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LocalPCGuy

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2011-07-24

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  • I would even say you could go with if duplicated words is an issue:

      You can [get the Amaya Browser] from the download page

  • > ...accessibility issue? particularly when there's are buttons right above it that say...

    Yes, those buttons may not be "in context" when the page is not being viewed in a visual medium.

    > To download PiPedal, click here.

    Another appropriate link in this case could be simply:

      *Download PiPedal* now!
    
    Or like your last example, just link it slightly differently to emphasize the action:

      To *download PiPedal*, visit the Download Page.

  • We (probably) can guess the why - tracking and data opportunities which companies can eventually sell or utilize for profit is some way.

  • Both of these are basically strawman arguments - there are legitimate, non-tribal reasons to be against the actions taken re: tariffs and the purported anti-corruption tasks. For example, a person can be strongly against government corruption but also be strongly against the current efforts/methods being used for a multitude of reasons. And similar for tariffs. (Not having those debates here, just pointing out that I don't believe those examples hold up.)

  • As someone with 15+ years of experience, a lot of that FE specific, that is the advice I always give newer devs if asked. Learn the fundamentals of Javascript, HTML, CSS (it's like a 3 legged stool, even if the JS leg is oversized in the days of web apps). If you know how to program, and you know the fundamentals, you can work in whatever framework is thrown your way.

    Now, practically speaking, that's actually probably better advice for someone with a job and 1-2 years in. To get an initial foothold in the industry, people often need to specialize in one specific thing (React at the moment most likely), in order to be able to demonstrate enough competence to get that initial job and so I understand how fundamentals can be backburnered initially. But I recommend devs don't let that initial success lock them into that framework - that's the time to get back and learn all the fundamentals, go wide, learn a couple other frameworks even so it's easy to compare and contrast the strengths/weaknesses of each.

    And you will want to be well-versed in the framework you currently use day to day, knowing best practices, architecture patterns that work and those to avoid, etc. Knowing the fundamentals will help, but there will be framework specific things that will change from framework to framework, even code-base to code-base sometimes. So it's always going to be a bit of a balance. But long-term, IMO, being well-versed in the fundamentals affords you the most flexibility and employ-ability long-term.

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