mini_racer
fontsource
mini_racer | fontsource | |
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4 | 40 | |
583 | 4,608 | |
0.7% | 2.2% | |
7.2 | 9.1 | |
22 days ago | 25 days ago | |
JavaScript | TypeScript | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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mini_racer
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Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?
Some years ago I was on a shitty job - not technically, but the company turned out to be inhumane - at a Ruby shop, and on the side I was toying with mini_racer and I just upgraded to some macOS beta where it failed to build. A shitty +1-1 hack† for a compiler flag later and it was back flying.
A month later I received a cold email from a CTO to chat a bit about that PR, turns out they were using mini_racer heavily and forked it for their own purpose, and also created PyMiniRacer for the Python side of things. Next thing I know I got hired. Two years later the company got acquired.
Of course conditionally adding a compiler flag wasn't what got me hired per se, it only got my profile noticed. Probably side projects such as porting go by example to Ruby by implementing a ~1:1 CSP channel API[1], an Electron desktop client for Mattermost basically on a dare[2], ex mode for the Atom editor so that I could have that frackin' `:w`[3], leveraging Blocks to bolt on object-oriented-ness onto C because "closures are a poor man's object"[4], or reverse-engineering the Xbox One USB gamepad and writing a kext to turn it into a HID device on macOS from scratch on a lonely 7+h train ride with passengers judgementally staring at me sideways[4] probably contributed to it a bit.
My takeaway: luck is when preparation meets opportunity; but don't to side projects to get hired, because if you don't get hired then that time is lost. Rather, of all things, scratch your itch, have fun, embrace whatever quirkiness you fancy; no one can take that away from you.
[0]: https://github.com/rubyjs/mini_racer/commit/2086db1bbf2b5de4...
[1]: https://github.com/lloeki/normandy
[2]: https://github.com/lloeki/matterfront
[3]: https://github.com/lloeki/ex-mode
[4]: https://github.com/lloeki/cblocks-clobj/blob/master/main.c
[5]: https://github.com/lloeki/xbox_one_controller
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YouTube-dl has a JavaScript interpreter written in 870 lines of Python
Cue libv8-node+mini_racer from which PyMiniRacer was born. It is non-trivial but not as hard as one might think.
The most painful part is the libv8 build system and Google tooling, which makes it an absolute PITA for libv8 consumers that are not Chrome.
This is why the libv8 gem was atrocious to keep up to date and to build for several platforms, and why libv8-node was born, because the node build system and source distribution are actually sane.
Disclaimer: worked at Sqreen, now maintainer of libv8-node and collaborator of mini_racer
https://github.com/sqreen/PyMiniRacer
https://github.com/rubyjs/mini_racer
https://github.com/rubyjs/libv8-node
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Rendering markdown with Markdoc in Rails
Eventually, we’ll want to call this JavaScript from a Rails controller using ExecJS or MiniRacer or some similar tool. None of the Ruby-to-JavaScript gems I found were sophisticated enough to know how to load npm modules with common.js or ES module syntax, so my solution is to just build the JavaScript with a watcher and have that run as part of bin/dev.
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Anyone having issues with M1Pro?
https://github.com/rubyjs/mini_racer/issues/190 has some info an then this PR: https://github.com/rubyjs/mini_racer/pull/210 that has been merged. Hope that all helps!
fontsource
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Variable Fonts
Fontsource[0] is also an easy way to self-host variable fonts via NPM packages.
[0] https://fontsource.org/?variable=true
- Fontsource
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Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?
A few years ago, while I was still in high school, I began learning how to create websites purely for fun. One thing I found to be tedious was self-hosting fonts, with existing solutions to improve it completely abandoned. Consequently, I decided to learn a bit more about JavaScript by rewriting and improving these abandoned projects which led to the creation of Fontsource[0].
This project has undoubtedly set of a series of impactful events in my life, and I attribute many of my successes to it. I've had opportunities to network with numerous amazing engineers through it, leading to a part-time role and multiple internships. Companies that approached me for support also wanted to keep in touch! I also graduate this year and I am going with a full-time role from one of the aforementioned internships.
While I acknowledge my circumstances are extremely fortunate, I genuinely believe that having open source projects early on in your career can significantly contribute to standing out as a developer.
[0] https://fontsource.org
- Font Source – a privacy-friendly Google Fonts alternative
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The new Google Fonts: find what you’re looking for
Tip: more privacy friendly Google alternatives are available and super easy to use: https://fontsource.org/
I switched most of my sites to use it and I’ve been quite happy so far.
No need to leak data to Google.
For weirder stuff (e.g. https://tidings.potato.horse) I use sites like dafont.com and convert fonts using Font Squirrel.
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justFoundOutGoogleFontsCollectsUserIPs
Fontsource publishes all Google Fonts fonts as NPM packages, allowing you to easily import them with modern bundlers.
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Just launched my first svelte project! An opensource alternative to Google Fonts, with a focus on variable fonts. Coming from a React background Svelte has been absolutely amazing to work with.
I personally like using FontSource for this, they have some extra fonts beyond Google Fonts too
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Using Fontsource With 11ty
I stumbled upon fontsource.org the other day and I found the idea of installing fonts from npm packages appealing.
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Adding locally hosted Google fonts to your SvelteKit project
To do this with SvelteKit, you can use the Fontsource project. They host all of the Google Fonts catalogue as NPM packages.
- Self-host Open Source fonts in neatly bundled NPM packages
What are some alternatives?
execjs - Run JavaScript code from Ruby
Google Fonts - Font files available from Google Fonts, and a public issue tracker for all things Google Fonts
libv8-node - Package libv8 from Node
fontfaceobserver - Webfont loading. Simple, small, and efficient.
quickjs - Thin Python wrapper of https://bellard.org/quickjs/
juliamono - repository for JuliaMono, a monospaced font with reasonable Unicode support.
PyMiniRacer - PyMiniRacer is a V8 bridge in Python.
netlify-menubar - Netlify menubar app to receive build information or trigger new builds
pyduktape - Embed the Duktape JS interpreter in Python
leerob.io - ✨ My portfolio built with Next.js, Tailwind, and Vercel.
markdoc-rails - Example of rendering markdown using Markdoc with Ruby on Rails
MeetingBar - 🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar