New contact forms are live!

iterology for The Changelog

Daily Kos Staff

Tuesday May 29, 2018 · 5:04 PM PDT

2018/05/29 · 17:04

no image description available — Our new contact forms are live for your mousing pleasure

UPDATE: Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 · 10:48:49 PM +00:00 · iterology

test update 2

UPDATE: Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 · 10:48:19 PM +00:00 · iterology

testing an update

Our old contact form was difficult to keep updated with the emails of different folks on staff, so I give you our new and redesigned contact forms! I’m a little bitter that there’s still no way to contact me directly but you can always leave chocolate in the comments (as elfling says, they can’t invent food-sent-through-the-internet technology soon enough).

The Other Blue Wave

Jason Libsch

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Monday May 21, 2018 · 10:16 AM PDT

2018/05/21 · 10:16

The accessibility changes mentioned in this story— the new blue and orange brand colors with a more visible contrast ratio— are now live on the site. Thanks to everybody who left feedback, and special thanks to those who sent me kosmail about accessibility consultants. We are still collecting references, so if you know a good accessibility consultant please pass the word!

Burying our dead [code]

mbbx6spp for The Changelog

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Thursday May 17, 2018 · 9:57 PM PDT

2018/05/17 · 21:57

Over the next week or so @onethirtyfive will roll out changes to the site that remove code that wasn’t exposed to users but was cluttering up our codebase. We call this “dead code.” He kicks off this spree of deploys tonight. No user should notice any issues with current functionality though.

You might be wondering why we are bothering to remove unused code? Here are a couple of links I like that talk about why removing dead code from a software project is prudent:

Dead Code Must Be Removed at InfoQ
Why you need to clean out dead code paths at TechRepublic

Mainly it’s like cleaning out your shed or garage. We’ll have more space to move around and use the space for more useful things than storing junk we no longer use. It also eliminates hazards like when you leave a half eaten sandwich in a box from the last time you moved in your garage attracting rodents to move in and get comfy or you keep around old unstable batteries (or faulty Samsung phones) that may overheat during the summer and explode.

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