Zach Leatherman :11ty:

🫣 Go to my website https://www.zachleat.com/
🎈 Creator/Maintainer of :11ty: @eleventy https://www.11ty.dev/
☁️ Developer Advocate @cloudcannon
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2024-10-14 13:56:38

Reasonable people can agree that “trust your eyes” is not a robust nor repeatable nor scalable real-world method of measuring web performance, right?
…right?

2024-10-10 02:56:09

UUP Engine (pronounced double-U-P-Engine)

2024-09-26 17:48:18

Is there an easy way to make `npm init -y` add `"type": "module"` to the newly created package.json?

2024-09-18 15:32:59

finally adding an Eleventy.__SECRET_INTERNALS_DO_NOT_USE_OR_YOU_WILL_BE_FIRED property

2024-09-17 14:25:46

📮 New post: Open Source Needs to be Financially Symbiotic
https://www.zachleat.com/web/symbiotic-open-source/

2024-09-10 14:29:46

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@npub1gvj…vf42 silverlight! 😭

2024-09-10 14:22:49

my javascript analytics tells me that 100% of my visitors have javascript

2024-09-04 19:16:36

why is it called jpeg-XL if the images are smaller

2024-09-03 20:48:36

2024-08-30 19:41:14

independent of my well-being, rest assured that I am doing my best to ensure that your email never finds me

2024-08-30 19:39:35

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@npub1vd2…ks8e found this, in retrospect 👼
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/113/052/663/902/183/638/original/d101938d1b07d7dd.png

2024-08-30 18:55:18

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Update: looks like my traffic spiked a bit and FaunaDB disabled my account and deleted my data from this project 😅
Glad I didn’t share this approach—I guess extortion is one way to upsell from the free tier :eyeroll:

2024-08-27 15:27:33

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@npub1tr8…w0wq WordPress always needs one more thing to work like it should by default

2024-08-26 23:42:03

ivermectin static regeneration

2024-08-26 14:59:51

I’m going to be speaking at Web Unleashed in Toronto (October 2024)! See you there?
https://fitc.ca/presentation/the-best-and-worst-parts-of-eleventy-now-in-v3/

2024-08-23 22:27:26

Bigger phones are better
Bigger vehicles are better
Even larger language models
Even more JavaScript
Bigger data centers slurping more energy
More servers
More serverless
More
More
More
Excess
We need more

2024-08-07 22:04:00

❌ div soup
✅ div slop

2024-08-07 19:59:53

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@npub1dmp…w6du …yeah. It isn’t just Vercel—a lot of the JS-dev ecosystem is that way. Definitely hurt my career when everything split.

2024-08-06 14:31:00

Whoa, this is big news: nunjucks4 is an fully-async rewrite/revival of Nunjucks: https://mastodon.social/@jameswragg/112914191470870251

2024-08-05 21:37:26

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I made a little chart comparing how a few different hosts charge for serverless execution time (normalized to hours of usage) and the vCPU default can cost you a lot of unnecessary money if you’re not paying attention!
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/911/561/869/725/373/original/c96fd046d4cb0c06.png

2024-08-05 19:03:33

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Looks like the default changed in April of this year: https://vercel.com/changelog/faster-defaults-for-vercel-function-cpu-and-memory

2024-08-05 18:36:38

TIL about Vercel’s Pro Tier:
1 vCPU (default) = 1.72 GB memory
The UX of these calculations feels a bit like a dark pattern to me. Don’t sleep on that GB-Hrs metric.
For example, the 1000 GB-Hrs of included execution time is 581 hours (using 1 vCPU). Overages advertised at $0.18/GB-Hr are $0.31/hour (using 1 vCPU).
Gonna change my stuff there to use 0.6 vCPU (since they’re services, not SSR): https://vercel.com/docs/functions/configuring-functions/memory#setting-your-default-function-memory-/-cpu-size

2024-08-05 16:09:34

https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/910/278/670/274/652/original/ba6d1fbc9ee6b9d9.png

2024-08-05 15:45:12

what’s the name for road rage, but on social media

2024-08-04 00:53:22

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@npub1vd2…ks8e to be honest I feel like it’s weird that more folks aren’t complaining about this? seems like a very expensive difference in service offerings

2024-08-02 23:27:45

Today I learned how to deploy my own serverless function with a heavy caching layer using Amazon’s AWS Lambda (with a Layer for large dependency reuse), an API Gateway, and CloudFront.
I am an enterprise developer now.

2024-08-02 19:32:58

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in the immortal words of steffi graf: have you heard of our sustainability fundraising initiative https://www.11ty.dev/blog/sustainability-fundraising/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqb75RN-9RA

2024-08-02 19:24:22

first marriage proposal because of @npub1z9m…rz2z so you could say things are getting *pretty* serious: https://indieweb.social/@bobmonsour/112893676626086346

2024-08-01 21:21:08

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@npub1xhl…amuh it’s too late to switch horses now 😅

2024-08-01 18:35:23

current status: learning how to deploy a serverless function directly to aws lambda to save money 😅

2024-07-29 13:51:08

If we can agree that browser fingerprinting is bad, we should be able to agree that third-party cookies are also bad.
There is consensus amongst browser-makers that fingerprinting is a bad thing, right?
…right?

2024-07-25 16:55:11

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I’m not sure how typescript got crowdstrike’d into my list of things to do today

2024-07-25 16:34:46

TypeScript TIL: `compilerOptions.noResolve: true` will also make all of your explicitly listed compilerOptions.types disappear.
So even with `"types": ["node"]` you’ll still get errors that complain about clearly installed types.
> Cannot find name 'process'. Do you need to install type definitions for node? Try `npm i --save-dev @types/node` and then add 'node' to the types field in your tsconfig.
Everything is fine.

2024-07-24 15:56:12

everybody has a plan until they {get punched in the mouth, scale beyond the host’s free tier}

2024-07-22 18:15:58

Would be nice to have an option in GitHub Issues notification settings to know when a maintainer comments. It would allow subscribing but skip drive-by comments from everyone else.
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/831/500/259/428/932/original/aed2b35c968a5c1e.png

2024-07-19 20:57:35

Genuinely upset at the retirement of Google’s URL shortener, goo.gl.
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
Just to be clear, this will break a large portion of the web for what seems to be a marginal cost savings. So many Google decisions—including the recent sale of Google Domains—have us asking why? Who’s making the decisions over there?

2024-07-19 16:55:31

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@npub1gvj…vf42 the plugin is cross platform

2024-07-19 16:29:23

If your GitHub Actions are failing right now (specifically on Node 22), here are the GitHub issues you may be interested in subscribing to:
https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/7672
https://github.com/actions/setup-node/issues/1112
https://github.com/actions/node-versions/pull/182

2024-07-19 13:05:54

why can’t chatgpt just fix it

2024-07-18 14:20:23

just read some feedback that the 11ty docs need “more foreplay” and my dear friend let me tell you about the miracle of touching grass

2024-07-17 14:01:57

There are incredible parallels between the failure modes of smart home technology and modern web site architecture:
When the power goes out 🤝 When JavaScript fails
My smart lock failed and I’m locked out of my house 🤝 This form button doesn’t submit
The company went out of business and now this {smart device 🤝 JavaScript framework} isn’t receiving updates and poses a security risk

2024-07-16 13:51:59

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@npub1xl7…ss7c what a lovely surprise to see this launch! Appreciate you mentioning the sustainability push too! 🙌

2024-07-15 16:26:06

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@npub1alq…mnj6 Wow—not sure I can bite my tongue any harder here 😅

2024-07-11 18:09:57

casually wearing my golden girls shirt and some lady just asked me to name one of their songs??

2024-07-11 13:52:20

me when someone recommends to reduce the amount of JavaScript: 🎉🏆🥰🌈
me when someone says to use fewer Web Fonts: 😡😠😢😭

2024-07-05 17:30:52

kids misbehaving for attention 🤝 move fast and break things

2024-07-03 15:30:26

Trust in a social network based on how they treat links:
🚩 “Link in bio”
🚩 Incentivizing indirection (e.g. this dot com) to hide hyperlinks from algorithms
🚩 Widespread use of brittle URL shortening services
Any other red flags?

2024-07-03 13:30:02

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oh! eslint has `space-unary-ops` which would have alerted me—wonder if I’m missing that in my config
https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/space-unary-ops
(and `space-infix-ops` too! https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/space-infix-ops)

2024-07-01 16:37:46

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@npub1z8t…zls7 I use https://feedbin.com/ which uses the web and does not require a specific operating system

2024-07-01 13:40:51

Today, the good people of the world commemorate the passing of Google Reader eleven short years ago on July 1, 2013.
To honor their memory (and in leiu of flowers) please add an RSS, Atom, JSON or equivalent feed to your web site and keep building towards a web that connects people in meaningful and positive ways.

2024-06-28 20:07:37

“it’s just going to ask you a few questions…”
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/696/037/902/994/816/original/6a58c5997c657cd6.png

2024-06-26 17:59:55

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@npub10e3…a9ap TIL people say xeeted instead of tweeted and I hate it

2024-06-25 20:48:31

incredible news today that googie anaiytics is not a reputable vendor of javascript
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack

2024-06-24 15:55:26

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we should at least admit that client rendered SPA has one special thing going for it—it’s much harder for bots to crawl and consume 😅

2024-06-24 15:52:03

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Best ___ 2024, best ___ for home use, office use, ___ for school, homework ___ you are a ___ we are all ___
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework

2024-06-24 15:28:19

honeypots, but for AI scraping bots (as a service)

2024-06-22 00:02:34

billable build minutes on a monthly hosting bill sung to the tune of seasons of love from the musical rent

2024-06-18 14:58:41

can our scrappy protagonist change DNS providers without taking down the web site—let’s find out 😅

2024-06-17 14:16:42

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@npub1ggl…wlnf I don’t mean to alarm you but you have a tiny arm around your neck—hope you’re ok

2024-06-14 16:12:17

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Windows should make PowerShell Core the default, please 🥺

2024-06-14 16:02:30

The vast official Windows terminal application landscape unfortunately complicates basic tasks.
Want to educate folks on the basic command used to create a file on the command line? The instructions are different for Command Prompt, Terminal/Windows PowerShell, and PowerShell Core.
POSIX and PowerShell Core:
echo "# Header" > index.md
Command Prompt (no quotes):
echo # Header > index.md
Windows PowerShell (`>` defaults to UTF16):
echo "# Header" | out-file -encoding utf8 "index.md"

2024-06-04 15:17:46

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@npub1asr…u4w5 has me wondering what the anti pronoun people are calling mr beast

2024-05-26 22:13:04

these little dudes have been crashing with us for a bit
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/509/676/575/002/591/original/dab03ca50ed93fbe.jpeg
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/509/676/939/083/763/original/145dd2c3a075d40c.jpeg

2024-05-25 12:36:12

hot dogs implies the existence of cold cats

2024-05-24 19:27:33

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@npub1vd2…ks8e what if we triple down

2024-05-24 19:22:42

the public perception of AI has been permanently damaged by shitposting in training models
…we all understand what needs to happen next, right

2024-05-24 08:03:33

vibing in the basement at 3AM for the third tornado warning of the season 🌪️😴🥵

2024-05-10 15:32:24

Planning on doing a full #11tyConf Organizer retrospective blog post, but in the interest of transparency here’s a peek at the conference budget (funded primarily by our Open Collective, prices in USD):
Expenses: $6573.09
Revenue: $4478.90 (Free event, but via sponsors and merch)
Profit: -$2094.19

2024-05-08 19:44:46

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@npub1p3x…uq4c ahaha incredible 🏆

2024-05-08 18:47:10

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@npub10ee…3t32 👀

2024-05-07 19:17:39

“Bug fixes and performance improvements” is the unseasoned chicken of release notes

2024-05-07 19:00:27

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@npub1em8…g250 my ask is that you not use ask in this way

2024-05-06 20:05:23

I too would like to announce that I am not on the bluesky board of directors

2024-05-05 19:42:04

JSX is template literals but instead of `` syntax you use <></>

2024-04-26 22:01:13

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the spreadsheet just told me about tornados.
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/339/761/503/394/354/original/8745c5d48df8e8b3.png

2024-04-26 21:33:49

Tornados have interrupted @npub1z9m…rz2z Merch Bundle packing operations! 🌪️🫣
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/339/653/208/243/706/original/4e76f93f2abb9c1d.jpeg

2024-04-25 17:24:24

Had someone open two identical issues on GitHub. When I closed *one* of them as a duplicate, they relied “Thanks for nothing, Zach”
#OpenSource

2024-04-25 13:05:58

I would like to speak softly without carrying a big stick

2024-04-16 16:53:41

2024: jia tan
2014: obama’s tan suit
tan(2004): -0.34936947076
coincidence??

2024-04-09 20:11:41

So far in 2024:
1299 commits to next.js
846 commits to Astro
313 commits to Nuxt
254 commits to Remix
13 commits to Gatsby.js
*non-bot commits to fully funded frameworks.

2024-03-25 19:47:56

A large contingent of webdevs seem to think that fast means “best-case fast”: expensive hardware, reliable fiber networks.
Worst-case fast is a much more meaningful, impressive, and inclusive claim to make! Fast on low-end hardware. Fast on slow networks. Fast on the World Wide Web—not just from a WeWork in Silicon Valley.

2024-03-25 15:05:56

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@npub1em8…g250 $300M buys a lot of marketing momentum

2024-03-23 17:59:42

you mean to tell me that lululemon and cocomelon aren’t made by the same company

2024-03-22 14:18:27

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@npub1c35…9pmh The digital divide! I do think that there is a larger point worth making, as Vercel heavily invests in LLM automation of front-ends—automating this level of quality will only exacerbate the divide 😬
The other point I’d make is that Network throttling is only one piece. Testing on a slow device is another thing entirely.

2024-03-22 14:09:31

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“This doesn’t look good” indeed.
https://fediverse.zachleat.com/@zachleat/112117301801565699

2024-03-22 14:06:27

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@npub1tkc…a7wa if they make next.js fast that would be a nice christmas present

2024-03-22 14:02:06

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Here’s the source code between the doctype and the <title> for this site:
×26 <link rel="preload">
×36 external <link rel="stylesheet">
×91 external <script src>
…?
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/139/691/829/546/027/original/c53d9ca864d0b28d.png

2024-03-22 13:45:53

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It should be fair to post screenshots like this for companies that tout “the fastest frontends” on their home page—especially notable that this is *not* a temporary regression. It’s been like this for a long time—why is no one talking about it?
https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/139/617/747/082/682/original/904f5125a1ade580.png

2024-03-22 13:23:20

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put those INP scores in big bold letters 🌶️🌶️🌶️

2024-03-22 13:20:48

the **spiciest** web performance leaderboard would rank saas company home pages making “blazingly fast”-esque claims 👀

2024-03-21 01:39:13

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@npub1p3x…uq4c that’s absolutely garbage, sorry ❤️ if you want to partner on some eleventy stuff let me know!

2024-03-20 13:47:33

I’m really proud of @npub1zeh…gzqr’s accessibility statement and iterative improvements to our app:
https://cloudcannon.com/blog/how-we-build-cloudcannon-for-accessibility/
Accessibility issues are critical software issues!
Read more on our Accessibility Statement: https://cloudcannon.com/accessibility/

2024-03-19 14:04:29

Banning TikTok shows the myopic vision of our lawmakers. The US needs comprehensive data privacy legislation that applies to *all social networks* and protects our data—and we needed it 15–20 years ago.

2024-03-18 15:04:18

Framing this Twitter exchange on my wall (sorry for the Twitter link, but it’s worth it this time): https://twitter.com/karrisaarinen/status/1769101933480911033

2024-03-18 13:13:25

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@npub10ee…3t32 hmmmmm—looks like I can do issue maintenance on this repo, I wonder if I can merge PRs 😬
https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/tooling.report/issues/496

2024-03-15 20:39:53

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@npub1kw7…mwjd (incredible)

2024-03-14 21:50:48

https://cdn.masto.host/fediversezachleatcom/media_attachments/files/112/096/248/635/368/472/original/27b8dd8472bf4832.png

2024-03-13 12:47:55

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@npub1tkc…a7wa I… really don’t like this phrase 😅

2024-03-13 12:44:08

what’s the name for that feeling when a SaaS product has a delayed workflow that takes such an inconsistent and unpredictable amount of time that you suspect the automation is fake and a human is behind the scenes configuring things manually

2024-02-29 22:17:23

alright, which one of you jokers endorsed me for javascript on linkedin