It's funny how Microsoft conducted the "tests" on Chrome [1] & Firefox [2] and discreetly leave out Safari. Safari is by far a winner when it comes to efficiency. So hats off to MS for their "informative" & "thorough" test(s).
[1] has been known for draining battery, so no surprises there.
[2] which for a couple of releases has become even more unusable. On my MBP (2014, i5, 8GB), takes over 4+ seconds for the bar to activate. Hopefully with the introduction of E10S [3], next releases will be much more perfomant.
Cookies can be/are used for extensive tracking (even when you're not techically on the site). The EU requires websites that use cookies to display conformation message on how cookies will be used to track the user.
They have a provided a FAQ page about Free Dyno Hour [1]
Previously you get 540 dyno hours (18 hours/day), now it's 550. If you provide a valid credit card, you'll get 1000 dyno hours (you will NOT be charged unless you EXPLICITLY switch to a paid plan)
None in my [Mac]book. If you're running on OSX, open WhatsApp web on Safari, allow notification & pin the tab. Same outcome but resource efficient (compared to an Electron app).
Couldn't agree more. I'm a lead web developer at a company and whenever I'm asked to interview a potential employee I give em' a short coding task. Internet access is allowed. The only restriction I give em' is not to clear their search history.
If the candidate knows the problem he/she is facing and can formulate good query to look for a solution; that's a ++
- shows an example using mutation observer API and fails to mention it only works on IE 11+
- follows the widely accepted format of "rant about some popular framework/library/language by mimicking a tiny portion of it"
- uses shock factor to get the reader's attention
> React, Virtual DOM, Webpack, TypeScript, JSX…
HOLD ON! Let’s pause for a second here and think.
YES, you don't always need a framework/library BUT if you want to build something maintainable & scalable, it's better to opt for battle tested approaches (which is especially true when it comes to the web, having browser quirks)
Double tapping the home button makes the top of the screen reachable
That being said, I too still use iPhone 5S & I don't think I'll make the switch, 4K video & 2nd generation Touch ID are nice but I WANT 3D Touch. I understand why they're not there yet --- they had to shove some of the battery on the 6S to fit in the 3D hardware.
EDIT: seems they stuck with the first generation Touch ID? (6S and SE) [1]
1. Vue uses the actual DOM not virtual DOM like react
2. BOTH react and Vue can be learnt in a day
3. BOTH can seem daunting when you're making production app (Vuex, redux, webpack, Vue-router, react-router...)
So, I don't not agree with 'learning curve' that's thrown at React. Both Vue and React are amazing. If you want to use them properly, you as a developer has to spend the time to learn.
As iOS devices are premium, having a Lite version wouldn't serve Facebook any good. I'm pretty sure they get most of their mobile revenue from iOS devices.
African here (WE are poor too, "Free Basics" will serve us as well)
> Personally, I believe Zuckerberg is sincere in wanting to connect everyone in the world with each other.
I personally think you're a lobbyist or you just like Mark (I mean who wouldn't, eccentric billionaire who gave MOST of his fortune away to a good cause. How could he possibly want to make MORE money)
> But he is looking from the inside out.
Yeah, EXACTLY, ask US (poor people) what we want! --- WE want our Mellenia to use snapchat (with the effects & everything), Netflix & Chill...oh my bad, I lost my train of thought. What I wanted to say was that, WE want you people (first world) to donate to UNICEF so the starving child with a fly on his eye can eat --- that was my outside-in view.
Edit: to all the poor Indians who fought against "free basics", my upmost respect & gratitude --- I hope someday we can all Netflix & Chill instead of just pocking ;)
I do most of my weekend and past working hours browsing via my iPhone(5S). I only use 3G (LTE is just too damn expensive), working hours I use wifi(4mbps / 8mpbs) with my MBP
> ...who would consider something like free basic?
I can't put a number on it but from what I've observed it's SCARY to see the consequences if Free Basics took off. All internet cafes already have Facebook as the default page (most people don't even know how to logout, they just close the tab).
One thing that gives me hope is that people also know Google (I personally use DDG).
[1] has been known for draining battery, so no surprises there.
[2] which for a couple of releases has become even more unusable. On my MBP (2014, i5, 8GB), takes over 4+ seconds for the bar to activate. Hopefully with the introduction of E10S [3], next releases will be much more perfomant.
[3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/E10s
EDIT: I did not know Safari is no more on Windows. So in that case Edge is the winner for Windows.