Rodney Rehm

The little bugger, a result of being overly clever, cost me an hour of debugging. Don't repeat my mistakes, clear your loops!

I have just come across an article by @wealthfront explaining how debouncing event handlers helps filtering double-clicks. While I like the idea, it doesn't quite cover it. The problem is rooted deeper than double click and this post will explain why that is and how to fix it.

It seems my world has become doing everything but writing Javascript. One of my rather frequent tasks these days is reviewing code. While this post is targeted at a specific project, it's the perfect little reminder everyone needs from time to time (including lazy ol' me…).

I have a problem with the word lightweight. It used to mean something along the lines of »efficiency« (in terms of performance, memory footprint, code used). Nowadays it seems the word lightweight has become redefined to »ommitting the important stuff, doing things wrong - as an excuse for having a "small" code base«. Caution: this is just an opinion

You're currently in the process of walling up your garden of API-awesome. All of this is happening because you need to earn money. You are about to kick the very thing that made you great. And continuing on that course, you'll lose in the long-run. Before getting to the idea, let me point out where you stand.