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by cjr 3y ago
Very timely, was just trying to understand how to improve error handling with typescript recently and came across neverthrow ( https://github.com/supermacro/neverthrow ) which looks promising…
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by cjr 4y ago
interesting.. how would it explain bridgewater / ray dalio's track record etc?
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Using chatGPT to render HTML and capture screenshots(urlbox.io)
9 points by cjr 4y ago|3 comments
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by cjr 4y ago
> figuring out how to set the page size to match what you see on the screen can be near-impossible I run a little API that converts URLs and HTML into PNG/PDF/SVG.. MP4 too, and the quoted part resonates :) I recently started d
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by cjr 4y ago
ha, I'm also guilty of using this method on https://urlbox.io to power our SVG screenshots. To be honest, it works quite well, but there are quite a few bugs in chromium's pdf rendering, especially when it comes to det
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by cjr 4y ago
It's also possible to emulate screen media queries[0] so that the pdf output uses the regular screen css. [0] https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/tot/Emula...
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by cjr 4y ago
it has very recently been acquired by fastly
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WHO team says 'extremely unlikely' virus leaked from lab(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by cjr 6y ago|0 comments
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Tao of React(alexkondov.com)
1 points by cjr 6y ago|0 comments
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by cjr 6y ago
> did quite a bit of research trying to find a good screenshot API. Would be interested in this research if you’re willing to share: Chris at urlbox.io
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Why more developers should start content businesses(rocketgems.com)
1 points by cjr 6y ago|0 comments
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by cjr 6y ago
check out https://screenjar.com , easily request screen recordings from your users if they are stuck.
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by cjr 6y ago
Cool, do the slides work on mobile?!
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by cjr 6y ago
Yep
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by cjr 6y ago
Depends on your approach but for me most state in redux was remote data which SWR now caches for me. Other shared local state, such as which project a user is currently viewing, just goes into react context. This removed so much boilerplate
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by cjr 6y ago
Next.js teamed with SWR[1] means I could totally remove redux from my app [1] https://swr.now.sh/
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by cjr 7y ago
she
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by cjr 7y ago
I hear you. I run Urlbox ( https://urlbox.io ) and accuracy is one of the hardest parts, as well as scaling hundreds or thousands of instances of chrome since it’s a real memory hog. I also managed to get a version of the urlbox r
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by cjr 8y ago
Urlbox | Javascript/Typescript Engineers, Marketer | London, UK | Full-time or contract | Remote or Onsite Join me in building out the next iteration of https://urlbox.io and related products. Urlbox is a website screenshot
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by cjr 8y ago
I'm the owner/dev of one of those paid services, and yes, competition is fierce, but people do still pay for the convenience of not having to manage it themselves. One look at the issue count of puppeteer/phantomjs/selen
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Growth Hacking: How to Acquire Users(julian.com)
3 points by cjr 9y ago|0 comments
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From Callback to Future – Functor – Monad(hackernoon.com)
1 points by cjr 9y ago|0 comments
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by cjr 9y ago
Have you thought about using something like urlbox ( https://urlbox.io ) to quickly add website preview thumbnails?
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by cjr 9y ago
This looks great! As the developer of an automated screenshot solution ( https://urlbox.io ), one of the major pain points when taking screenshots is font-rendering. I wonder how you could install/configure fonts on lambda?
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by cjr 9y ago
I started my screenshot Saas product, Urlbox ( https://urlbox.io ) as a side project back in 2013. There were times I did think about shutting it down as the amount of time spent on it initially compared to the revenue growth was
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by cjr 10y ago
I'm currently working on a website screenshot API. It also converts webpages to PDF. You can check it out at https://urlbox.io .
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Service station thieves 'using car key jammers'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by cjr 10y ago|0 comments
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Twitter axes Vine video service(bbc.co.uk)
69 points by cjr 10y ago|1 comments
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MH370: Missing jet 'could be further north'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by cjr 10y ago|0 comments
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State of React and CSS(voice.kadira.io)
71 points by cjr 11y ago|56 comments

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