Lucy Linder’s Post

RickRoll your friends like a pro! If you are part of the lucky ones who never experienced it, #rickrolling is an internet prank that started in 2007, where you click on what seems a legitimate link and are suddenly redirected to Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up" video. I wanted to reinvent this prank, making it a bit more subtle along the way. Here comes RickRoller! In my version, the prankster can craft a link that looks like a shortened URL, and when the prankee clicks on it he is redirected to what looks like a genuine site. The rickrolling only happens when he interacts with the page (click, 2+ scrolls)! Wanna try? Here is the live demo: tinyurl.eu.aldryn.io/ This project was an excuse at first to play with #opensource best practices, #githubactions, and more (see the README on GitHub to learn more about that). It turned out to be rather exciting code-wise, and I wanted to share some nice tricks I learned. So, heads up to my blog to learn more about rickroller, and how I made it come true! Code ⮕ https://lnkd.in/eu-duX75 Article ⮕ https://lnkd.in/eXq-aeyA Demo ⮕ tinyurl.eu.aldryn.io/ PS: The demo is hosted Divio Technologies AB (docs.divio.com), an awesome PaaS that deploys your project on the cloud of your choice and takes care of all the heavy lifting for you (caching, security, DNS, backups, and more). (don't forget to leave a star, a comment, or share the article, it will help me stay motivated 😉).