Are there any developers that are refusing to use AI in anyway to help them to code? Would love to chat with you on the HTML All The Things podcast to discuss the reasons and how it's going.

Me after telling the product team that we'll need a few weeks to update from svelte 4 to svelte 5

We joined @mikek.me’s co-host Matt on the HTML All The Things #podcast to talk about #webdev on Cloud Phone, the growing #digitaldetox trend, and why flip phones still matter www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/why...

Why Flip Phones Still Matter in 2025 | w/ Tom Barrasso

From digital detox to KaiOS, we explore the 2025 flip phone revival with Cloud Phone’s Tom Barrasso—and what it means for users and developers alike.

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Scratching your head over Svelte 5’s new runes—especially $derived vs $effect? You’re not alone. This app and blog unpacks why they confuse devs and how mastering them makes your state logic crystal‑clear.

🚨 Big Tech vs Startups: Which should you bet your dev career on? AI is lowering the barrier to entry for startups — and that means more opportunities for developers to build fast, own more, and grow quicker. Here’s what you need to know before making the leap 👇

After diving deep into Svelte 5 runes I can say confidently that derived can do 99% of the reactive state functionality required. Effect is hardly ever needed.

Building a little water tracking app to help teach the differences between derived and effect runes in Svelte 5. Might actually use it though cause I definitely haven't been drinking enough water.

People posting morning routines while here I am with my toddler waking up everyday into chaos.

This week I want to dive into two important Svelte 5 runes. $derived - use to compute values from other reactive values $effect - listen to changes on reactive variables and perform an action when a change occurs. Going to create and share a ton of examples with each one to learn.

AI has killed the traditional job application. Agree or disagree? Had a deep chat with @kentcdodds.com on the podcast about that and other topics like a roadmap for learning React and the Epic Web Conference (Starting March 26th)! www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/ai-...

AI Has Broken the Web Developer Job Market w/ Kent C. Dodds

Explore how AI reshapes job applications with Kent C. Dodds. Learn why React is essential for developers & if juniors should turn off AI chatbots to grow.

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Claude, ChatGPT, Deepseek they have one thing in common. Tech bias. Most libraries that aren't React or Next.js don't really have a chance because AI just doesn't have enough code to learn on.

The amount of remote work red flags in this post. If you're company needs to put spyware on your personal computer to take a photo of your face every 7min, run for the fucking hills. I'd rather work at McDonalds then allow this.

The most important aspect of remote (async) work is trust as long as there is trust both ways it's easy.

Got tired of manually creating our podcast embeds for different blog platforms. Made a quick little sveltekit app that pulls in the 5 latest HTML All The Things podcast episodes from spotify and creates the embeds for them from their ids. It's ugly but it works.

When I was on @mikek.me (HTML All The Things Podcast) a few weeks back with @matt-lawrence.bsky.social, we ended up talking a bit about freelancing as a web dev. And their latest episode is all about just that! Check it out here: www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/fre...

Freelancing for Web Development

Explore freelancing with Matt and Mike, 10+ year web dev veterans. Learn tips on GURU, marketing, word of mouth, and finding leads. Set yourself up for success!

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One thing I've come to realize is that the placebo effect is very real. If someone believes in something it's very possible it could help them. So if you want to use Next.js over SvelteKit be my guest.

Do I have any QA engineers here looking for work? We're looking to hire someone with experience writing end to end tests for sveltekit (or other meta frameworks) and dealing with CI/CD testing amount other things! DM me for more details! (Fully remote + competitive pay)

The ultimate white noise while working is listening to your own podcast to do some quality checks.

I think developers overuse async/await way to much. Promises can sometimes provide way better performance and have better ways of handling different states (errors, pending, rejected, etc).

Pretty clear that the current number 1 goal of all AI platforms is to replace developers as quickly as possible. Regardless if they are fully able to or not in the short term, you need to take this threat seriously.

Zucc just nonchalantly announcing future layoffs due to advancements in AI. Feel like there's probably more humane ways to do this transition.

My number 1 reason for using TypeScript is the actually trustable autocomplete it offers. The rest of the features are a bonus. I wrote down some more of my thoughts on TypeScript in my first blog of 2025! www.htmlallthethings.com/blog-posts/w...

Why is TypeScript Better Than JavaScript | HTML All The Things

TypeScript vs JavaScript - why TypeScript's features, like static typing and enhanced tooling, make it a preferred choice over vanilla JavaScript.

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My number 1 reason for using TypeScript is the actually trustable autocomplete it offers. The rest of the features are a bonus. I wrote down some more of my thoughts on TypeScript in my first blog of 2025! www.htmlallthethings.com/blog-posts/w...

Why is TypeScript Better Than JavaScript | HTML All The Things

TypeScript vs JavaScript - why TypeScript's features, like static typing and enhanced tooling, make it a preferred choice over vanilla JavaScript.

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Knowing the difference between client and server has become harder and harder over the years due to the popularity of meta frameworks like next.js, sveltekit, nuxt.js, etc. JavaScript runs on both client and server so we can't even use language as the boundary. ...

Writing an article on TypeScript vs. JavaScript. Aimed at new devs and will be pushing the importance of TypeScript. I'll give the why and how and also mention some of the rough edges. Anything in particular I should cover?

My biggest challenge as a head of engineering is split responsibilities. Going from coding to managing and back to coding is a difficult context switch. What helps a ton is time boxing and having separate days for management tasks and coding.

I don't know how many times I have to say this but developer != IT I can't solve your active directory issues, I can't fix your printer and I definitely can't help you setup your new crappy laptop that you bought against my recommendation cause the others were to expensive.

Even with AI I'd still recommend learning how to read docs. If you rely to much on AI when it comes to learning new tech it might bite you in the ass. It's now always up to date on new features and patterns of whatever tech you're trying to use.

I have almost no experience in game dev but all I want to do is build a game where you help a colony of penguins migrate across the arctic.

Do you actually rest during the holidays? 🤔 In next week’s episode, we’re breaking down how to enjoy the season without work stress. 🎄✨