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Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by iudqnolq » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 5:50 AM UTC

Groxx wrote: post #118

radlad wrote: post #101

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It is in the instructions (which typically don't have words, IIRC.) Brackets have been included with all shelves we've purchased - even ones that seem short & sturdy enough to use it. IKEA also sells furniture of varying qualities - for example, KALLAX is a well-known line of shelves that many vinyl enthusiasts use to store records. Records are extremely heavy, but these stand the test of time. Another example is in…

To +1 this: it's in the instructions for every shelving unit you can buy, because it's a major safety issue regardless of construction (unless it's impractically deep compared to its height). It isn't the construction that makes them tip, it's the dimensions. If it doesn't warn you, it's because they assume you know the risk of things falling onto you, and/or they aren't willing to spend a tiny bit of money to warn y…

"After recalling millions of tip-prone dressers that killed at least nine children and injured dozens, Ikea said shoppers must acknowledge the risk that furniture could tip over onto children before making a purchase."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2021/01/29/ike...

Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by funcDropShadow » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 6:20 AM UTC

codetrotter wrote: post #98

TeMPOraL wrote: post #82

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Everyone seems to chime in with comments confirming your experience, so let me add an opposite take: all IKEA furniture I ever dealt with were... at best, meh. Some may look almost durable when assembled, but they start to accumulate damage over months to years of regular use. Not careless use, but also not super-careful use as if it were a museum piece. Just regular use. Which is why I too claim that all IKEA furnit…

> all IKEA furniture I ever dealt with were... at best, meh Also, can we get a raise of hands on the number of people who have vs have not been successful in disassembling and reassembling IKEA BILLY bookshelves? I am fully convinced that it is near impossible for your average person to disassemble and reassemble BILLY bookshelves without damage. I have a number of shelves possibly still sitting in storage at the uni…

I've got four BILLY bookshelves that are 24 years old. I've taking them with me the eight times I moved. And they were disassembled multiple times. But I am not sure whether any currently sold BILLY bookshelves would be that durable.

Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by SCdF » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 7:24 AM UTC

adql wrote: post #114

There is some irony in talking about simple components and ease of assembly with standard tools then mentioning JS and it's utter abomination of an ecosystem where you need a bunch of tools to put together the simplest of sites (if you insist doing it in modern JS way) JS IKEA would ship you 6 trucks of dependencies before you could hang a shelf

I don't think it's fair to say they "mentioned" JS, because that implies they held it in high regard re: the point the article is making.

They just used it in a code example. Since that is likely the most common language among their audience, it makes sense.

Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by civilized » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 8:37 AM UTC

jansan wrote: post #74

civilized wrote: post #63

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> Another lesson of Ikea is that often you cannot move them from one home/apartment to another, because if you try to take it apart and then reassemble it, it's never the same. My IKEA desk has survived 13 moves since 2005...

If you just bought a massive oak board (the were nowhere cheaper and better that at IKEA around 2005) with two solid trestles, you should easily be able to move them 13 more times.

It isn't anything special, just particleboard with light colored wood veneers.

Some of the screw holes are busted but overall it all still holds together.

Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by mplewis » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 8:53 AM UTC

selcuka wrote: post #128

porsager wrote: post #119

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Just because you're not able to separate the good from the bad, doesn't mean it's all bad in JS land.

If the ecosystem is bad (hypothetically speaking, I'm not a JS developer), what good is having a few good things?

Please don’t speculate/fearmonger if you’re not even invested in the conversation and ecosystem.

Re: IKEA-Oriented Development

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Post by wlesieutre » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 5:18 PM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #135

Groxx wrote: post #116

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People do sell things when moving - there are options between "pay us to move it on our terms" and "you don't have any other choices". Sell on one side and replace on the other is entirely reasonable for risky-to-move items.

Usually, it's moving day when these conversations are happening when the actual movers are there. Not much time to sell on the side if that's when you're being told

Exactly. Movers were there, we had a day left in the apartment after they emptied it to finish up cleaning and pack what was going in our car.

Selling Ikea furniture during the summer when the college students are gone and having to price it to sell the same day, we probably would've got $5. Not worth it at all.