On the anniversary of the Web, a reminder: @timberners_lee invented the Web and @vgcerf invented the Internet #Web30 #ForTheWeb t.co/vjqbcSDl8u

30 years ago my life changed forever, and I didn’t even know it at the time. The web is 30 years old today. Happy birthday, WWW.

What I like best about Wix websites is that they eventually drive their customers to hire #WordPress developers.

Some news! Soon, I will not have a job. Hire me! brianboyer.net/

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nginxconfig.io is a nifty interactive config builder: bit.ly/2EsYMHJ – beats copy/pasting from docs. t.co/AY2VnE7YFN

“Why async is hard”, kittens edition:

> aGkgdHdpd…

me: I have no idea what this is

> aGkgdHdpdHRlcg==

me: oh it’s base 64

Another model for local news teeters: Spirited Media is selling off its local sites and pivoting to consulting buff.ly/2HjCjjw

NEWS: Colorado Public Radio to acquire @Denverite from Spirited @spiritedmediaco — medium.com/billy-penn/colorado-p…

So @lyft is paying $8m/mo to @AWS — almost $100m/yr! Each ride costs $.14 in AWS rent. I keep hearing they could build their own DC & save. My early days at @Google cloud, heard the same from customers: “at scale, owning is cheaper”. It wasn’t – they all came around. Here’s why:

You’re not a real developer till you fuck up something with Git so badly that the only way out of it is to delete and re-clone the entire repository.

New blog post! “Responsive spacing with viewport and ch units” – chipcullen.com/responsive-spacin…

Question – Why did the JavaScript developer leave?
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Because she didn’t get arrays
#JavaScript #DevJoke

Ten years ago, I didn’t know what unit tests, version control, or continuous integration were.

Today, my code fails at each of these steps at least once a day.

Follow your dreams.

Any product managers on my TL looking for a new company to continue their careers? My team is hiring. Preferably NY based with an education or tech background. #BlackTechTwitter

I am suspicious of any successful person who refuses to admit that a significant factor in their success was luck.

Hypothesis: the ease by which you can delete code from a project is a good indicator of how well architected the project is.

“What language should I use?”

Your users don’t care if you’re using Ruby, Python, Java, PHP, or a monkey on a typewriter fulfilling each and every request. 🐵