Remember when the instructions for using some random JS library ... • Aaron Parecki

Simon Willison https://twitter.com/simonw • Dec 15
Finding reusable JavaScript components to drop into projects was so much easier when everyone was using jQuery

Remember when the instructions for using some random JS library was include this <script> tag and not npm install randomthingwith100dependencies

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Mon, Dec 14, 2020 10:11pm -08:00

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- Simon Willison twitter.com/simonw
  
  I've started using SRI hashes to at least reduce the risk of some CDN breach causing an exploit, provided my users are in modern browsers that support SRI of course srihash.org
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 5:15pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Ben twitter.com/BenedekGagyi
  
  oh I see, that's true. Still, modern problems - modern solutions. Apps like @codesandbox make it easier to experiment than in the "old days".
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 2:16pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  One requires installing software on your computer, the other requires only a text editor. Not saying hotlinking 3rd party JS is a good idea, but it was a lot more accessible to experiment and learn that way.
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 2:07pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  I literally don't know what this means and I'm okay with that
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 2:06pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- # twitter.com/echohour
  
  Remember never having to unwind npm dependencies?
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 9:56am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Ben twitter.com/BenedekGagyi
  
  what was the difference? You needed one line to use it, and had no control over how much trash gets downloaded.
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 9:47am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
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- Adewale Oshineye twitter.com/ade_oshineye
  
  @simonw Remember when the instructions for using some random JS library was include this
  
  Thu, Dec 17, 2020 11:26am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Jeremy Keith twitter.com/adactio
  
  @simonw Remember when the instructions for using some random JS library was include this
  
  Tue, Dec 15, 2020 8:59am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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