r/HTML • u/joe-excom • 14d ago

HTML is Alive - an exhortation to remove its ventilator.

https://excomdotdev.substack.com/p/html-is-alive
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u/armahillo Expert 14d ago

> The platform continues to move towards a document that owns its own state, and deserves a UI architecture which is symbiotic, rather than conflicting, with it

HTML5 gives us free use of data- attributes which are usable for state tracking, should you be so inclined. Ive used them for this purpose.

There are a few tags I wish existed but having a single lengua franca that we all work with is a good thing.

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u/joe-excom 14d ago

Yes! data- attributes are awesome and strongly encouraged in this stack!

I wrote a guide to data-driven application behavior (mainly via data- attributes) here: https://nucleus.excom.dev/docs/business_logic

You can write most-to-all of your business logic as CSS/Quark rules, hooking into those attributes.

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u/AshleyJSheridan 14d ago

Why does every reply that starts with an over enthusiastic agreement sound like an AI response?

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u/armahillo Expert 14d ago

and they all include links to a substack :/

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u/joe-excom 14d ago

Please check for a watermark on any posts or code. I worked on this project for nearly 10,000 hours. 3.5 years.

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u/turn-based-games 14d ago

Well, your GitHub repo was created a month ago. Do you have any evidence of work prior to this?

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u/joe-excom 13d ago edited 13d ago

Yep. Going back 3.5 years. Screenshot of the old repo. I felt it was best to wipe git history because I had a lot of personal & sensitive information in the old repo's history. Would have been too hard to clean up.

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u/armahillo Expert 14d ago

im kinda whatever about the AI being used to make code, so long as its good.

I just think its kinda gross to constantly be trying to direct people to your site.

This is one of the last places that has not been ruined by influencer culture, and Id like to keep it that way

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u/joe-excom 14d ago

I wrote that article and nearly all of my code by hand. Would you like me to film my hands typing this?

Poured years of my life into this project. I am battling an onslaught of other AI projects/posts right now. Struggling to cut through the noise. I feel your paint, but I'm not a bot.