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+Document: WM-033                                                 P. Webb
+Category: Project                                             2018.07.09
+
+                           Socii Dispatch 05
+
+Abstract
+
+   Ship often!
+
+Body
+
+   I guess this is turning into a bi-monthly update? Don't fret, the
+   silence doesn't mean there wasn't progress being made. Let's jump in.
+
+   1. Quick life update
+
+      I got a (remote) job! And a house! Kids are happy, wife is happy,
+      so I'm happy.
+
+   2. JSON Feed support
+
+      Every profile is now equipped with JSON Feed[1] support! Created
+      by Manton Reece and Brent Simmons, JSON Feed aims to be the new
+      RSS. To access your feed (or others), append `/feed` to a user's
+      profile page. Here's an example:
+
+      ```
+      https://hub.socii.network/Socii/feed
+      ```
+
+      Your feed is now available for whatever you wish to use it for.
+      Maybe you want to display your latest posts on your personal site?
+      Have a customized dashboard? Put 'er there!
+
+      Socii is a social network, yes, but not one that wants to keep you
+      on it all the time. Your data is yours.
+
+   3. GDPR
+
+      By now you've seen the emails and memes as a result of the passing
+      of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. Long story
+      short, it's a collection of data protections passed into law for
+      European citizens. This means, companies are required to protect
+      data pertaining to any users from Europe and to also deliver or
+      delete said data should the user request it.
+
+      Unlike the major social networks here in America, I didn't opt to
+      have two versions of privacy policies for users in Europe and
+      those outside. EVERYONE deserves to have their data protected,
+      exported, and/or deleted at a whim. To echo the words of Childish
+      Gambino, "this is America".
+
+      Now, GDPR isn't *perfect* but it's a step in the right direction.
+      To that end, I've updated the policies[2] page to be more
+      comprehensive about the data Socii collects, how that data is
+      used, email addresses of the Data Controller and Data Controller
+      officer, and so on. I dislike that it's so long though…I may bring
+      back the TL;DR version from before and have a toggle to see both.
+      Yeah, that's a great idea!
+
+   4. Notifications
+
+      This was a long time coming. When you favorite or respond to a
+      post, the author will get a beautifully simple email stating such.
+
+      The notifications tab on the hub is still empty for now but I
+      *could not wait* to ship the workable part of this feature.
+
+      `@ mention` support for notifications will come shortly. This will
+      pave the way for private messages as well.
+
+   5. Performance gains
+
+      Yes! FINALLY. You wanna know why loading of `hub.socii.network`
+      was so slow? I was literally loading…every…single…post before
+      displaying the hub. Over time the wait got progressively worse
+      because there were more posts to load.
+
+      Enough was enough and after I shipped notifications, I got to work
+      on implementing GraphQL-based pagination. I had this implemented
+      *partially* for about a month or so but other issues plagued me
+      more than the slowness of the hub. Pagination is ALSO active on
+      profile pages. It may not be perfect but it's close.
+
+      A blog post to detail how to do pagination in GraphQL without
+      Apollo, Prisma, or whatever magic framework is forthcoming. I've
+      had developers attached to the GraphQL project tell me that
+      pagination is trivial[3], unimportant, or easy, both on GitHub and
+      Slack. Or, that I NEED to use yet ANOTHER framework to achieve it.
+
+      Good thing there are other places to find help. No matter how much
+      I learn, I remember knowing a LOT less. I feel obligated to pass
+      on the knowledge of dope things. Stay tuned!
+
+   6. Low-hanging fruit and other changes
+
+      - Email addresses can now have `+` and `.` characters, perfect for
+        having multiple accounts and using email aliases.
+      - When posts are deleted, favorite and reply counts are accurate.
+      - When a post with replies is deleted, the replies lose the
+        reply icon
+      - Implementation of reposting is *canceled*, discussion here[4].
+      - Message flasher (for lack of better description) has a
+        reasonable z-index now. No more covering navigation menus.
+      - Post preview button is now disabled when no text has been
+        entered, bug report here[5].
+      - New post modal now matches language with the button that
+        triggers it, bug report here[5].
+      - Visual issues regarding the Markdown help have been fixed.
+      - Increased character count for "optimal display".
+      - New post modal and reply box is now fully responsive.
+      - Got rid of as many "magic numbers" from the CSS as possible.
+        This required some refactoring.
+      - Refactored all my microservices and added tests. TESTS.
+        Currently, they check for out-of-date dependencies and lints
+        the code.
+
+   Things I've Learned
+
+      1. You will almost always hate your old code.
+      2. Refactoring is fun. I already knew this but I like reminding
+         myself. It's an opportunity to replace/improve functionality
+         with less code. AMAZING. 🤩
+      3. Everything can be distilled into simple concepts if you think
+         long enough.
+      4. Big Social is duplicitous.
+
+      ∴NetOpWibby[6], out! 🕸
+
+References
+
+   [1] <https://jsonfeed.org>
+   [2] <https://socii.network/policies>
+   [3] <https://github.com/howtographql/howtographql/issues/514>
+   [4] <https://hub.socii.network/s/jfy2tm86000h10bk4i1epmp2>
+   [5] <https://hub.socii.network/s/jgtl9k0n000wxobkq9a9u54k>
+   [6] <https://hub.socii.network/NetOpWibby>