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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 11/08/2026

In Marko right now you can't 😬. Practically this never impacts application performance, but this specific benchmark isn't possible to create... We can look into adding layout effects, but until then we might need to find another way to measure effect performance in Marko 🤔

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 11/08/2026

Marko does has effects, with the `<script>` tag! Sometimes side effects are important. They _are_ dangerous though, and anti-patterns like effect chains behave differently in Marko because it's optimized to reduce browser lag.

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 10/08/2026

Yep! As of now Marko doesn't have layout effects, but once there's a need they will be added. Most cases where an effect causes another effect to trigger, it's because the code contains an anti-pattern. Marko is optimized to maximize responsiveness in these cases react.dev/learn/you-mi...

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You Might Not Need an Effect – React

The library for web and native user interfaces

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 08/06/2026

The atmospheric web is a beautiful place

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 27/04/2026

One of the biggest benefits of atproto is interoperability for free. I almost want each app to show front-and-center who it shares lexicons with, without getting too technical. Maybe even app search by lexicon?

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 06/04/2026

Yeah, I've wondered printed books too! I frequently re-read lines by accident in books, I wonder if that would happen less often if they all switched to left-align!

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 05/04/2026

I was already falling in love with atproto but after reading this I'm committed

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 19/03/2026

"Product creep" is my new favorite term in standards development

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 18/03/2026

That makes sense! I'm optimistic, and crossing my fingers for the day when bsky.app uses a variety of lexicons as part of its core experience

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 18/03/2026

I'm definitely not advocating for a single source of truth! Just trying to reason about whether it makes sense for apps to own their lexicons My gut says there can be more innovation in the tweet space if bluesky forfeits full control, and same for any other app that created its own standard

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 18/03/2026

lexicon.community is super cool. Am I wrong in thinking we should deprecate most app-driven lexicons (even `app.bsky`) in favor of separately governed efforts like this? bsky.app/profile/lava...

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 17/03/2026

Yeah, I think my worry is that if you're using another app's lexicon you will always and forever feel like the "other" app. Twitter-style apps on this network are sort of locked into being labeled as bluesky alternatives, while long form content apps are all on the same standard.site playing field

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 17/03/2026

This is exactly what I was looking for

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 17/03/2026

Also: if I'm making a new atproto app, should I also have a separate lexicon for that promises open governance? Using the app's domain might implicitly push people away from making alternatives, since there will always be a bias toward my app

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 17/03/2026

`standard.site` is a _great_ example, since it doesn't have its own app. Are there any app-driven schemas that cross-pollinate, or is stuff like this the direction we're going?

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 17/03/2026

Are there any atproto apps that use records from competitors? This ecosystem won't feel open to me until @bsky.app uses something from outside the `app.bsky` namespace as part of its core experience

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 13/03/2026

I agree, `useWebHaptics()` is silly

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 13/03/2026

Actually, I changed my mind. The API this library provided is way more generic than just for `<button>`. A `<haptic-button>` web component could be cool maybe

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 13/03/2026

That's a cool idea, but not what the other framework components or JS API do in the docs. It is cleaner than doing it manually for most cases though, I'm a fan.

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 13/03/2026

What would this look like as a custom element? The primary functionality is a JS `trigger()` function...

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 10/03/2026

I like the idea that AI writes "maximally literal" code. Pushes the problem onto language/API designers, which is probably a good thing

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 04/03/2026

npmx is the friends we made along the way

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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 24/12/2025

At the end of the day I still think the best strategy if your goal is to reach a wide audience is to just make the best stuff you can. I’ve seen no compelling evidence to suggest that futzing with algorithms, timing, keywords, etc. outperforms that in the long run.

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 20/12/2025

This supports my growing suspicion that best practices for AI are all the same as best practices for people

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 19/12/2025

Ah, `position: sticky` is the trick! That's much better than `fixed`, thanks for the tip @colinhowells.com!

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 19/12/2025

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but isn't this still just for anchor links? With `scroll-padding` alone the top of the page is still hidden behind a fixed header for me

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 19/12/2025

`scroll-padding` and `scroll-margin` are one of those little details that help make a good site great, but I thought they were only for anchor links. You still need to use them alongside regular padding/margin for the top of the page right?

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 19/12/2025

Is the header a dynamic size? There's always the tried & true `position: fixed` header with a top margin on the body markojs.com/playground#d...

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Playground | Marko

The Marko programming language

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 05/12/2025

`px` is dead, long live the `rem`

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Marko @markojs.com · 19/11/2025

Marko 🤝 UnoCSS @unocss.dev now reads `.marko` files by default!

The Marko and UnoCSS logos, some Marko mascots, and a button HTML element with a HUGE list of classnames that goes off the page

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 14/11/2025

You can even access the HTML elements as members of `e.target`! Type safety isn't quite there, but it's helpful for focus management ``` e.target.name.focus(); ``` svelte.dev/playground/f...

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Form

Web development for the rest of us

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Loren Stewart | Cheddy @cheddybop.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

New post! www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanb...

I built the same app 10 times: evaluating frameworks for mobile performance

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 27/10/2025

The most egregious examples I've seen aren't really because of Lit but because of people who don't understand web. I worked on an app once that managed routing with a Lit component, so JS to render every page on the site was sent on every request

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 24/10/2025

Most of my negative experiences with Lit are from apps where people tried to use it as a framework. Happy to see that this isn't the vision.

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 12/09/2025

Is it still standard to do use `px` for media queries? I read somewhere that `rem` is preferred because it respects system-based font size overrides

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 11/09/2025

CodePen is too slow I catch myself using the Marko playground for tons of little utilities & demos that use zero Marko features markojs.com/playground#d...

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Playground | Marko

The Marko programming language

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 11/09/2025

We have a Pure CSS (JS only for toggle) hamburger menu for navigation on markojs.com

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Fred Crozatier @handle.invalid · 03/09/2025

SoME4 peer review is open! Skimming over the entries list, I'm really impressed by the quality and work everyone put in their entries. We've got some gems in there. Time to review, vote and spread the word! some.3b1b.co

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SoME — Create and discover new math content

The Summer of Math Exposition is an annual competition to foster the creation of excellent math content online.

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 25/08/2025

Saving tokens is good, but I fear the inevitability of guidelines for people disagreeing with those for LLMs

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 25/08/2025

Why separate guidelines for AI and people? Can we beef up CONTRIBUTING.md instead?

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CONTRIBUTING.md

Open Source Guides

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 05/05/2025

make the internet clunky again

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All Things Web @allthingsweb.dev · 14/04/2025

Join us on Saturday, April 26, for our second-ever All Things Web Hackathon, hosted at @sentry.io! Come collaborate, create, and compete for two awards - plus some awesome prizes - while bringing your ideas to life. Sign up here: lu.ma/ft218za3

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Future of Web Hackathon · Luma

Join us for a day of hacking the web! Collaborate, create, and compete for two awards while bringing your ideas to life! When & Where April 26 (Sat), at the…

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Luke LaValva @lavalva.dev · 03/04/2025

Maybe pretty close to what it would look like if it were built for screen readers first— clear hierarchy, high information density, related concepts as close together as possible

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