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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The Claw webring
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22 Jul 2024
I conducted a community survey and here’s what I learned
Oh sweet, delicious, data. Get in my mouth.
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17 Jul 2024
Entertainment as Code @ Middlesbrough Front End
The world tour continues.
9 Jul 2024
A (controversial) take on custom fonts
Three reasons to use system fonts on your personal website.
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9 Jul 2024
"Businesses don't like fun" and other lies with Jason Lengstorf
I talk about being a person vs. being a persona, aligning creativity and self-expression with business goals, and other stuff.
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8 Jul 2024
Stop server-side rendering your personal websites
(You probably don't need it)
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7 Jul 2024
3 reasons web developers need a personal website
Developers, go make your websites.
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2 Jul 2024
Your bad LCP score might be a backend issue
This is the best way to debug slow web pages.
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27 Jun 2024
The number 1 best way to debug slow web pages
You need this.