Salma Alam-Naylor — live streamer, software engineer and developer educator

I write code for your entertainment.

I'm a software engineer, developer educator, and live streamer. I help developers build cool stuff by writing blog posts, making videos, coding live on Twitch, and publishing open source projects. Head of Developer Education at nordcraft.com.

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12 May 2025

The experience is enough

I found my tribe at a conference.

Blog

10 May 2025

Pixels with Purpose: S01E03

In this episode, Andreas and I talk with Sia Karamalagos all about web performance.

Podcast

8 May 2025

It wasn’t the idea that failed: it was the execution

And we still can't get it right in 2025.

Blog

28 Apr 2025

Thrive

p.s. coffee is not breakfast

Blog

23 Apr 2025

Pixels with Purpose: S01E02

In this episode, Andreas and I talk with Kilian Valkhov on the topic of accessibility.

Podcast

23 Apr 2025

An introduction to the World Wide Web for very senior programmers @ CityJS Meetup

As we witness the much-anticipated release of HTML 2.0, there is no better time to surf the World Wide Web. But how did we get here? And what may the future hold? And why are we still writing HTML documents using text in 1995? Learn all about the latest advancements in HyperText Markup Language, what the future of web development will look like in 30 years, and how looking to the future will help you make your home pages fresh, fly, and hella cool.

Event

2 Apr 2025

Pixels with Purpose: S01E01

I've launched a new podcast with Andreas Møller, and the first episode is all about my approach to developer education, and why I chose to work at Nordcraft.

Podcast

28 Mar 2025

Does AI really make you more productive?

Oh no! My metrics!

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