Frontend Practice
Debounce and throttle control different kinds of repeated browser work
Choose debounce or throttle by deciding whether repeated browser events should wait for a pause or trigger work at a controlled rate.
SOFTWARE · SECURITY · DESIGN
Journal
Web Development
URLSearchParams set and append produce different repeated query strings
Use URLSearchParams append for additional values and set for replacement, then test repeated parameters against the server’s expected query format.
Frontend Details
An SVG viewBox Defines Coordinates, Not the Final Display Size
Separate an SVG’s internal coordinates from its displayed size, then check whitespace, clipping and proportions before changing the artwork.
Software Foundations
A Database Transaction Keeps Related Writes Together
Understand database transaction atomicity through a two-step update, including rollback, transaction boundaries and the limits of external side effects.
Application Data
A Changing Dataset Can Make Offset Pagination Skip a Record
See how inserted or removed records can shift offset-based pages, and choose pagination behaviour that matches the consistency needs of your interface.
Reliable Software
Use a Unique Database Constraint to Settle Competing Inserts
Prevent duplicate records under concurrent requests with a database uniqueness rule, while designing a useful application response to conflicts.
Web Engineering
A Safe GET Endpoint Should Not Perform a Destructive Action
A GET request should retrieve information without requesting a destructive action. Design deletion and other state changes around the correct HTTP semantics.
Frontend Development
Use CSS Logical Properties When a Layout Must Change Reading Direction
CSS logical properties express spacing and size in relation to writing direction, helping multilingual layouts adapt without duplicating every rule.
Front-End Practice
AbortController Stops Waiting for a Fetch, but Cannot Undo Every Server Action
Give each cancellable fetch its own AbortController, handle cancellation separately from errors, and remember that stopping the client is not a server rollback.