Is that still true if the image dimensions aren't a multiple of the block size?

C# has had top level statements since version 9.0 (Nov 2020), and it's still just a compiler trick that produces a static method behind the scenes. Top level functions work too, but in a similar way.

Decompiled example: https://lab.razor.fyi/#41rAyMUVUJSfXpSYq5dcLDSRsbQ4My9dIbiyu...

> lipstick on a pig's turd

There are several valuable compiler transformations that happen under the hood in languages like this. Closures as types, iterator/generator functions, async state machines. This is just another example.

They also come up a lot in pen plotter art.

Where I live, AFB is a reportable infection, requiring burn and bury. Bees are considered livestock and subject to state regulations.

I agree with this, and my preference is generally to use a nice library for such things, but understanding the low level protocol and its capabilities helps me conceptualise the interactions more concretely, and understand more of what a given library is doing for me when I use it. In that way, a clear explanation of a protocol has a lot of value for me.

it is still supported and developed.

There are browser extensions that block shorts. You can also block all algorithmic suggestions. I uninstalled the YouTube app ages ago and wish I'd done it sooner.

I uninstalled the YouTube app too! Without the app, it’s easier to use YouTube more intentionally

yeah enhancer for youtube was a lifesaver

another reason i hate internet becoming predominantly app-mediated.

The article itself refers to them as a former Stride developer.

I believe you can add filetype:svg or something similar. I've used that in the past to retrieve PNG files.

You'll need 17.9 preview 1, which was released at the same time as 17.8.