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trying to figure out the best / most convenient way to code my yearly media log for this year bc last year's got REALLY slow to load/update by the end of the year.... surely there's an easier way than copy-pasting the code for each individual item but i cannot for the life of me figure it out
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i could do javascript objects (like on my hill house covers page) but that'd still be tedious to update.... i was investigating using a google sheet as a backend for it but i don't love the idea of it being dependent on another website to keep running.... much to consider (& if anyone has suggestions pls lmk!!)
ikwym! i have a similar issue with a media log/monthly update page. First off I love how you visualize data on your logs! Second, if youre worried about the user experience I would say that most people that are invested enough to explore will be patient enough to let everything load, but you could also consider a site preload option? And if you find a solution for handling updates let us know! it'll come. xo
aw thank you!! it's less user experience (tho obv that's always a concern too) and more that it started lagging pretty badly when i was typing things into the file (definitely partly bc i was writing directly into the neocities editor, which i don't generally do except for smth that needs little updates constantly like this - but it gets p slow once you pass 2k lines of html lmao). we'll see where i end up!
caveat: idk shit about fuck wrt dataviews n stuff but have you considered obsidian+various apps/addons including dataview? i know some ppl do some real neat stuff with it! but that's lowkey depending on another site so perhaps not but i just wanted to bring it up!
i've tried to wrap my head around obsidian a few times and it hasn't ever properly clicked for me tbh!! i think i'm gonna go the google sheet route after all + just try to paste it directly into my site at the end of the year for safekeeping maybe!