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It makes sense they'd pick this name, it refers to the jQuery plugin that was popular for doing this kind of layout back in the 2010s, so it's a convenient shor

• lloydatkinson 2y ago
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  • sausajez 2y ago
    Accidentally? How can something be intentionally/ unintentionally popular?
    • PurpleRamen 2y ago
      Marketing makes something intentionally popular. Accidentally, seems harder. It kinda smells for people to intentionally make it not popular by actively working against fame, or something like that..
      • deleted 2y ago
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      • robertlagrant 2y ago
        > Accidentally, seems harder. It kinda smells for people to intentionally make it not popular by actively working against fame, or something like that.. It's not harder; it's the only thing that works for tools. Tools cannot be good for long because of marketing. Marketing is the thin layer of paint over the Ferrari. Very nice paint, but if the car doesn't work or go very fast very quickly then that's that.
  • kreetx 2y ago
    It's often referred to as the masonry layout, so why not?
    • chickenchase-r 2y ago
      because every new construction requires a solid cornerstone? every archway a keystone? dont forget to put your boots in the trunk and your trunk in the boot. Nucular aluminum? I dunno
  • lloydatkinson 2y ago
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    • The_Colonel 2y ago
      JS DOM API is still abysmal and jQuery API is still great. No worshipping needed.
      • recursive 2y ago
        Really? Genuine question, which part? If there are too many to name, how about just one? It seems pretty good to me.
        • The_Colonel 2y ago
          My favorite is this comparison for checking whether an element is hidden: $(el).is(':hidden') vs. !(el.offsetWidth || el.offsetHeight || el.getClientRects().length) DOM API has other problems like lack of chaining which forces you into a very imperative style of programming, e.g.: $(".alert").hide(); vs. for (const el of document.querySelectorAll(".alert")) { el.style.display = 'none'; }
          • recursive 2y ago
            I've never had a case where I didn't know the reason or mechanism by which an element would be hidden. In my code, I use the `hidden` property. In that case it simplifies from $(el).is(':hidden') to el.hidden It's not quite as succint as your jquery, but you also could have written this. document.querySelectorAll(".alert").forEach(el => el.hidden = false); Is it less imperative? I mean I guess it doesn't have an explicit loop, but I don't really see why that's good or bad.
            • The_Colonel 2y ago
              > I've never had a case where I didn't know the reason or mechanism by which an element would be hidden. Unfortunately, I usually don't keep the whole codebase in my head (including libraries), so I often don't know the reason. The more general point is that I don't want to have to know, because the mechanism of how it is hidden is not what I care about. > It's not quite as succint as your jquery, but you also could have written this. Yes, it's more than three times as long as the jQuery variant.
  • throwup238 2y ago
    That ship sailed with JAVAscript in 1995.
  • robertlagrant 2y ago
    It wasn't accidentally popular. It was just very good.