Derek McBurney
@dmcb.dev
Web geek since forever • He/him • Head of Technology at Evans Hunt • https://dmcb.dev Sharing what I know about building the web for humans.
I wrote this in May and in some ways it already feels out of date. Another "dev in 2026 is hard" example I'd add now: getting over the hump and embracing being fully efficient with AI only to have your org yank your tokens. medium.com/@d.mcburney/...
Developers Have it Hard in 2026
AI has changed everyone’s expectations for developers — what are these new challenges, and what can be done about them?
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AI has really ruined www.reddit.com/r/threejs/. It used to be people showing off cool techniques, and now it's vibe-coded game after game that is graphically impressive and SO BORING. #stopbeingboring
Three.js - 3D JavaScript Library
Three.js is a cross-browser JavaScript library and API used to create and display animated 3D computer graphics in a web browser using WebGL/WebGPU
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Can't tell if this is the work of a nephew in the early 2000s or the hippest branding studio in nyc
This article by @anniesexton.com is a joy to read. A must-read for anyone who does computa ngrok.com/blog/compres...
Compression is prediction | ngrok blog
Compression and LLMs are trying to solve the exact same problem: predicting what comes next. Learn the fundamentals of compression and how better prediction leads to better shrinkage.
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being a billionaire and on the internet all day is crazy to me. if i had even five million dollars, you would not find me online whatsoever.
Check out GlyphCSS! It's a 3D ASCII fork of PolyCSS that's getting weirder by the minute. glyphcss.com
Juan Cruz Fortunatti@ledeluge.me · 3mo agoGlyphCSS v0.1.1 has a new texture synthethizer!
Added dynamic OG cards to any spellbooks you share from 5e-spellbook.app. Here's my current character's spellbook: 5e-spellbook.app?spellbook=N4... #5e #dnd
Xyrad's Journal of the Stars | 5e Spellbook Builder
Xyrad's Journal of the Stars — a 5e spellbook with 22 spells. Damage and Support focused spellbook.
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Canada soccer fans for the next week while 30 other countries still have to play their games.
My whole career has been in web and I've always loved the universal accessibility of it. I've never really stopped to appreciate why native's been unpopular. This articulates it well: tonsky.me/blog/fall-of...
Claude is an Electron App because we’ve lost native
Article argues that Claude is not an Electron app not because LLMs can’t do it, but because there are no advantages left for native
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This is Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch for the Artemis II mission, painted by Sagkeeng First Nation artist Henry Guimond. You can read more about it here. In a world full of atrocities I’m moved that Canadians are taking part in science & hope. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I thought I'd see what spells users are adding to their spellbooks to find the most popular spells in 5e! Data is rolling in and it looks great, but the high level spells are so rarely used by players that reliable data will take a loooong time to gather.
CSS is DOOMed. How @html5test.com rendered DOOM entirely in CSS: nielsleenheer.com/articles/202...
CSS is DOOMed!
Every wall, floor, barrel, and imp is a div — DOOM rendered entirely in CSS. Using 3D transforms, CSS math functions, @property, clip-path, anchor positioning, and SVG filters to build a fully playabl...
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My energy going into tonight’s WBC matchup knowing the odds against Team USA
a man with long hair and a beard says we will meet them in battle nonetheless wing .
Alt: Theoren King of Rohan says we will meet them in battle nonetheless wing
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This is a good article and a solid take-away: be deliberate about where you're willing to take on cognitive debt.
Andrew Cairns@acairns.co.uk · 7mo agoCognitive Debt: acairns.co.uk/posts/cognit...
Did a fun thing with my 5e Spellbook Builder — categorized all 410 spells in the game with what kind of spell they actually are (5e-spellbook.app/blog/categor...) and you can see your spellbooks' composition.
Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.
One of the best ways I know to sort Gen Xers/old Millennials into levels of trustworthiness is to take note of which beloved 80s/90s comic strip they never shut up about. Calvin & Hobbes? That's a good-hearted normie. Far Side? Probably annoying, plays hours of RPGs. Bloom County? Fully radicalized.
I've had a podcast-like set up in my home office for years. Finally I recorded a podcast. 😬 www.modop.com/podcasts/bui...
Build vs Buy In The Age Of AI: A Developer’s POV For Marketing Leaders
Head of Technology in Calgary, Derek McBurney shares how AI assistants, no-code tools and pragmatic guardrails help all teams innovate faster without drowning in slop.
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I am unreasonably excited about this. store.steampowered.com/app/4057480/...
American Truck Simulator - British Columbia on Steam
Experience the stunning landscapes and vibrant culture of Canada’s westernmost province. From rich history to breathtaking scenery, British Columbia offers truckers an unforgettable journey through on...
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