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Ibrahim Diallo

October 2021

Design for Stress

Design for Stress

When my wife goes out with the kids, she usually texts me when she arrives at her destination. But this one time, she didn't. I knew everything was fine, but it's a force of habit. I waited a bit then sent her a text: "You guys made it in one piece?" I got no response. Again, I knew they were fine but... what if? I waited a half hour and called. The phone rang and went to voicemail. Again, they often go out and it's not like she always texts right when she gets there. Plus she is meeting her friends, maybe she just forgot. But... What if?

JS Tip of the day

How to use pushState without breaking the back button

I find it very annoying when I use an instant search field and each key I press creates a new state. What this means every single time I hit the back button, it…

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