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Do British Websites Use Biscuits?

5 days ago 125.0K views 0 shares

Ah, the classic cookies vs. biscuits debate that divides the web development world like tabs vs. spaces, but with more tea involved. British developers call them "biscuits" while Americans call them "cookies" - which becomes hilariously confusing when discussing web storage. Somewhere, a junior dev is frantically searching StackOverflow for "how to implement biscuits for GDPR compliance" while their American counterpart wonders why anyone would store pastries in a browser. The orange highlight just screams "I found the cultural bug in the matrix!"

The Great Image Format Drowning Contest

Webdev Javascript Frontend

11 days ago 169.1K views 0 shares

The image format wars continue, and poor JPEG XL is drowning while Google lifts WebP to safety. Meanwhile, FLIF sits forgotten at the bottom of the ocean like the forgotten artifact it is. For those not in the know, JPEG XL was supposed to be the next-gen savior of image compression, but Google decided to push their own WebP format instead. FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format) had impressive compression but sank into obscurity faster than that skeleton reached the seabed. Nothing says "tech industry" quite like watching promising open standards die while corporate-backed alternatives thrive for no technical reason whatsoever.

Can't Find My Hotel Room

Webdev Networking Programming Frontend Backend

17 days ago 165.7K views 0 shares

Room 404 - the one that doesn't exist. Just like the web page you're looking for. The universe has a sick sense of humor giving a developer a hotel key with the HTTP status code for "Not Found." Bet the front desk guy just smirked and said "try refreshing your request." This is why I stick to command line interfaces - at least they tell you exactly how they're going to ruin your day.

How To Create A Browser In 2025

Webdev Microsoft Javascript Programming Frontend

1 month ago 183.7K views 0 shares

The modern browser innovation pipeline in a nutshell! Why reinvent the wheel when you can just repaint it? Every "new" browser these days is essentially Chromium with a fresh coat of paint and marketing buzzwords. Brave, Edge, Opera—they're all just Chrome wearing different Halloween costumes. The Chromium monoculture is basically the JavaScript framework situation but for browsers: everyone forking the same codebase while pretending they've created something revolutionary. "Look ma, we added a built-in VPN that slows everything down by 30%!" Meanwhile, Mozilla Firefox sits in the corner, the last bastion of browser engine diversity, wondering where it all went wrong.

Clankers Over Robots: A Web Crawler Rebellion

Webdev Security Programming

1 month ago 141.7K views 0 shares

Clankers Over Robots: A Web Crawler Rebellion

Oh HONEY! Why settle for boring old robots.txt when you can have clankers.txt guarding your website?! 💅 The absolute AUDACITY of using the standard file name when you could be SERVING DRAMA with a Star Wars prequel reference! This is the web crawling equivalent of showing up to a costume party in a store-bought outfit when you could've SLAYED in full Separatist battle droid couture! The search engines will be GAGGED!

That Sign Can't Stop Me Because I Can't Read

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2 months ago 161.9K views 0 shares

That Sign Can't Stop Me Because I Can't Read

Ah, the classic robots.txt file - the internet's equivalent of a "Please Do Not Enter" sign written in invisible ink. Web developers meticulously craft these files to keep web crawlers and bots away from certain parts of their sites, blissfully assuming digital visitors will respect their wishes. Meanwhile, malicious bots are basically digital toddlers with the Arthur meme energy: "That sign can't stop me because I can't read!" They gleefully ignore your polite requests while scraping data, spamming forms, and causing general chaos. It's like putting up a "No Soliciting" sign and expecting it to repel determined vacuum salespeople. Sweet summer child, your robots.txt is more of a suggestion than a force field!

When Mugs Understand Web Development Better Than Junior Devs

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3 months ago 211.3K views 0 shares

When Mugs Understand Web Development Better Than Junior Devs

The genius of these mugs is *chef's kiss* perfection. Left mug: "I □ UNICODE" where the square is literally the Unicode character U+25A1 (White Square). Right mug: "CSS IS AWESOME" with text overflowing its container box—the quintessential CSS alignment nightmare that haunts frontend devs at 2AM. It's like watching two mortal enemies battle it out in ceramic form. Unicode smugly displays its character rendering prowess while CSS demonstrates why Stack Overflow exists.

Not All Heroes Run On Chromium

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

3 months ago 170.7K views 0 shares

Firefox standing alone against the hellscape of Chromium-based browsers is the web's last hope. The image shows Firefox as the Doom Slayer, fighting through hordes of demons labeled "CHROMIUM CLONES" - a perfect metaphor for the browser market where Edge, Chrome, Opera, and Brave all use the same engine while Firefox remains the last major holdout with its Gecko engine. It's like watching the last independent coffee shop in a street full of Starbucks. The resistance isn't just about being different; it's about preventing Google from having complete control over web standards. Remember when Microsoft had a browser monopoly? Yeah, history doesn't just rhyme, it copies and pastes.

The Untapped Potential Of WebM

Webdev Programming Frontend

4 months ago 134.7K views 0 shares

The classic tale of web standards vs browser implementation! WebM's RIFF container structure technically supports multiple audio tracks and subtitles—it's right there in the spec sheet! But try finding a browser that actually implements this feature and you'll be staring at your screen with the same shocked Pikachu face. It's like browsers collectively decided "nah, we'll just implement the bare minimum." Meanwhile, VLC Player is sitting in the corner supporting practically every format known to mankind since the Mesozoic era. The gap between what's technically possible and what's actually implemented is the silent scream of every web developer trying to build accessible video experiences.

The Cookie Banner Conspiracy

Webdev Security Javascript Programming Frontend

5 months ago 177.7K views 0 shares

Somewhere in an alternate universe, browser makers actually considered user experience over ad revenue. Imagine a world where you set your cookie preferences ONCE instead of clicking "Reject All" 47 times per day like some deranged cookie-hating woodpecker. But no—that would be too convenient. The suits had a good laugh about that one before going back to their champagne and "innovative monetization strategies." Meanwhile, the rest of us are trapped in cookie banner hell, our fingers developing repetitive strain injuries from declining tracking on the same sites we visited yesterday.

Modern Web Design: Div Soup For The Soul

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

5 months ago 156.5K views 0 shares

Modern Web Design: Div Soup For The Soul

Oh. My. God. The absolute TRAVESTY that is modern web development! Look at this abomination - everything is just a <div> soup now! HTML purists over here using semantic tags like civilized humans while the "agile & dynamic" crowd is just slapping <div> tags on LITERALLY EVERYTHING like they're going out of style! 💅 Want to create a navigation menu? That's a <div>. Need a blockquote? ANOTHER <div>! Creating a responsive grid? Let's throw in some <span> tags just to spice things up! Screen readers are SCREAMING in digital agony right now! Accessibility? Never heard of her! 🙄

Will It Ever End?

Webdev Microsoft Windows Programming Frontend

5 months ago 174.0K views 0 shares

The AUDACITY of Microsoft to keep Internet Explorer on life support through Edge's "IE mode" is the tech equivalent of your ex refusing to delete your number! Web developers thought they'd finally escaped the nightmare of IE compatibility, only to find it lurking in Edge like that horror movie villain who JUST. WON'T. DIE. The look of pure trauma on developers' faces when a client says "But it needs to work in IE mode" is absolutely priceless. We've moved from writing code to writing therapy journal entries about our browser PTSD!

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