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Expo @expo.dev · 30/10/2025

New App Submission from beloved community member @alexkates.dev! 🌿 HelloNature lets you capture, identify, and share wildlife with others. Alex built it solo, entirely with Expo. ♢ expo-image ♢ expo-router ♢ expo-updates apps.apple.com/us/app/hellonature/i… #ExpoAppAwards

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Expo @expo.dev · 19/08/2025

SDK 54 beta is out 🚀 ◆ RN 0.81 + React 19.1 ◆ Precompiled React Native for iOS → ⚡ faster builds ◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + Expo UI ◆ Android 16 edge-to-edge + predictive back ◆ Updates to EAS Update + Autolinking ◆ Final release w/ Legacy Arch Details in the changelog: expo.dev/changelog/sd...

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Expo SDK 54 beta is now available - Expo Changelog

Learn about the changes, how to try it out, and how to give feedback.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 07/06/2025

doggie prison is a ruff life

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 05/06/2025

i've built two shopify apps in my career one in 2022 before the llm blitz and one today in 2022 it took weeks, and today it took an hour some of that is because of the llm, but a lot of it is shopify's dx getting way better

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 04/06/2025

chatgpt knows whos boss

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Ashley Willis-McNamara @ashley.dev · 02/06/2025

✨ I’ve got a couple of extra General Admission tickets to @renderatl.com and I’d love to give them to folks who might not otherwise get a chance to go. If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 09/05/2025

under my htmella ella ella eh eh eh

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torcdotdev @torcdotdev.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Startup mode: ON. 🛠️ This May 7, we’re bringing together @tazsingh.com (Guild) & @jamesperkins.dev (Unkey) for an unfiltered convo on what it really takes to go from zero to launch. 📍 1PM EDT — Torc Virtual Meetup Come learn, ask, and connect. #BuildInPublic #TechStartup #FoundersJourney

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torcdotdev @torcdotdev.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

🧠⚙️ The future of tech is now — and it’s powered by AI. Join our Torc Virtual Meetup to explore how AI is reshaping tech roles: from automation to brand-new careers that didn’t exist a year ago. 💥 🗓 May 6th 🕐 1 PM EDT ✍️ guild.host/events/torc-...

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 04/05/2025

If the recent prompt-to-code AI tool explosion will force the tech industry to reflect on, but properly: "How much of software engineering is the act of writing the *code* itself?" It's a key part: but it turns out that there are many other things that are key to software

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 04/05/2025

We should all accept that the web is extendable and promise each other we will add "data-external-id" attributes that will never change

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 02/05/2025

guess i'm building a blogging app on top of AT called freedium

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 02/05/2025

the entire world is just ETL

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 28/04/2025

Listen, I get it, continuous learning is vital in software But the pace the past 6 months feels overwhelming

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Ashley Willis-McNamara @ashley.dev · 25/04/2025

I did it. I blogged again! This time, I wrote about what Developer Advocacy looks like in 2025.

ashley.dev

Ashley Willis – ashley.dev

Developer advocate, open source champion, and maker of things.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 23/04/2025

On my 38th birthday all I wanted was to eat a pbj on a mountain

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torcdotdev @torcdotdev.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Your GitHub is a portfolio. 💼 Clean up old repos, highlight your best work, and write clear READMEs. First impressions matter. #TorcTips

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 16/04/2025

Perfect timing for me to announce my newest JavaScript framework hotdogflavoredwater.js

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 15/04/2025

nothing like a good session of answering customer support questions to remind you that you get more help when you are nice to people

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 10/04/2025

test-driven-ai-development is kind of fun

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 06/04/2025

imagine if NPM imposed these tariffs on your import statements

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Vercel @vercel.com · 02/04/2025

Apply today to join Vercel's open source program. Get access to Vercel credits, partner credits, and community support. Applications are open until April 11th. vercel.com/docs/open-so...

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Open Source Program

Vercel provides platform credits, exclusive community support, and extra benefits for your open source project.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 02/04/2025

I’ve officially reached “watch people dry walling on YouTube” years old

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R "Nearest" Nabors @nearestnabors.com · 01/04/2025

It's happening in 4 min!!

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Expo @expo.dev · 01/04/2025

😰 "Friction kills productivity." @galaxies.dev just published a sweet vid about building with Expo Router and Nativewind to reduce app dev friction and ship better apps faster. youtu.be/acj7-3-EQWM?...

youtu.be

The ULTIMATE Way to Build Apps in 2025! (You’ll NEVER Go Back)

YouTube video by Simon Grimm

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 31/03/2025

i kinda want to relearn java

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Matt Pocock @mattpocock.com · 28/03/2025

Want to enter the world of AI, but don't know where to start? I've built a roadmap on how to become an AI Engineer. We cover: - What AI engineers are - What LLM's are used for - Evals - A directory of 17 techniques It's the perfect way to get ahead of the curve. www.aihero.dev/ai-engineer-...

aihero.dev

AI Engineer Roadmap

Want to build AI-powered apps, but don't know where to start? You need a roadmap.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 27/03/2025

As someone that’s a bit new to oss, seeing 23 stars is mind blowing

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Matt Pocock @mattpocock.com · 26/03/2025

"The AI Engineer Roadmap" dropping soon. Covering everything you need to enter the AI world: - What LLM's are used for - The AI engineer mindset - Evals - 17 techniques for improving your LLM-powered apps

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Matt Pocock @mattpocock.com · 24/03/2025

This is unbelievably cool Just keep pressing 'space' to learn how an LLM works

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LLM Visualization

A 3D animated visualization of an LLM with a walkthrough.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 24/03/2025

I've been going deep on @clashofclans.bsky.social lately and recreated their buttons (to the best of my ability) in CSS with a fun lil web component on @codepen.io! codepen.io/cassidoo/pen...

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Clash of Clans style button web component

If you want to make Clash-style buttons on your webpages, use this component!...

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Fabian Hiller @fabianhiller.com · 19/03/2025

I am excited to announce the release of Valibot v1, a 1 kB alternative to Zod with a type-safe and easy-to-remember API. Check out the announcement post now: valibot.dev/blog/valibot...

valibot.dev

Valibot v1 - The 1 kB schema library

I am excited to announce the release of Valibot v1, a 1 kB alternative to Zod with a type-safe and easy-to-remember API.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 18/03/2025

has i get older i'm finding its harder to figure out where exactly to spend my energy

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 18/03/2025

UUIDs are endangered! Reuse, repurpose, recycle

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Bluesky's gonna really take off once people discover joking

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Gunnar Grosch @gunnargrosch.com · 14/03/2025

Super excited to share the stage with my friend @theburningmonk.com at #AWSSummit Amsterdam! 🎉 Yan is a serverless genius, and I always learn so much from him. Get ready for some serious #serverless insights in our session! See you there on April 16! go.aws/4kOzjvE

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 14/03/2025

I’ve hit that point in my career where I’m a full time LIFO stack

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Expo @expo.dev · 13/03/2025

🆕 Want to use Tailwind CSS 4 in your Expo project? We've updated our Tailwind guide to include instructions for how to use Tailwind CSS 4 in Expo apps. Check it out: docs.expo.dev/guides/tailw...

docs.expo.dev

Tailwind CSS

Learn how to configure and use Tailwind CSS in your Expo project.

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 13/03/2025

I wrote some oython today ama

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Thomas Sanlis @tsanlis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There will be a premium spot available on Uneed this Friday 👀 Who wants to take it? DM me!

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Dominik 🔮 @tkdodo.eu · 13/03/2025

This is your periodic reminder that you don't need that useEffect you're about to write because there's a better, more idiomatic solution available. Read the page:

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You Might Not Need an Effect – React

The library for web and native user interfaces

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Alex Kates @alexkates.dev · 13/03/2025

Trump selling Teslas was not on my bingo card

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Matt Pocock @mattpocock.com · 11/03/2025

TypeScript announces rewrite to Go, with a 10x editor and CLI speedup. It's the biggest TS announcement I can remember. www.totaltypescript.com/typescript-a...

totaltypescript.com

TypeScript Announces Go Rewrite, Achieves 10x Speedup

TypeScript announced a full rewrite of TypeScript in Go. In testing, this rewrite has achieved a 10x speedup in some repositories - and up to 15x in others.

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