations, but it is still pretty cool

https://youtu.be/hi6TH5Gz_ms

Live vscode editor in github

https://github.com/features/codespaces/

Choosing the right class name

This one can drive you mad sometimes especially if you work in large teams.

Suppose you are creating a new component with similar elements, which are already styled. Should you just extend previous styles? Should you create another isolated styles for it in case it need to be a bit different? How to organise it properly?

I found this BEM cheatesheet pretty helpful. Also if you've never heard of BEM - it's worth checking it.

https://9elements.com/bem-cheat-sheet/

PS and yeah, I love cheatsheets. Frees up my brain's Ram sometimes

A few useful links to use as a respond

dontasktoask.com - when you get a question like "can I ask you smth?" as its generally waste of time. Just ask. This got used in our discuss channel, which I found quite useful

pleaseno.me - if you want to act like a smart ass when someone asks you e.g. Should I use php? 😂 Just kidding, php is not dead yet, so it depends.

lmgtfy.com - my favourite. It teaches people how to Google stuff. Best for questions like "guys, how do I install visual studio??"

Update:

https://iffuci.com - when people. Just say "hi/hello", if you bother well why not at least introducing yourself or starting a topic on smth

https://xyproblem.info - when someone gives you not enough context on what they are currently working on without specifying the actual problem they solve

Thanks to @tWiTfAcE for suggestions

So this UX actually triggered a few questions both in discussion group and personal messages. Let me welcome additional UX solutions that are kinda there but not quite yet.

The first bit is for the doors. A thingy that let you open doors without actually touching the handle

Opening the door with a push is already solved I think. You don't need to be karate master to do this.