David Rupert

Dec 23, 2024 | daverupert.com | Dave Rupert |David Rupert

I’ve realized something obvious again, this time about CSS; that CSS wants to be a system. At the core of CSS is a series of cascading rules and classes marrying and mingling in an elegant symphony of style application. Dozens and dozens of declarative instructions for painting pixels on the screen come together in under a millisecond. Sometimes it creates magic, other times it creates memes.

Sep 12, 2024 | daverupert.com | Dave Rupert |David Rupert

I saw a tweet awhile back that sent my brain to a far off galaxy… Most people are proud of their reading habit. But for many, it’s just an act of productive procrastination. I’m looking at you “I read a book a week” club Here’s how you know: Are you reading to find answers to questions?…or are you reading to find questions to answer? — Alex Hormozi (@AlexHormozi) July 2, 2022Of all the injustices happening in the world… you know who needs to be taken down a peg?

Sep 3, 2024 | daverupert.com | Dave Rupert |David Rupert

Weeks ago I was looking in to a performance issue for our animated spinner component and stumbled across a tool in DevTools I hadn’t used before: The Performance Monitor Panel. In you open Dev Tools > More Tools > Performance Monitor you’ll see some helpful high-level charts and graphs of the realtime performance data of your UI. The Performance Monitor collects performance data in realtime and puts it on a graph. It’s handy for detecting performance problems at a high-level.

Jun 30, 2024 | daverupert.com | Dave Rupert |David Rupert

The algorithm sucked me into another model craft hobby: Mini 4WD racing (ミニ四駆). A Mini 4WD is a 1:32 scale model that is a mix between slot cars and RC cars. You don’t control these cars with a remote control nor do they drive in an electrified slot, rather you place your racecar in a plastic track with high walls and send them speeding down the track at ~40km/h. The twist is you don’t know what the track looks like until race day, so you have to be ready to adapt.

Jun 29, 2024 | daverupert.com | Dave Rupert |David Rupert

The cicadas hum their ancient alien tune in the treetops above. The asphalt is hot to the touch. Cars and homes fill with the white noise of air conditioning in attempts to keep those inside alive. My enemy, the Sun, beams its photonic radiation at me –only me– and mocks my every step and sows humiliation as sweat pours down my back to pool betwixt my buttocks. We trudge through hot air to make due with our curse. I started a new job. We went on a trip. Saw Mount Rushmore. Saw Austin FC win.