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Jacob Tan

@jacobtyq

Software Engineer. I build apps, writes at https://nitter.gq/t.co/2FvAZgu32o | Buy me a coffee https://nitter.gq/t.co/I9M9Ylab4i | Plays too much Factorio, practices HEMA

 Singapore
linkedin.com/in/jacobtyq
Joined May 2009
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How I built a plugin using Node JS to extract SVGs from a Figma file blog.jacobtan.co/extracting-…
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Wrote an article and wanted to publish it, but I just found out that Hashnode might be dead? Sigh time to migrate to another provider.
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Agentic coding ✨
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There's a bunfig config called 'smol' bun.com/docs/runtime/bunfig#…
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My 1,200 hours in factorio is now finally useful
Mckay Wrigley (@mckaywrigley) profile pictureMckay Wrigley
@mckaywrigley27 Dec 2025
factorio is unironically the perfect tutorial for agentic coding systems btw.
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Forgetting that alpine linux doesn't use apt-get and wondering why your ci:cd build failed
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web.dev/blog/baseline-urlpat… const pattern = new URLPattern({ pathname: "/users/:id" }) Less regex!
URLPattern is now Baseline Newly available | Blog | web.dev

URLPattern is now Baseline Newly available  |  Blog  |  web.dev

URLPattern became Baseline Newly available as of September 15, 2025.

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AWS US-EAST-1 being down = go touch grass
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rubick.com/steel-threads/
Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer | Jade Rubick - Engineering...

Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer | Jade Rubick - Engineering...

Steel Threads are a powerful but obscure software design approach. Learning about Steel Threads will make you a better engineer. You can use them to avoid common problems like integration pain. And...

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iOS 26 is Windows Vista
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wagtail.org/blog/oled-and-da…
OLED and dark websites = lower footprint ✨ | Wagtail CMS

OLED and dark websites = lower footprint ✨ | Wagtail CMS

Dark themes use less energy and lead to lower-footprint sites

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supabase.com/blog/supabase-u… built on shad!
Introducing the Supabase UI Library

Introducing the Supabase UI Library

Drop complex components into your projects in seconds.

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leaddev.com/career-developme… The Factory must grow

Factorio and the promise of better software engineering

Just why is the video game Factorio so appealing to software developers and can it help them get better at their jobs?

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@PatrickJS13 Nov 2024
hear me out
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joshwcomeau.com/css/has/ now you can haz has
The Undeniable Utility Of CSS :has • Josh W. Comeau

The Undeniable Utility Of CSS :has • Josh W. Comeau

Of all the latest and greatest CSS features, the “:has” pseudo-class wasn’t exactly at the top of my wishlist. Once I started using it, however, I kept discovering incredible things I could do with...

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⁎⁺˳✧༚ 𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚒 🎀💛💙🇺🇦💙💛 (@hot_girl_spring) profile picture⁎⁺˳✧༚ 𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚒 🎀💛💙🇺🇦💙💛@hot_girl_spring6 Aug 2024
someone did an oopsie woopsie :p
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@justansub3 Aug 2024
React 20 be like:
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Thank you Azrael/Outpost nine
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if(), inline conditionals in CSS! *Not supported in browsers yet lea.verou.me/blog/2024/css-c…

Inline conditionals in CSS? • Lea Verou

Last week, the CSS WG resolved to add an inline if() to CSS. But what does that mean, and why is it exciting? Last week, we had a CSS WG face-to-face meeting in A Coruña, Spain. There is one resolu...

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Some very excellent fan art! Thanks!
₊˚⊹♡ Lunae :3 ֶָ֢ | 🐇 (@stxrfvll) profile picture₊˚⊹♡ Lunae :3 ֶָ֢ | 🐇@stxrfvll26 Mar 2024
Replying to @WinRAR_RARLAB
@WinRAR_RARLAB big fan I drew your icon
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Video: A Japanese mouthwash brand made this commercial parodying The Exit 8 (with official permission from the creators of the PC game). nitter.gq/EarthOfficialJP/…
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@mrjeffu4 Nov 2023
This is the preview for The Exit 8, an upcoming PC game about being trapped in a Japanese metro station and having no idea how to find an exit: "You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape." nitter.gq/NOTOKEKE/status/…
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