Recently, I've noticed a pattern. When I present a problem that I'm having with
a platform, I am often told "you can already do that with."
An old example:
Me: I really wish it was possible to get native-like acceleration when scrolling
on mobile devices.
Them: You can already do that with touch events!
More and more, I find myself saying "I bet that almost works."
What I mean is that while the API in question looks like it'll do what I need,
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