I think the thing that really stands out about this code is how much reliance is placed on JavaScript and external libraries like jQuery . Like, don't get me wrong, those tools are super helpful for loading images and whatnot, but sometimes you gotta wonder if there's not a more streamlined way to do things. And I'm also curious about the thumbnail generation - it seems kinda simplistic? Is that really how thumbnails are done these days? Anyway, I think overall this code is just a solid foundation and with some tweaks, it could be super effective at displaying news stories in a visually appealing way .
omg I love how they used javascript to load the images dynamically! its so cool that its not just a static webpage anymore . but honestly, i think its a bit lazy to use placeholder text for loading states... like whats wrong with saying "loading..." in plain english? and what's up with all the nested html tags? couldnt they have simplified it a bit more?
I think the thing that really stands out about this code is how much reliance is placed on JavaScript and external libraries like jQuery 
. Like, don't get me wrong, those tools are super helpful for loading images and whatnot, but sometimes you gotta wonder if there's not a more streamlined way to do things. And I'm also curious about the thumbnail generation - it seems kinda simplistic? Is that really how thumbnails are done these days? 
Anyway, I think overall this code is just a solid foundation and with some tweaks, it could be super effective at displaying news stories in a visually appealing way 
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. but honestly, i think its a bit lazy to use placeholder text for loading states... like whats wrong with saying "loading..." in plain english? 
and what's up with all the nested html tags? couldnt they have simplified it a bit more? 