WebVM is a full Linux environment running in the browser, client-side. It is a complete virtual machine, with support for persistent data storage, networking and, as of today’s release, Xorg and complete desktop environments. In an instance of WebVM, everything executes locally within the browser sandbox.

A good follow up to Ink and Switch’s Local First Software, https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/

This blog post records some thoughts on how to architect a real-time collaborative app when you do have a central server.

A free bulk domain (who is) checker tool for checking domain availability based on WHOIS lookups.

European alternatives for digital products

The modern way to create CSS shapes using a minimal code and a single element. A collection of CSS-only shapes created by Temani Afif.

Really simple but powerful JavaScript / HTML5 / CSS audio player

Interesting! Might be something I’d wanna migrate parts of Idiomdrottning.org over to. Down the line. Need to prioritize spoons.

Right, doing it with WSS is also only a few lines.

let socket = new WebSocket("wss://url.example/chat/here");

socket.onmessage = function(event) {

Wikipedia on Comet.

In recent years, the standardisation and widespread support of WebSocket and Server-sent events has rendered the Comet model obsolete.

HTMZ.

When you load a URL into the htmz iframe, the onload handler kicks in. It extracts your destination ID selector from the URL hash fragment and transplants the iframe’s contents (now containing the loaded HTML resource) into your specified destination.

htmz only runs when you invoke it. It does not continually parse your DOM and scan it for special attributes or syntax, nor does it attach listeners in your DOM.

Ardunino, ESP32, Teensy development simulator.

Preline UI is an open-source set of prebuilt UI components based on the utility-first Tailwind CSS framework.

Loading icons and small animations built with pure SVG.

DNS Checker provides a one-stop solution for all your website initial setup needs or whenever you want to transfer your domain to a new server or hosting.

Trying to “compete” in the world of writing, art, music etc is hopeless in the era of the global village where people can spend their time reading texts from any place and any era and even have AI-generated, tailor-made entertainment.

Write for yourself and for your friends.

A list of software (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) and other offerings that have free tiers for developers.

Functions or simple conversion tools collecetd at a online space.