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Autosave solves the obvious failure modes in client-side apps. Input persists, refreshes are handled, drafts come back. But there’s a quieter edge case that seems harder to deal wi…

Hi HN, I built Savior, a tiny, dependency-free JavaScript library that autosaves form input and restores it after refreshes, tab closes, or browser crashes. It’s fully client-side,…

Yeah, I’ve seen that too. I always feel a bit uneasy with that pattern though. It kind of pushes the responsibility back to the user and adds friction, and it still doesn’t help wh…

I’m not talking about crashes, errors, or failed requests. I mean situations where data is lost quietly: - a user fills a long form, navigates away, and nothing is saved - a mobile…

I’m trying to understand how people handle changes to real system state. In many projects, once something writes to a DB or config, the previous state is effectively gone unless yo…

Form autosave feels reassuring, but a lot of data loss happens quietly, without errors or metrics catching it. I wrote this short essay after thinking about how normal user behavio…

Author here. I built an autosave system, then spent time trying to break it on purpose: tab crashes, reloads, SPA navigation, storage failures, interrupted sessions. What surprised…

I actually respect the move. It’s not subtle, and it’s not trying to please everyone. You may agree or not with the direction, but at least it’s clearly stated.

Interesting read. What stood out to me is that this feels less like a detection problem and more like a cost-shaping one. Sec-Fetch and Client Hints aren’t decisive on their own, b…

I see it as just another tool. Like any other tool, you have to learn it and integrate it into your workflow. And as a learning tool, it’s extraordinary. Not because it replaces un…

I think part of the disagreement is how “the golden age” is being defined. If it meant building something decent, ranking on Google, and pushing a few ads, then yeah, that probably…

Savior is a tiny, dependency-free JavaScript library that prevents users from losing form input after refresh, navigation, tab close, or browser crashes. It handles real-world edge…