Just finished #NDCToronto. A conference that has technical depth but also dwells on the humanity of being a programmer, and gives us a lot to think about. Thank you @mikedaum.bsky.social and @gregcons.bsky.social for convening an excellent couple of days. @ndcconferences.com

As many of you know, I have set myself a mission in 2025 to try and raise £50,000 for education-related charities that are equipping young people as they navigate those tricky years into adult life and work. Thank you for all the support so far! - all details at www.givewheel.com/fundraising/...

We launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers at Big Change HQ yesterday! ✨ A big thank you to everyone who joined us and sparked powerful conversations about co-creating a future in which all young people can thrive. #SparkAwards #BigChangemakers (1/2)

The Bloomberg Terminal, believe it or not, is based on web technology 🌐 This deep-dive talk by @jason-williams.co.uk & @pcwilliams.net reveals what that looks like in terms of Chromium embedding. It explains how we keep it blazing fast, including by adding a new Web Perf API: Container Timing 🔥

Jason Williams@jason-williams.co.uk · 2y ago

Myself and @pcwilliams.net continue to be humbled by the response we had at @perfnow.bsky.social. Our talk “Bloomberg Becomes Browser” has been published! You can watch it here: youtu.be/y1MCLZm8yAY?...

Myself and @pcwilliams.net continue to be humbled by the response we had at @perfnow.bsky.social. Our talk “Bloomberg Becomes Browser” has been published! You can watch it here: youtu.be/y1MCLZm8yAY?...

Bloomberg Becomes Browser | Jason Williams & Paul Williams | performance.now() 2024

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After almost six years (eight if you include my stint at GT) 162 race weekends and over 240 events, tomorrow marks my final day with McLaren.

After seeing @was.tl's great talk at @cppnorth.bsky.social, I was inspired to try Advent of Code for the first time. Puzzles can be fun when you're not in a job interview! I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1

I ❤️ @bigchangecharity.bsky.social - the impact accelerator I have been supporting for nearly 10 years, working to see education prepare young people for life, not just exams.

Big Change@bigchangecharity.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’re now on BlueSky! Follow us for updates on our work with an inspiring community of leaders to set up every young person to thrive 💙 #BigChangemakers

One of my business and life heroes - now here on Bluesky. Richard (@richardbranson.bsky.social) was the catalyst in connecting me with the right people so I could start my #STEM scholarship with @virgingalactic.bsky.social and I am very grateful. www.virgin.com/virgin-unite...

Galactic Unite scholars' adventure at Spaceport America | Virgin

Students from the Galactic Unite Scholarship programme, based at the University of Leicester, recently took part in a four-day immersive experience at Spaceport, New Mexico – just a week ahead of Virg...

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Richard Branson@richardbranson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Screw it, let's blue it.

One of the best things about going to Producer Camp and then making an album with some young people was getting to know Katie May, head engineer at Real World Studios.

Photo for the weekend. @virgin-atlantic.bsky.social #InFlightEntertainment If interested, more here pcwilliams.design/ife/index.html

If you're new to Bluesky and/or web performance, the wonderful @sia.codes has created an excellent starter pack of front-end #webperf folks to follow. bsky.app/starter-pack...

How cool is this: this is from the Bluesky firehose! What's so cool about this is: 1. The throwback style 2. That *any* dev can do this! Thanks to there being an API for this (no other social network allows this AFAIK) This API is a big reason to be bullish on Bluesky firehose3d.theo.io

For many years, I have been working within Bloomberg and with non-profit organizations such as #Stemettes to help women find pathways and leadership in #STEM careers. So when I attend a conference where every talk is keynote-quality, to see this speaker line-up is so encouraging. #PerfNow

Just discovering User Lists in @bsky.app … hoping to keep my feed here less frantic than the other place - seems you don’t have to follow people in your Lists, so you can easily separate tech, cat pictures and politics for when the mood takes you.

Having seen Harry (@csswizardry.com) speak so well at #PerfNow last week, I imagine this will be great!

London Web Standards@londonwebstandards.org · 2y ago

We now have the details for @csswizardry.com talk on Wednesday: How to Think Like a Performance Engineer londonwebstandards.org/talks/how-to... Tickets available here: londonwebstandards.org/events/lwsno... Also featuring @goose.icu and #EllisTaylor

Oh that was easy. Thank you @bsky.app for guiding me through a simple DNS record change and now I am @pcwilliams.net on here 🙂

So great to catch up with @jodiechan.bsky.social too at #PerfNow and discover her musical talents alongside her tech skills! I’ve always loved the music/tech crossover and it has been so good to hear Jodie’s music, under her artist name Joya.

Jason Grigsby@gri.gs · 2y ago

I had the great fortune to meet @jodiechan.bsky.social at #perfnow. Super smart, friendly, and full of energy. Now I learn she is an amazing musician as well. Super talented. It almost isn’t fair. Check out her music as Joya and read more here www.timeout.com/hong-kong/mu...

After our talk at #PerfNow, a few people asked me if I kept the interest in music going - yes! In fact last year I collaborated with some young people to make an album at #RealWorldStudios, with all proceeds going to education projects supported by #BigChange. pcwilliams.design/cloudsurfing...

Thank you so much to the team at @perfnow.bsky.social for making us feel so welcome and giving us @bloomberglp.bsky.social folks such a warm reception. And thank you to @anniesullie.bsky.social, head of Core Web Vitals at Google for the shout-out - that means a lot to us. #PerfNow

Estela Franco@guaca.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wow! Amazing talk by @pcwilliams.bsky.social and @jasew.bsky.social about what they do at Bloomberg 🤯 #perfnow

Today @jasew.bsky.social and I tell the story of how our team embedded web technology to give us the best combination of real-time data and rich UI for the #BloombergTerminal. It is an honour to speak at @perfnow.bsky.social. The #PerfNow team have been so welcoming. perfnow.nl/speakers#paulw