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The super annoying thing here is that in my case it didn't manifest as a CSP failure but as a crash from the _website's_ code

Chrome is the opposite, adding inline scripts breaks stuff but its permissive about loading JS resources from Chrome extension URLs

Yeah I didn't manage to figure it out completely, based on the fix, it must be that when Firefox when it encounters a CSP with script-src, it wont allow loading from moz-extension://<extension-UUID> Weirdly enough it doesnt mind you injecting an inline script (and fetch-ing the resource is allowed)

Replied on GH but that looks suspiciously similar to an issue I fixed on Alpine Devtools to do with how Firefox CSPs deal with extension resource URLs

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 26/10/2025

As far as they're concerned, the website is only there to deflected from call center/other manned support channels The only time reliability will come up & handling "edge cases" will be important is if there's some company wide initiative to reduce call center contact

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 09/09/2025

I noticed this in an older version of date-fns (v1 or v2), 90% of the function I was reading was validating inputs, latest uses TS and doesnt validate as much Before TypeScript and IDEs that understand TypeScript (even in JS), that was kind of the JS way of doing types... runtime validation

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 31/08/2025

One of those productivity/flow tips is to leave something half done so you can get going the next time LLMs/agents give you that in the cases where they don't one-shot your request. Even just firing up the dev server and testing the output still gets you closer to flow even in the one shot case.

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 23/08/2025

Arguing with an LLM about whether I want to call Alpine.js devtools seamless or effortless

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 19/08/2025

... in the gnarliest file of the project 1 line fix, but you had go know where to jam it Decent

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 19/08/2025

Fed a repro into a coding agent (Jules) and it actually fixed the underlying bug Can we make a plan to solve it but in a way that i can take over from Jules if you cant solve it? (So probably include a reproduction, make sure it fails eg. automation tests, submit that code, then try to fix it)

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 19/08/2025

Jira and Confluence are enterprise kitchen sinks As others mention, whatever you wanna build with them, you can. Where smaller/earlier stages players are more focused/have less flexibility so enforce a simpler process.

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Luc van Donkersgoed @lucvandonkersgoed.com · 18/08/2025

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 15/08/2025

Meanwhile Chrome rolled out Manifest v3 and started uninstalling non v3 extensions earlier this year...

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 07/08/2025

Started using jules.google.com Async development agent, you grant it access to GitHub repositories, it clones them in a VM and runs tasks (including scripts etc). Not bad for small tasks, stubbing/poc attempts or while on the go (slow to type code on mobile).

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 05/08/2025

Also pre-TypeScript libraries that do a bunch of runtime parameter validation

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 01/08/2025

I'm reviving my newsletter, have ~2 months of content scheduled. Subscribe if you think this content might interest you. buttondown.com/hugo/

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isaacs @isaacs.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Big news! I'm available for hire! If you have JavaScript/TypeScript you want written, and you have budget for an ambitious and highly skilled practitioner with over 20 years of experience doing that, including leading teams, communities, and execs, hit me up. izs.me (RT please)

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 11/05/2025

Was struggling to find a free product screenshot generator for Alpine Devtools Chrome extension For the Chrome Webstore you need to capture 1280x800 and I'm just not that accurate with drag and drop screenshot.rocks seems to do the basics of what I need (browser frame config, padding/background)

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Screenshot.Rocks | Create beautiful mobile or browser screenshots and mockups

Create mobile or browser mockups from screenshots in seconds. Screenshot.rocks turns ordinary browser screenshots into beautiful mockups

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 03/05/2025

Aaaand just noticed it's not responsive I've got a plan to move alpine.codewithhugo.com over (which is 11ty) so will likely redo at that point

alpine.codewithhugo.com

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 03/05/2025

Interesting concept of a minimalist blog ostwilkens.se/blog/setting... To be honest for alpinedevtools.com/updates I went even further: use .md files and generate the HTML using the VSCode Markdown All In One plugin.

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 15/04/2025

Funny story I keep hitting this "I want to select elements where attr starts with *prefix*" Eg. Detect HTMX I need hx-* or data-hx-*

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 15/04/2025

I'm not one to admit when I'm being stubborn But working on the Alpine Devtools in the evenings means I finally felt the "why no dark mode" pain This vindicates the time I spent wiring Tailwind (v4) properly the other day (devtools v1 is on Tailwind 1)

GitHub diff adding Tailwind dark: classes to support dark mode

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 12/04/2025

Early Access (paid) features, see alpinedevtools.com/pricing (launch discount!) - Alpine v3 stores inspect/data edit - Alpine v3 eval warnings - jump to source in elements tab for eval errors and components

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 12/04/2025

Free Extension (re)available on Chrome webstore: - manifest v3 compatible (rewrite to @solidjs.com) - component inspect/data edit - performance fix for larger components (instant updates, tested on 10k data properties) - state/sync reload fixes (no more close/reopen, works on page refresh etc)

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 02/04/2025

One of the first times I've ever been bitten by Big O ``` data.map((d) => { prevState = oldData.reduce() }) ``` When data and oldData are ~10k entries, you're doing a 100 million iterations. Move the reduce out of the loop (.map here) and you're doing 20k...

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 28/03/2025

No build Tailwind - use `@tailwindcss/browser` via CDN (but only on local) in your app - run `copy(document.querySelector('style').innerText)` (depending on whether you've got other styles you might need to mess with the selector) - paste into your .css file

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 27/03/2025

So here's the deal: - rewrite the panel with SolidJS - launch paid early access (components features available now, stores in the next release) Early access available at: github.com/sponsors/Hug...

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 27/03/2025

Trying something new (or maybe reviving an old project) I was part of the original crew that worked on Alpine devtools. Chrome has obsoleted the extension (granted, it has had no updates since Sept 24) with Manifest v3

Alpine.js devtools early access extension in the Chrome Web Store

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Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 16/01/2025

Using Windows as a dev machine (temporarily) professionally for the first time after ~ a decade of being on Mac I started leaning into the IDE to run things, shell is just a minefield with backslash in paths, slow and bad auto complete Keyboard navigation muscle memory for VSCode letting me down

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 10/01/2025

MacBook Air M1 -> remote desktop via Citrix I guess will sip battery?

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I'm changing jobs in the new year so there may be a set of new posts about what the job search was like this time round Buttondown, which powers the newsletter has changed pricing tiers (stopping my send) and UI (hiding away a setting Ineed to toggle) let's see when the newsletter makes it out.

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GitHub - HugoDF/node-test-runner-examples: Examples of tests using the `node:test` module and runner

super excited about new Node.js features: I have test runner examples and a post about env file management github.com/HugoDF/node-... codewithhugo.com/load-env-var...

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Examples of tests using the `node:test` module and runner - HugoDF/node-test-runner-examples

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As I look forward to 2025, here's some recent things I've been up to: Published JavaScript Design Patterns with Packt: www.amazon.co.uk/Javascript-D... My take on design patterns in JS (you can, but should you?). As well as other types of patterns in architecture and building JS applications

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Been trying to get my first newsletter issue in a while sent out, more on that at the end of the thread A lot has happened since I was regularly sending this out. I'm intending for it to still a place to learn about JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js in the real world.

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 01/12/2024

Another thing that I've seen BFFs do is aggregate/transform multiple "service" responses (something that filtering in the API tier wouldn't fix)

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 01/12/2024

But those are basically excuses 🤣

Hugo @codewithhugo.com · 01/12/2024

2. I don't use eval so comma + equals sign was/felt easier to implement than say s-attr="{ key: value }"