Web development fucked. Design fucked. Freelancing fucked. Content creation fucked. Education fucked Blogging fucked. Dev rel fucked. Hard to find a purpose in this brave new world.
⭑ salma
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whitep4nth3r.com Staff Engineer at [REDACTED]. I am not on The Internet. ♥ drummer, maker of musics @chromasetica.com
I cannot put into words how overwhelmed (complimentary) I am with your replies, messages and well-wishes. Right now, I am sitting in my garden, it’s warm, there’s a gentle breeze, it’s approaching the golden hour, and I feel truly, inexplicably and so wonderfully free. You, too, can be free. 💜
⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · last mo.Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
New on the blog: bell.bz/youll-miss-t...
You’ll miss the soul when it’s gone
Pretty grim day of news in the industry today, with Salma Alam-Naylor stepping away from developer relations work permanently, Josh Comeau taking a sabbatical from making courses and GSAP’s once-vibrant forums descending into a ghost town. The reason your token guzzler “produces” anything that could be described as “good” is because of the years of […]
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it needs to start becoming clear that many, many of the best people in the industry are being so affected by the bin fire that ravenous corporations have turned the internet into that they’re leaving it behind it’s bad, and it’s worse without them
⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · last mo.Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
For my friends in tech, this is an excellent read. I have pretty similar feelings to Salma. Developer education was great when we were really helping people and building communities, but the entire industry seems to have lost its mind with greed.
⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · last mo.Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
This is one of the best posts on dev rel I have ever read. The truth is, it's always existential. I will miss salma's online presence but I am very happy for her.
⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · last mo.Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
I feel everything in this article so deeply. My main drivers have always been community, craft, learning and helping others learn - and man, it's such a tough time for all of those things.
⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · last mo.Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma
Goodbye, forever, probably.
I’m leaving developer relations and developer education. Rather than disappear completely unannounced, I wanted to tell you why.
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I think you deserve malware if ur still using twitter tbh
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hello, my little metal band has a new song out on all streaming platforms today, it’s called ’soft power’ and it’s about grief. tidal.com/album/539281...
shade_cycle - Soft Power
Listen to Soft Power on TIDAL
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This is a long shot. I have a Roli Seaboard Rise 2 that I’ve never used and I’d like to sell it. It’s in perfect condition. DM me if you’re curious and interested.
‘What we really need to do is create a powerful sense of dread. The longer the note, the more dread’
I need corporations to understand that not every purchase I've ever made in my life needs to result in receiving a weekly newsletter forever.
new on strangers: “...it's something else that weaves my veins into the fabric of the city: it is not the people who make me feel a part of it, but those that make me feel apart from it.” 🤍 thanks, as ever, for reading :)
Strangers By Spring
Strangers, By Spring is a blog about escapism, romance, and rebirth. Consider: It's a few hours before dawn and I float, somew...
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Just remembered this memory. What a time.
What if you suddenly couldn't type anymore?
YouTube video by Kevin Powell
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My mum once printed a document, scanned it, and emailed me the scanned images of the document.
bsky hail mary because any second not spent on linkedin is a second to be cherished: i’m booking work in for july/august and would very much like to work with nice people on nice things. if you have any reccs then pls let me know thanks love ya x
The time to fight back against Google is right now or we end up with AOL, slop edition. tante.cc/2026/05/20/o...
On Google declaring war on the Web
In Yesterday’s IO Keynote Google declared war on the remnants of the Web. (See longer description on their website.) TL;DR: They are pushing Search more into the “here’s your processed answer”…
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We've been experimenting with CSS´s upcoming Random() function to see what it can do. In the mean time we found a few browser crashes and a way to implement random-item() before it actually lands. Best viewed in Polypane 29+ (For now!) polypane.app/blog/experim...
Experimenting with random() in CSS | Polypane
CSS is getting a random() function that lets you set properties with a random value, letting you make interesting and creative new designs. It's available in…
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The HTML cat is out of the Web Audio bag. I've finally released HYPERBLAM. It’s my system for sampling, processing, and sequencing sound and music directly in HTML. hyperblam.how
Hyperblam Docs Home
Documentation for HyperBlam. Make HTML make music.
hyperblam.how
remember to start using the middle hook on your bra strap when your bra is a few months old you’re welcome
your performance will now be measured based on how many tokens you are able to use; the more tokens, the more productive we assume you to be! please try not to use too many tokens!
“what if websites were felt” yes but what if websites were /felt/ > i thought about when this code was young, vernal in your hands — when you touched its first HTML file and began to sculpt. i opened the source code and it felt like standing in your room after you had gone out.
Stillness.Digital | Monday, November 11, 2024 at 12:59 AM Eastern Standard Time
Stillness is a blog. Have a look: “i visited your website today. ❡ ❡ snow fell for hours, quieting the din of the city many stories below. tonight, my apartment was a haven, illuminated only by ...”
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Do not sleep on this event! The organisers are absolutely delightful, the speakers are world class, and as a bonus, I’ll be there 🔥
London Web Standards@londonwebstandards.org · last mo.As of this morning we have 43 tickets left for #SotB2027 And we haven't even announced the line up. Do not be disappointed and buy early 2027.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/#:~:...
