Forbes Lindesay
@forbeslindesay.co.uk
Founder @rollingversions.com
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Automatically updating content can be extremely distracting, especially for users with vestibular disorders or attention difficulties. This could force users to scroll through page content to not see the animation, or to just look away. Allow animations to be paused or stopped.
October 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Automatically updating content can be extremely distracting, especially for users with vestibular disorders or attention difficulties. This could force users to scroll through page content to not see the animation, or to just look away. Allow animations to be paused or stopped.
This seems every bit as relevant today as when it was written. I use a walking stick due to a physical disability, and it's disappointing how rarely that can be represented in video game characters.
About 4 years ago I wrote my first piece on @caniplaythat.com for Craniofacial Acceptance Month.
I usually post it again each year as the message is still relevant. People with a facial difference are more than the harmful trope of a scary villain or sad backstory.
caniplaythat.com/2021/09/30/g...
I usually post it again each year as the message is still relevant. People with a facial difference are more than the harmful trope of a scary villain or sad backstory.
caniplaythat.com/2021/09/30/g...
Gaming with a Facial Difference
Video games are a great escape from real life, but having a facial difference is something you don’t escape while gaming.
caniplaythat.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This seems every bit as relevant today as when it was written. I use a walking stick due to a physical disability, and it's disappointing how rarely that can be represented in video game characters.
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This post by @samwho.dev explaining Big-O notation in human terms with concise code samples and simple illustrative demos is a joy to read. samwho.dev/big-o/
Big O
A visual introduction to big O notation.
samwho.dev
September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This post by @samwho.dev explaining Big-O notation in human terms with concise code samples and simple illustrative demos is a joy to read. samwho.dev/big-o/
This was a fun little challenge - utility function to peek the first n bytes from a readable web stream.
Updated gist.github.com/ForbesLindes... now I've had a chance to test it.
peek-web-stream-byob.ts
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This was a fun little challenge - utility function to peek the first n bytes from a readable web stream.
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⚠️ Security release pre-alert:
We will release new versions of v20.x, v22.x, and v24.x release lines on or shortly after Tuesday 15, July 2025, in order to address 2 high severity issues.
nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...
We will release new versions of v20.x, v22.x, and v24.x release lines on or shortly after Tuesday 15, July 2025, in order to address 2 high severity issues.
nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...
Node.js — Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Security Releases
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
nodejs.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
⚠️ Security release pre-alert:
We will release new versions of v20.x, v22.x, and v24.x release lines on or shortly after Tuesday 15, July 2025, in order to address 2 high severity issues.
nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...
We will release new versions of v20.x, v22.x, and v24.x release lines on or shortly after Tuesday 15, July 2025, in order to address 2 high severity issues.
nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...
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If you’ve not seen them before, Jake’s interactive intro to CRDTs is absolutely fantastic.
jakelazaroff.com/words/an-int...
jakelazaroff.com/words/an-int...
June 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you’ve not seen them before, Jake’s interactive intro to CRDTs is absolutely fantastic.
jakelazaroff.com/words/an-int...
jakelazaroff.com/words/an-int...
This article by @samwho.dev on reservoir sampling is excellent. I really want to build something with it. I feel like I’ve learnt a new skill but I don’t have a use for it right now.
samwho.dev/reservoir-sa...
samwho.dev/reservoir-sa...
Reservoir Sampling
Choosing fairly when you don't know how many you're choosing from.
samwho.dev
May 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This article by @samwho.dev on reservoir sampling is excellent. I really want to build something with it. I feel like I’ve learnt a new skill but I don’t have a use for it right now.
samwho.dev/reservoir-sa...
samwho.dev/reservoir-sa...
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Have you ever scanned a dirty or crumpled up QR code, *certain* it wouldn't work, and then it instantly does?
They're built to be really resilient! Here's a guide I put together, full of interactive visuals to show the design choices in the QR spec.
perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-do-qr-codes-work
They're built to be really resilient! Here's a guide I put together, full of interactive visuals to show the design choices in the QR spec.
perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-do-qr-codes-work
How The Heck Do QR Codes Work? (An Interactive Exploration)
Interactively dive into the layout and encoding of QR codes
perthirtysix.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Have you ever scanned a dirty or crumpled up QR code, *certain* it wouldn't work, and then it instantly does?
They're built to be really resilient! Here's a guide I put together, full of interactive visuals to show the design choices in the QR spec.
perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-do-qr-codes-work
They're built to be really resilient! Here's a guide I put together, full of interactive visuals to show the design choices in the QR spec.
perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-do-qr-codes-work
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Node.js v20.19.0 is out 🤩
This is a special minor release ✨
Although v20 is in maintenance mode, meaning only patch releases are expected, an exception was made to backport require(esm) due to its importance and impact on the ecosystem.
Full changelog 👇
nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
This is a special minor release ✨
Although v20 is in maintenance mode, meaning only patch releases are expected, an exception was made to backport require(esm) due to its importance and impact on the ecosystem.
Full changelog 👇
nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
Node.js — Node v20.19.0 (LTS)
Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
nodejs.org
March 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Node.js v20.19.0 is out 🤩
This is a special minor release ✨
Although v20 is in maintenance mode, meaning only patch releases are expected, an exception was made to backport require(esm) due to its importance and impact on the ecosystem.
Full changelog 👇
nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
This is a special minor release ✨
Although v20 is in maintenance mode, meaning only patch releases are expected, an exception was made to backport require(esm) due to its importance and impact on the ecosystem.
Full changelog 👇
nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What I want most in the world is to be accepted to GitHub, change the default to true, and leave
December 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM
What I want most in the world is to be accepted to GitHub, change the default to true, and leave
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“AI” doing great as per www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 11:34 AM
“AI” doing great as per www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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😂 I love this.
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
November 29, 2024 at 2:53 AM
😂 I love this.
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
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Some of you know that I lead many Core infrastructure teams at Google, and one of those teams is Multiplatform development.
As such, I've been extremely interested in WASM lately- you've probably heard about WASM's benefits for performance, but did you also know WASM is great at *portability*?
As such, I've been extremely interested in WASM lately- you've probably heard about WASM's benefits for performance, but did you also know WASM is great at *portability*?
November 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Some of you know that I lead many Core infrastructure teams at Google, and one of those teams is Multiplatform development.
As such, I've been extremely interested in WASM lately- you've probably heard about WASM's benefits for performance, but did you also know WASM is great at *portability*?
As such, I've been extremely interested in WASM lately- you've probably heard about WASM's benefits for performance, but did you also know WASM is great at *portability*?
Just learned about "Subpath imports". This looks like an awesome feature. It gives us a standard way to alias some module or dependency that should work for node.js and bundlers like webpack. The alias must start with "#" so should be easy to identify. nodejs.org/docs/latest-...
Modules: Packages | Node.js v22.11.0 Documentation
nodejs.org
November 12, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Just learned about "Subpath imports". This looks like an awesome feature. It gives us a standard way to alias some module or dependency that should work for node.js and bundlers like webpack. The alias must start with "#" so should be easy to identify. nodejs.org/docs/latest-...
My React Alicante talk about finding and fixing race conditions is now available to watch online! I love focusing on getting these sorts of UI interactions just right, and it feels horrible to use apps that mess this up.
youtu.be/Yr7M-rVU5Cg?...
youtu.be/Yr7M-rVU5Cg?...
2024 09 21 23 FORBES LINDESAY - Chaos Mode - Finding & Fixing Race Conditions
YouTube video by React Alicante
youtu.be
November 8, 2024 at 9:39 AM
My React Alicante talk about finding and fixing race conditions is now available to watch online! I love focusing on getting these sorts of UI interactions just right, and it feels horrible to use apps that mess this up.
youtu.be/Yr7M-rVU5Cg?...
youtu.be/Yr7M-rVU5Cg?...