Joe Dakroub
@dakroub.co
Writing about the web platform — what it already does, and what shipped last week.
Building transclude, a simple HTML-first server-side framework where a page is an .html file and any part of it is also a URL.
transclude.dev
Building transclude, a simple HTML-first server-side framework where a page is an .html file and any part of it is also a URL.
transclude.dev
It's funny because it seemed liked Apple just got iOS and macOS looking decent and mature and then they dropped Liquid Glass. Such a time-waste in terms of design and engineering for, frankly, a less accessible experience.
September 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It's funny because it seemed liked Apple just got iOS and macOS looking decent and mature and then they dropped Liquid Glass. Such a time-waste in terms of design and engineering for, frankly, a less accessible experience.
Pitfall was the best executed.
Donkey Kong was a terrible port but my favorite game period.
E.T. was so bad it was good.
Miner 2049er was a lot of fun.
Congo Bongo was my
favorite Atari game.
Donkey Kong was a terrible port but my favorite game period.
E.T. was so bad it was good.
Miner 2049er was a lot of fun.
Congo Bongo was my
favorite Atari game.
September 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Pitfall was the best executed.
Donkey Kong was a terrible port but my favorite game period.
E.T. was so bad it was good.
Miner 2049er was a lot of fun.
Congo Bongo was my
favorite Atari game.
Donkey Kong was a terrible port but my favorite game period.
E.T. was so bad it was good.
Miner 2049er was a lot of fun.
Congo Bongo was my
favorite Atari game.
Great writeup and even better thought-process on how we need to be thinking about web development for all.
September 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Great writeup and even better thought-process on how we need to be thinking about web development for all.
This was my 2nd paint program after ColorPaint for the IBM PCjr.
Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint Animation are what got me into UI design.
Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint Animation are what got me into UI design.
September 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This was my 2nd paint program after ColorPaint for the IBM PCjr.
Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint Animation are what got me into UI design.
Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint Animation are what got me into UI design.
Can vouch for Scott's courses. I bought one of his web performance courses years ago and every lesson was a treasure. Will definitely look into the custom elements course, thank you!
September 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Can vouch for Scott's courses. I bought one of his web performance courses years ago and every lesson was a treasure. Will definitely look into the custom elements course, thank you!
100% correct and thanks for sharing this bit of "unknown" trivia ;)
September 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
100% correct and thanks for sharing this bit of "unknown" trivia ;)
I say this is all the more reason you should create a mobile game. Since you don't play mobile games you can bring a fresh perspective.
September 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I say this is all the more reason you should create a mobile game. Since you don't play mobile games you can bring a fresh perspective.
I have admiration for anyone that can do any kind of work by hand. This takes real patience and care.
A real labor of love.
A real labor of love.
September 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I have admiration for anyone that can do any kind of work by hand. This takes real patience and care.
A real labor of love.
A real labor of love.
Precious.
Two of the most powerful beings on Earth.
Two of the most powerful beings on Earth.
September 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Precious.
Two of the most powerful beings on Earth.
Two of the most powerful beings on Earth.
Looks sharp, I especially like the typeface; very approachable and friendly.
September 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Looks sharp, I especially like the typeface; very approachable and friendly.
I had a Model 30 as well. It was my first computer that had a hard-drive (20 MB!). Always bothered me that the model 25 and 30 had MCGA graphics and all of the other models has VGA. So few games supported MCGA compared to VGA back then. When they did though, the games looked terrific this like.
September 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I had a Model 30 as well. It was my first computer that had a hard-drive (20 MB!). Always bothered me that the model 25 and 30 had MCGA graphics and all of the other models has VGA. So few games supported MCGA compared to VGA back then. When they did though, the games looked terrific this like.
My web framework, transclude, makes building web components a bit simpler because the entire framework is HTML-first.
While I bill it as a server-side framework, if you opt-in to Custom Elements in your app, it can also become a client-side framework.
transclude.dev/docs/elements
While I bill it as a server-side framework, if you opt-in to Custom Elements in your app, it can also become a client-side framework.
transclude.dev/docs/elements
Elements · transclude
One .html file becomes a custom element. Light DOM by default, shadow root opt-in.
transclude.dev
August 31, 2026 at 6:04 PM
My web framework, transclude, makes building web components a bit simpler because the entire framework is HTML-first.
While I bill it as a server-side framework, if you opt-in to Custom Elements in your app, it can also become a client-side framework.
transclude.dev/docs/elements
While I bill it as a server-side framework, if you opt-in to Custom Elements in your app, it can also become a client-side framework.
transclude.dev/docs/elements
These hues are on point; really lovely!
August 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
These hues are on point; really lovely!
Beautifully done! Nice to see alternative approaches to CMS for site editing. This is the nicest one I've seen.
August 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Beautifully done! Nice to see alternative approaches to CMS for site editing. This is the nicest one I've seen.