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Alex MacArthur

Bossing around computers in made-up languages.

Location Nashville, TN Joined Joined on  Personal website https://picperf.io github website twitter website

Education

Concordia College - Moorhead, MN

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Senior Software Engineer at Ramsey Solutions

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Why I Like Using Maps (and WeakMaps) for Handling DOM Nodes
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Why I Like Using Maps (and WeakMaps) for Handling DOM Nodes

#javascript #performance
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When a JavaScript WeakMap() Actually Came in Handy
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When a JavaScript WeakMap() Actually Came in Handy

#javascript #ecmascript #weakmap #performance
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I didn't know you could use sibling parameters as default values in functions.
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I didn't know you could use sibling parameters as default values in functions.

#javascript #functions #parameters #arguments
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JamComments Now Offers AI-Powered Moderation
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JamComments Now Offers AI-Powered Moderation

#ai #blogging
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It’s Probably Worth Converting that GIF to an Animated WebP
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It’s Probably Worth Converting that GIF to an Animated WebP

#webp #gif #performance
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Adding Structured Data in Astro's Starlight Documentation Framework
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Adding Structured Data in Astro's Starlight Documentation Framework

#comments #documentation #jsonld
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The Machines Would Appreciate More Structured Data
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The Machines Would Appreciate More Structured Data

#seo #metadata
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Looking Forward to (Hopefully) Not Needing Responsive Images One Day
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Looking Forward to (Hopefully) Not Needing Responsive Images One Day

#performance #html
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You Might Consider Using an Image Sitemap
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You Might Consider Using an Image Sitemap

#seo #sitemap
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The Architecture Might Not Be the Problem
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The Architecture Might Not Be the Problem

#architecture #patterns
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4 min read
Transform Image URLs with a Simple Cloudflare Worker
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Transform Image URLs with a Simple Cloudflare Worker

#cwv #performance
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Maintain a Healthy Sense of Caution Whenever Running a `curl|bash` Command
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Maintain a Healthy Sense of Caution Whenever Running a `curl|bash` Command

#bash #curl #security
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It's never been easier to performantly put images on the web.
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It's never been easier to performantly put images on the web.

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Why Am I Getting a 502 Bad Gateway After Turning on Plausible?
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Why Am I Getting a 502 Bad Gateway After Turning on Plausible?

#analytics #502
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How to Back Up Your Self-Hosted Plausible Analytics Data
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How to Back Up Your Self-Hosted Plausible Analytics Data

#analytics #backups
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Raise the API Rate Limit for a Self-Hosted Instance of Plausible
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Raise the API Rate Limit for a Self-Hosted Instance of Plausible

#analytics
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Let's Bring Back JavaScript's `with()` Statement
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Let's Bring Back JavaScript's `with()` Statement

#javascript #ecmascript
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Server-rendering your UI is expensive!
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Server-rendering your UI is expensive!

#server #rendering
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You should still look at your site with JavaScript disabled.
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You should still look at your site with JavaScript disabled.

#javascript #performance #cwv
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Strive for Being "Feature-Complete"
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Strive for Being "Feature-Complete"

#software #opensource
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There Are a Lot of Ways to Hide Stuff in the Browser
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There Are a Lot of Ways to Hide Stuff in the Browser

#css #a11y #html
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Lighthouse is Not Your End User
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Lighthouse is Not Your End User

#performance #cwv
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Deserializing Polymorphic Lists with Kotlin, Jackson, and Spring Boot
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Deserializing Polymorphic Lists with Kotlin, Jackson, and Spring Boot

#kotlin #typescript #serialization
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Executing Dangerously Injected Scripts Inside React Components
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Executing Dangerously Injected Scripts Inside React Components

#react #synchronous #xss
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For Maximum Accessibility, Be Careful About Using a .dev Domain
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For Maximum Accessibility, Be Careful About Using a .dev Domain

#tld #domains #dns
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Don't Let Visitors Know Your Origin Server Exists
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Don't Let Visitors Know Your Origin Server Exists

#performance #caching #optimization
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PicPerf's Impact on Jane Ross Tutoring's Website
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PicPerf's Impact on Jane Ross Tutoring's Website

#performance #optimization
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TIL: The Download Attribute Doesn’t “Just Work” for Cross-Origin Resources
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TIL: The Download Attribute Doesn’t “Just Work” for Cross-Origin Resources

#html #downloads #navigation
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Get All That Network Activity Under Control with Priority Hints
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Get All That Network Activity Under Control with Priority Hints

#performance #cwv #hints
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Your Cache Headers Could Probably be More Aggressive
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Your Cache Headers Could Probably be More Aggressive

#performance #caching
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Reviewing PicPerf's Impact on SongwriterCity.com
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Reviewing PicPerf's Impact on SongwriterCity.com

#performance #business #images
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Building a Two-Way Data Binding Hook for Form Inputs in React
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Building a Two-Way Data Binding Hook for Form Inputs in React

#react #javascript #forms #vue
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Taking Variable Fonts for a Spin
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Taking Variable Fonts for a Spin

#fonts #performance #ui
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Run Puppeteer with Docker on Fly.io
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Run Puppeteer with Docker on Fly.io

#docker #puppeteer #chrome
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How to Better Leverage Browser Preloading
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How to Better Leverage Browser Preloading

#preloading #performance #javascript
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Mount a Multi-Page SPA into an App with Server-Side Routing
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Mount a Multi-Page SPA into an App with Server-Side Routing

#spa #react #routing #laravel
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Why I Moved from Notion to Ghost for My Headless CMS
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Why I Moved from Notion to Ghost for My Headless CMS

#blogging #cms
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Picking the Right Tool for Maneuvering JavaScript's Event Loop
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Picking the Right Tool for Maneuvering JavaScript's Event Loop

#javascript
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Elegant Memoization with Ruby’s .tap Method
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Elegant Memoization with Ruby’s .tap Method

#ruby #performance
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Options for Navigating JavaScript's Event Loop
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Options for Navigating JavaScript's Event Loop

#javascript #performance
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If Possible, Don't Run Prism.js in the Browser
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If Possible, Don't Run Prism.js in the Browser

#javascript #performance
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Consider Animating Your Canvas in a Web Worker
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Consider Animating Your Canvas in a Web Worker

#javascript #performance
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More Elegant Destructuring with JavaScript Generators
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More Elegant Destructuring with JavaScript Generators

#javascript
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Use a MutationObserver to Handle DOM Nodes that Don’t Exist Yet
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Use a MutationObserver to Handle DOM Nodes that Don’t Exist Yet

#mutationobserver #polling #javascript
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You’ve Got Options for Removing Event Listeners
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You’ve Got Options for Removing Event Listeners

#javascript #events
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Use the .matches() Method to Determine if a Selector Matches an Element
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Use the .matches() Method to Determine if a Selector Matches an Element

#javascript #html
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What I Like About Astro
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What I Like About Astro

#astro #performance #jamstack
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How to Lazy Load Disqus for Improved Site Performance
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How to Lazy Load Disqus for Improved Site Performance

#performance #blogging
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Keep Using Disqus if You Don’t Care About SEO, Performance, and User Privacy
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Keep Using Disqus if You Don’t Care About SEO, Performance, and User Privacy

#performance #blogging #seo #privacy
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When I Actually Needed useLayoutEffect() in React
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When I Actually Needed useLayoutEffect() in React

#react #performance #hooks
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Serving Notion Presigned Images with Cloudflare Workers
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Serving Notion Presigned Images with Cloudflare Workers

#cloudflare #edge #notion #jamstack
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I’ve Boarded the SSG Train Again
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I’ve Boarded the SSG Train Again

#jamstack #ssg #remix #ssr
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Why Can’t You .forEach() Over Empty Array Items?
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Why Can’t You .forEach() Over Empty Array Items?

#javascript #loop #foreach #iterator
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Using Vite to Develop an SPA in the Context of a Production Page
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Using Vite to Develop an SPA in the Context of a Production Page

#vite #spa #proxy
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When DOM Updates Appear to Be Asynchronous
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When DOM Updates Appear to Be Asynchronous

#javascript #animation #performance
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Why I Like Tailwind CSS
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Why I Like Tailwind CSS

#tailwindcss #css #styling #frameworks
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Don't Feel Bad About Using XMLHttpRequest
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Don't Feel Bad About Using XMLHttpRequest

#ajax #fetch #xmlhttprequest #javascript
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When It Makes Sense to Use a Utility Function Instead of a Polyfill
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When It Makes Sense to Use a Utility Function Instead of a Polyfill

#performance #polyfill #javascript
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Clean Up Your Redux Store Listeners When Component State Updates
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Clean Up Your Redux Store Listeners When Component State Updates

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Cleaning Up Redux Store Listeners When Component State Updates
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Cleaning Up Redux Store Listeners When Component State Updates

#react #redux #statemanagement #lifecycle
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Streamlining Conditional Statements with Logical Operators
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Streamlining Conditional Statements with Logical Operators

#javascript #logic #programming #syntax
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A Plot Proposal for Frozen III
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A Plot Proposal for Frozen III

#entertainment #browsers #chrome #firefox
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