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Salma Alam-Naylor

I write code for your entertainment.

I'm a live streamer, software engineer, and developer educator. I help developers build cool stuff with blog posts, videos, live coding and open source projects. I work at Sentry.

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5 Dec 2024

How I reduced an API call from >5 seconds to under 100ms

I wrote more terrible code. Here's how I fixed it.

Blog

26 Nov 2024

Defining paths to business value in Developer Relations

This post is not about measuring success in DevRel, but about making an impact in a way only DevRel can do, and should be doing.

Blog

22 Nov 2024

How I show Bluesky likes on my blog posts

Learn how to use the Bluesky API to show likes and Bluesky user avatars on your blog posts when you share them on Bluesky.

Blog

21 Oct 2024

State of Front End 2024

The State of Front End 2024 report is out! I had the privilege of providing my thoughts on the accessibility section.

Link

11 Oct 2024

Entertainment as Code @ Web Unleashed

I'm back in TORONNO, baby!

Event

11 Oct 2024

Entertainment as Code: Finale

Imagine if we could blur the lines between a streamer being live and offline on Twitch.

Talk

24 Sep 2024

Sentry can’t fix React hydration errors, but it can really help you debug them

Hydration failed because the initial ui does not match what was rendered on the server. Great.

Blog

22 Sep 2024

Work is meaningless, and it almost killed my husband

Work is an exchange of time for money.

Blog