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by onion2k 2344 days ago
it doesn't move around when components are loading dynamically

Images that don't have width and height attributes always did that. Not adding those attributes to an img tag was considered a sign of a poorly made website in the very early 2000s. I think it might have been the origin of the term "layout thrashing".

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Sidetrack: I really miss when designers added h*w. Even mobile apps do it now causing the button under your finger to jump as you’re tapping...

Feels like such a step backward