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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 12/08/2026

Next month, I’ll be speaking at dotJS in Paris 🇫🇷 about **client-side AI on the Web**—running AI directly in the browser and what that enables for web developers. If you’re planning to attend, you can get **20% off your ticket** using the code **SPEAKER20**: www.dotjs.io See you in Paris!

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 24/02/2026

🔥 45% OFF What if you didn’t need that framework? My new book “Vanilla Web” is @manning.com Deal of the Day. Modern standards. Fewer dependencies. More control. And a smaller, cleaner surface that works better with AI agents. Early access edition 👇 www.manning.com/dotd?utm_cam...

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 22/01/2026

🔴 NEW BOOK 🔴 I’m writing a new book and the early access version (MEAP) is already available with @manning.com. 👉 50% off for a limited time Includes continuous updates and the final version (print or ebook). This is my 15th book 🙂 Link: hubs.la/Q03_tWSb0

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Vanilla Web - Maximiliano Firtman

When it comes to web development, vanilla may be the finest of the flavors. With plain JavaScript you can build fast, maintainable web apps that run everywhere, load instantly, and avoid framework loc...

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Jen Simmons @jensimmons.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Which feature in Safari 26.2 is your favorite?? I always try to imagine the answer while writing… will they be more excited about command/commandfor or field-sizing? Are the HTML improvements the headline? Or CSS/SVG/JS…? Then I’m curious, what do you really think? webkit.org/blog/17640/w...

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WebKit Features for Safari 26.2

Safari 26.2 is a big release.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 24/11/2025

I sent my first Internet email 30 years ago 🙀 Fun detail: my email address wasn't even a real personal inbox. It was more like an omnibus address that looked like: firt%my-BBS@international-provider.com So yes, I was already using firt as my username back then. 😅

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/10/2025

Attending #WebAI Summit in Sunnyvale 🇺🇸 today

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 06/10/2025

🇺🇸Next week, I'll be traveling to San Francisco and the Bay Area. By the end of the week, I'll be attending the Web AI Summit by Google in Sunnyvale. I hope to meet some of you there! 😀

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 26/09/2025

I'm at a tech event in Argentina, and several people have mentioned the same feeling: AIOverflowException. There is almost no space these days for topics other than AI.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/09/2025

Meta's big reveal today: smart glasses with a display and a wristband for gesture control. Cool. I'm now wearing my Google Glass (2013) + Myo armband (2014). Same thing! minus the AI 😂

A Max's selfie wearing Google Glass and a Myo armband in his wrist

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/09/2025

I’ve tested a couple of agentic browsers recently. They were too slow and failed at very basic tasks, like saving a calendar appointment, running a simple search, or filling out a web form from a JSON record. Right now, they’re still just a promise of a possible future.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/09/2025

LLMs are not so good on that topic, so I assume I'm also working for them. 😅

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/09/2025

Chapter 4 is ready ✅ I'm working on my next technical book. Physical printed book. Also, as an ebook. With a well-known IT publisher, as if it's 2015 all over again. 😃

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 25/07/2025

Do you need a library for every project? Watch this Devoxx UK 2025 talk by @firt.dev where he shows how to build powerful, maintainable web apps with just Vanilla JS, browser APIs, and smart architectures. View talk www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18779

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 13/07/2025

The word "bully" is the key in Cook's statement to understand that he is talking about my letter, even if it's subconscious. The statement happened a few days after my letter went viral (I also sent Tim Cook a copy), and he never used that term before or after that day.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 13/07/2025

The company changed its public stance toward web developers at least, myself included. Moral of the story: a well-founded, outspoken critical stance can make a difference.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 13/07/2025

Five years ago, I published an open letter denouncing Apple employees for their hostile and bullying attitude toward developers who voiced criticism. It gained enough traction that, a few days later, Tim Cook briefly responded to it in the U.S. Congress. Letter: firt.dev/lazy

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 03/07/2025

Check out @firt.dev’s talk from Devoxx UK and learn to integrate AI LLM models seamlessly using client-side APIs, Chrome's Gemini Nano, WebNN, and more. Dive into secure prompting and practical demos. Watch talk @ www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18784

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 17/06/2025

Which talks are causing a fuss even post-event? Here is a list of our top 5 watched YouTube videos so far! You should definitely check them out too: 1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev buff.ly/vSjsDbU

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 17/06/2025

Vanilla Web power 💪 😃

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 16/06/2025

20 years ago in Buenos Aires, I launched Latin America’s first Mobile App Dev career. I built the full curriculum: J2ME, .NET, WAP, SMS, Symbian, Palm & more — years before iPhone or Android even existed. 😀

Full outline of the Mobile App development career (in Spanish)

Buenos Aires Mobile 05 brochure from 16th June 2005

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 10/06/2025

Congrats on a well-presented and engaging session!

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 09/06/2025

I already know the answer, but I still need to ask ;) Will it ever come to Safari on iOS or iPadOS (without installing a webapp)?

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 09/06/2025

🔴ADD TO HOME SCREEN on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Any website is treated as an app by default (a.k.a. a PWA) if added to the home screen. "Add to home Screen" is now 3 taps away: 1️⃣ ... menu 2️⃣ Share 3️⃣ ... more (second one)

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 09/06/2025

All #WWDC25 videos are now live! Quick fun detail: some slides mention Safari 19 instead of the final name, Safari 26 — just like when xrOS appeared instead of visionOS 😅 Here’s a thread with the six web-related sessions you can watch now 👇

Screenshot from a slide mentioning Safari 19.0

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 08/06/2025

PHP is now 30 years old! 🥳 It's still alive! I've published a PHP Basics course a few months ago. firt.dev/php-course/

Rasmus Lerdorf original post on 08.06.95 on a mailing list announcing Personal Home Page Tools (PHP Tools) version 1.0.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 04/06/2025

Actually, it's 25% OFF 😎 ($10) on the first month

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 04/06/2025

🟡 NEW COURSE OUT! Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks. Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API. Now on @frontendmasters.com Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/

Max Firtman teaching the course demoing the app he builds during the course: ReelingIt, a movie DB app.

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 16/05/2025

My talk titled “Unlocking Generative AI in your Web App” was delivered last week at @devoxx.uk and is now available for viewing. Check it out! firt.dev/genai-web-ap...

Cover from the talk with Maximiliano on the stage and one slide with a developer running behind an AI train that seemed to be leaving

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 09/05/2025

Thanks for coming. I hope it worked for that goal!

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Ted M. Young (he/him) aka @JitterTed @ted.dev · 08/05/2025

Creating custom HTML elements with #VanillaJS #DevoxxUK @firt.dev

Max pointing to slide showing example code for Custom Elements

(Left side of slide):

class MyElement extends HTMLElement {
constructor() {
super();
customelements. define ("my-element",
MyElement);

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‹body>
</body>
‹my-element></my-element>
< script>
document.createElement ("my-element*);
‹/script>

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 07/05/2025

Hello London 🇬🇧. Always happy to walk around the city.

London streets around King's Cross Station

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 07/05/2025

Devoxx UK London starting now 🇬🇧 It's great to see hundreds of developers in one physical room in 2025. 😅 @devoxx.uk

Devoxx keynote featuring the history of digital art with Atari-based animations with Sign language translation

Hundreds of developers seated listening to the keynote

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 02/05/2025

Next week, I'll be in Madrid 🇪🇸 and London 🇬🇧 to discuss on Vanilla Web App development and AI for Web Developers. See you there! 😍

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 10/04/2025

"The Town that Went Crazy For Crypto" Last Sunday, the printed US edition of The New York Times featured my investigation from a few months ago into a huge crypto scam involving Polish actors hired as fake executives in a small town in Argentina. It's an incredible story! Links in reply!

Two pages of the New York Time Sunday Business, featuring the article "Dreams of Riches Spread Like a Virus Before They Melted"

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ttannerr 🇵🇸 @ttannerr.xyz · 26/03/2025

Thank you @firt.dev and @frontendmasters.com for putting on a great Go Vanilla JS course! I’ve learned such cool things the past couple days!! excited to finally be developing apps in Go

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 07/04/2025

Join @firt.dev at Devoxx UK 2025 for "Unlocking Generative AI in your Web App." Discover how to integrate AI LLM models into your site with client-side APIs, WebNN, WebGPU, and more. Dive into API integration, token management, secure prompting, and practical demos. View talk @ buff.ly/Z5H74Es

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Maximiliano Firtman @firt.dev · 10/03/2025

Next week I will be in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 teaching some workshops at WebDevCon / App De Con / PHP Dutch Conference. 🍨Vanilla JavaScript Web App Development 🔐Implementing User Authentication with Passkeys See you there! 😀

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GOTO Conferences @gotocon.com · 05/03/2025

Ready to embrace simplicity and speed in web development? Watch @firt.dev explore crafting rich web apps with Vanilla JS, modern browser APIs, and server-side architectures—no dependencies!

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Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library • Maximiliano Firtman • GOTO 2024

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2024. #GOTOcon #GOTOchgohttps://gotochgo.comMaximiliano Firtman - App Developer, Course Instructor, Writer, Sp...

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