Site Update 24.04!

Published on 19-04-2024

Last edited on 18-07-2024

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Assalamualaikum and hello again!

First of all, I would like to say Eid Mubarak to all of my Muslim visitors (even though Eid have passed a few days ago)!

As you can see, I named the update to this site as the 24.04 Update. But why?

I suck at giving names.
I took inspiration Ubuntu releases version numbering scheme (YY.MM).
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS should’ve been released this month. I could choose to publish this update on March, but then I remembered about the new upcoming LTS release. So, why not publish it in this month instead? :) ~~(Just an excuse for my sheer laziness)~~

Anyway, let’s go straight into the changes done (and future plans) on the website.

Changes

-> Grid Layout in the Homepage

As you can already see in the homepage (if you’re using a screen with resolution width of above 500p), summary of a few sections (blog and web directory for now) are arranged in a two-column grid layout, inspired by indie websites I visited before. However, on screens with width of lower than stated (particularly mobile screens), the items appear to be arranged in a single stack instead. Imagine how ugly the homepage will be if I didn’t implement the screen resolution detection.

-> Web Directory

Taking inspiration from indie websites (again) and the World Wide Web in the 90s, I decided to create this section for putting links to whatever websites or blog posts that I find interesting on the Web. And, of course most of the links would be related to the main theme of the site.

-> (Close to) Standard Malay Localisation

~~Less bahasa pasar and more bahasa baku. However, I might still use slang and mix it with a bit of English.~~ It feels a little bit weird writing a blog post in baku for a just-for-fun personal website. So, screw this one, I won’t do it again. I’m even going to put a little bit of Terengganu here >:).

So, that’s all of the noticable changes I have done so far :P. As I don’t want to make drastic changes, I’ve decided do it slowly instead. The planned future changes are listed below (there is no strict schedule, so don’t ever expect these plans to be done consistently).

Future Plans

-> ACTUAL Content

The most important part of a blog, of course. Since 29/02/2024 have passed, I now have plenty of time to write articles. The only challenges to this right now is either my laziness or me running out of ideas.

-> Comment Section (via Webmention)

A crucial component to have ~~stupid and pointless Internet arguments~~ civilised discussions on a website. This may take a longer time to implement as I prefer to keep this website JavaScript-free. My stance on this may change though.