Nikolaus Gebhardt
@ambiera.bsky.social
Developing apps at http://ambiera.com, games at http://ambieragames.com, Irrlicht engine founder. Get my free website editor here: https://ambiera.com/rocketcake/
What happens internally in a browser when it takes a text from some HTML code to show it on the screen is insane.
Even whitespace is surprisingly complex.
Re-Implementing these algorithms is quite an eye opener.
Even whitespace is surprisingly complex.
Re-Implementing these algorithms is quite an eye opener.
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What happens internally in a browser when it takes a text from some HTML code to show it on the screen is insane.
Even whitespace is surprisingly complex.
Re-Implementing these algorithms is quite an eye opener.
Even whitespace is surprisingly complex.
Re-Implementing these algorithms is quite an eye opener.
RocketCake 6.4 available now:
iPhone 17 support, global css file support, new free website templates, HTML5 video subtitle support, ftp enhancements, and a lot more: ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
iPhone 17 support, global css file support, new free website templates, HTML5 video subtitle support, ftp enhancements, and a lot more: ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
September 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
RocketCake 6.4 available now:
iPhone 17 support, global css file support, new free website templates, HTML5 video subtitle support, ftp enhancements, and a lot more: ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
iPhone 17 support, global css file support, new free website templates, HTML5 video subtitle support, ftp enhancements, and a lot more: ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
What year is this
September 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
What year is this
Just uploaded CopperCube Game Engine version 6.7.2
Small update, small improvements: www.ambiera.com/coppercube/
Small update, small improvements: www.ambiera.com/coppercube/
September 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Just uploaded CopperCube Game Engine version 6.7.2
Small update, small improvements: www.ambiera.com/coppercube/
Small update, small improvements: www.ambiera.com/coppercube/
Vibe coding is getting out of hand: In this thread some clueless dev is vibe coding a credit card payment processing system and discards all points by redditors telling him to stop right now. Read the horror yourself here: www.reddit.com/r/webdev/com...
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Vibe coding is getting out of hand: In this thread some clueless dev is vibe coding a credit card payment processing system and discards all points by redditors telling him to stop right now. Read the horror yourself here: www.reddit.com/r/webdev/com...
RocketCake 6.3 just released:
Improved HTML / CSS / JavaScript code generation, swipe support for slideshows and carousels, right side option for side bar menu, and a lot more.
Get it here: ambiera.com/rocketcake/
Improved HTML / CSS / JavaScript code generation, swipe support for slideshows and carousels, right side option for side bar menu, and a lot more.
Get it here: ambiera.com/rocketcake/
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
RocketCake 6.3 just released:
Improved HTML / CSS / JavaScript code generation, swipe support for slideshows and carousels, right side option for side bar menu, and a lot more.
Get it here: ambiera.com/rocketcake/
Improved HTML / CSS / JavaScript code generation, swipe support for slideshows and carousels, right side option for side bar menu, and a lot more.
Get it here: ambiera.com/rocketcake/
You are an old^H^H^H experienced developer when you reinstall all your daily dev tools and realize the majority of them are still hosted on sourceforge instead of github.
August 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
You are an old^H^H^H experienced developer when you reinstall all your daily dev tools and realize the majority of them are still hosted on sourceforge instead of github.
I can't believe I had to waste development time to implement this today.
Hope the text isn't too harsh - what do you think?
Hope the text isn't too harsh - what do you think?
August 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I can't believe I had to waste development time to implement this today.
Hope the text isn't too harsh - what do you think?
Hope the text isn't too harsh - what do you think?
So, reading through the UK's OSA (online saftey act) - and running a small discussion forum - it seems like the only way to continue safely is to just close it for all users from the UK. It's a shame, but what are the alternatives?
August 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
So, reading through the UK's OSA (online saftey act) - and running a small discussion forum - it seems like the only way to continue safely is to just close it for all users from the UK. It's a shame, but what are the alternatives?
Just had an enlightening chat with a google support person. Which is a sentence surprising in itself (they have support people now?)
A feature which I was using stopped working a week ago.
Support person made me look if I had the settings set correctly.
The settings also weren't existing anymore.
A feature which I was using stopped working a week ago.
Support person made me look if I had the settings set correctly.
The settings also weren't existing anymore.
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Just had an enlightening chat with a google support person. Which is a sentence surprising in itself (they have support people now?)
A feature which I was using stopped working a week ago.
Support person made me look if I had the settings set correctly.
The settings also weren't existing anymore.
A feature which I was using stopped working a week ago.
Support person made me look if I had the settings set correctly.
The settings also weren't existing anymore.
Good news! RocketCake 6.2 is available now - it's a free update.
Includes a global website color picker tool, improved upload speed, new font family stacks, new free website templates.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
Includes a global website color picker tool, improved upload speed, new font family stacks, new free website templates.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
May 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Good news! RocketCake 6.2 is available now - it's a free update.
Includes a global website color picker tool, improved upload speed, new font family stacks, new free website templates.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
Includes a global website color picker tool, improved upload speed, new font family stacks, new free website templates.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev #webdesign
Adding a lib to a C++ project can take hours or days.
Everyone uses different or no package managers, build systems, compilers and language versions.
It's so frustrating.
Not sure why solving this and putting all this into the standard isn't #1 priority since years.
Everyone uses different or no package managers, build systems, compilers and language versions.
It's so frustrating.
Not sure why solving this and putting all this into the standard isn't #1 priority since years.
April 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Adding a lib to a C++ project can take hours or days.
Everyone uses different or no package managers, build systems, compilers and language versions.
It's so frustrating.
Not sure why solving this and putting all this into the standard isn't #1 priority since years.
Everyone uses different or no package managers, build systems, compilers and language versions.
It's so frustrating.
Not sure why solving this and putting all this into the standard isn't #1 priority since years.
Good news! Rocketcake 6.1 just released - free website builder.
New: modern fullscreen mobile menu, accordion component, and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev
New: modern fullscreen mobile menu, accordion component, and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Good news! Rocketcake 6.1 just released - free website builder.
New: modern fullscreen mobile menu, accordion component, and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev
New: modern fullscreen mobile menu, accordion component, and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/ #webdev
When I started with HTML, we had a these 9 units. Today we have 42:
px % em ex cm mm in pt pc vh vw rem vmin vmax lvh lvw swh svw svb svi dvh dvw dvb dvi dvmin dvmax Q cqw cqh cqi cqb cqmin cqmax ch rch lh rlh cap rcap ic ric rex
Did we create a monster?
px % em ex cm mm in pt pc vh vw rem vmin vmax lvh lvw swh svw svb svi dvh dvw dvb dvi dvmin dvmax Q cqw cqh cqi cqb cqmin cqmax ch rch lh rlh cap rcap ic ric rex
Did we create a monster?
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
When I started with HTML, we had a these 9 units. Today we have 42:
px % em ex cm mm in pt pc vh vw rem vmin vmax lvh lvw swh svw svb svi dvh dvw dvb dvi dvmin dvmax Q cqw cqh cqi cqb cqmin cqmax ch rch lh rlh cap rcap ic ric rex
Did we create a monster?
px % em ex cm mm in pt pc vh vw rem vmin vmax lvh lvw swh svw svb svi dvh dvw dvb dvi dvmin dvmax Q cqw cqh cqi cqb cqmin cqmax ch rch lh rlh cap rcap ic ric rex
Did we create a monster?
UBlock origin is no longer supported.
"Chrome recommends removing it."
I recommend removing Chrome.
"Chrome recommends removing it."
I recommend removing Chrome.
March 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
UBlock origin is no longer supported.
"Chrome recommends removing it."
I recommend removing Chrome.
"Chrome recommends removing it."
I recommend removing Chrome.
After a month of testing I now phased out Outlook and using an alternative email client for business mails.
Much happier now.
Not sure who at Microsoft is thinking this 'new' Outlook disaster is a good idea.
Much happier now.
Not sure who at Microsoft is thinking this 'new' Outlook disaster is a good idea.
February 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
After a month of testing I now phased out Outlook and using an alternative email client for business mails.
Much happier now.
Not sure who at Microsoft is thinking this 'new' Outlook disaster is a good idea.
Much happier now.
Not sure who at Microsoft is thinking this 'new' Outlook disaster is a good idea.
Most dangerous JavaScript API pitfall IMO:
String::replace() only replaces the first occurrence, *unless* you provide a regex instead of a string as pattern - then it replaces all.
String::replaceAll() fixes this, but is only available since ECMAScript 2021
String::replace() only replaces the first occurrence, *unless* you provide a regex instead of a string as pattern - then it replaces all.
String::replaceAll() fixes this, but is only available since ECMAScript 2021
February 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Most dangerous JavaScript API pitfall IMO:
String::replace() only replaces the first occurrence, *unless* you provide a regex instead of a string as pattern - then it replaces all.
String::replaceAll() fixes this, but is only available since ECMAScript 2021
String::replace() only replaces the first occurrence, *unless* you provide a regex instead of a string as pattern - then it replaces all.
String::replaceAll() fixes this, but is only available since ECMAScript 2021
Just learned that it's just a few lines of JavaScript to make a HTML table interactive and sortable using the table.rows property - really nice.
So I did this for the webstatistics component - the recent visitors table is now sortable:
So I did this for the webstatistics component - the recent visitors table is now sortable:
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just learned that it's just a few lines of JavaScript to make a HTML table interactive and sortable using the table.rows property - really nice.
So I did this for the webstatistics component - the recent visitors table is now sortable:
So I did this for the webstatistics component - the recent visitors table is now sortable:
Good news: RocketCake, the website builder has just been released in version 6.0!
Includes shape dividers, built-in visitor analytics, accessibility features, new free templates and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/
Includes shape dividers, built-in visitor analytics, accessibility features, new free templates and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/
January 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Good news: RocketCake, the website builder has just been released in version 6.0!
Includes shape dividers, built-in visitor analytics, accessibility features, new free templates and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/
Includes shape dividers, built-in visitor analytics, accessibility features, new free templates and a lot more.
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/rocketcake/
Took a brave step and installed Windows 24H2.
Clicking on "new email" notifications by Outlook stopped working.
Not bad but annoying, infuriating after 2 days of work. Tons of people are complaining about this.
How could MS's QA oversee this? Aren't they using Outlook?
Clicking on "new email" notifications by Outlook stopped working.
Not bad but annoying, infuriating after 2 days of work. Tons of people are complaining about this.
How could MS's QA oversee this? Aren't they using Outlook?
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Took a brave step and installed Windows 24H2.
Clicking on "new email" notifications by Outlook stopped working.
Not bad but annoying, infuriating after 2 days of work. Tons of people are complaining about this.
How could MS's QA oversee this? Aren't they using Outlook?
Clicking on "new email" notifications by Outlook stopped working.
Not bad but annoying, infuriating after 2 days of work. Tons of people are complaining about this.
How could MS's QA oversee this? Aren't they using Outlook?
Look what lengths I go through to ensure maximum compatibility:
January 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Look what lengths I go through to ensure maximum compatibility:
Already got two requests this year from companies wanting me to fix their systems.
Which were built partially by AI (and apparently no one understands the code).
So much for AI taking away our jobs.
Which were built partially by AI (and apparently no one understands the code).
So much for AI taking away our jobs.
January 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Already got two requests this year from companies wanting me to fix their systems.
Which were built partially by AI (and apparently no one understands the code).
So much for AI taking away our jobs.
Which were built partially by AI (and apparently no one understands the code).
So much for AI taking away our jobs.
To celebrate the new year, most of my software is 40% off for a few days:
• RocketCake 5 responsive website editor
• CopperCube 6 game engine
• MindArchitect 2 mind map editor
• DiagramPainter 2 diagram editor
• and more
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/discounts.html
Happy new year!
• RocketCake 5 responsive website editor
• CopperCube 6 game engine
• MindArchitect 2 mind map editor
• DiagramPainter 2 diagram editor
• and more
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/discounts.html
Happy new year!
January 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
To celebrate the new year, most of my software is 40% off for a few days:
• RocketCake 5 responsive website editor
• CopperCube 6 game engine
• MindArchitect 2 mind map editor
• DiagramPainter 2 diagram editor
• and more
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/discounts.html
Happy new year!
• RocketCake 5 responsive website editor
• CopperCube 6 game engine
• MindArchitect 2 mind map editor
• DiagramPainter 2 diagram editor
• and more
Get it here: www.ambiera.com/discounts.html
Happy new year!
I created a harmless C# .exe which just plays a sound and uploaded it to virustotal let it check if it contains a virus:
7 out of 72 virus scanners flagged it as malicious (!)
That says more about the broken state of the security industry than it does about my file.
7 out of 72 virus scanners flagged it as malicious (!)
That says more about the broken state of the security industry than it does about my file.
December 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I created a harmless C# .exe which just plays a sound and uploaded it to virustotal let it check if it contains a virus:
7 out of 72 virus scanners flagged it as malicious (!)
That says more about the broken state of the security industry than it does about my file.
7 out of 72 virus scanners flagged it as malicious (!)
That says more about the broken state of the security industry than it does about my file.
OMG, Ms Paint now supports generative delete!
Mark any object in a picture, press the button and the object is removed (= overdrawn with a generated fitting background)
Awesome!
Mark any object in a picture, press the button and the object is removed (= overdrawn with a generated fitting background)
Awesome!
December 7, 2024 at 10:20 AM
OMG, Ms Paint now supports generative delete!
Mark any object in a picture, press the button and the object is removed (= overdrawn with a generated fitting background)
Awesome!
Mark any object in a picture, press the button and the object is removed (= overdrawn with a generated fitting background)
Awesome!