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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 28/04/2026

✨ As engineers, we work and collaborate in teams, internal and external. Alignment between teammates is crucial. But often, clear communication doesn’t guarantee good alignment. 🎧 New episode: Why alignment is harder than it looks open.spotify.com/episode/2aI2...

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 20/04/2026

Slow but steady ☺️🥳 My podcast Build With Maya reached 50 streams and downloads on Spotify 🤩 🎉! This is a space where I share experience in my engineering path, how we think, decide, build and grow through experiments, new tools, tradeoffs and reflection. 👉 open.spotify.com/show/0qr653E...

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 17/03/2026

Shipping code 2× faster doesn't mean solving the problem 2× faster. "AI can do that in 5 minutes." Cursor & Claude Code definitely make us move faster. But speed alone isn’t better engineering. That's what I talk about in the new episode of Build With Maya: 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3PfC...

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#6 - AI Makes Things Faster, But Not Easier

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 05/03/2026

Back in 2020 I made a website that generates color palettes for TailwindCSS project, based on a given image logo. The nice part? It is still alive and get 100 stars ⭐️ (I know, it’s nothing 🤣) in this AI era. Thank you, whoever starred it and still use it 🥰. 👉 colorgen.dev

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 04/03/2026

We all know the “right” way working with code. So why is the codebase still messy? Because advice without context doesn’t work. In episode #5 of Build With Maya, I talk about deadlines, ownership, and the real constraints that make “best practices” hard to apply. open.spotify.com/episode/4meA...

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#5 - Why 'Best Practices' Fail in the Real World

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 17/02/2026

At some point in your career, engineering stops being about output. It becomes more about decision ownership, tradeoffs clarity, accountability, and invisible pressure. Or in short, responsibility. And that's what we cover in the latest Build With Maya episode 🎙️👇 open.spotify.com/episode/4xZx...

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#4 - Output vs Responsibility

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 15/02/2026

Do not copy/paste AI-generated answer to a PR review comment. Use your own reasoning and understanding. It’s both disrespectful and unprofessional to the reviewer ☹️. If you can explain why that AI-solution works yourself, how do I trust you know what you are doing?

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 10/02/2026

Interesting how it turns out 🙂 Prompt: create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 04/02/2026

AI is fast and convenient. But that’s exactly why understanding starts to slip. My rule when reviewing AI-suggested fixes: If you can’t explain why it works, stop. Shipping with AI ≠ learning. If AI can answer for you — what are you actually responsible for?

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 03/02/2026

Engineering isn’t about having the right answers. It’s about making decisions without certainty, and owning them later. Episode 3 of Build With Maya is live 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/1HAT...

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#3 - How I Think About Engineering

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 28/01/2026

I use different LLMs, depending on the purpose of my task. At where I used to work and at my current workplace, both have the freedom to choose which LLMs to use, not limited to only one. Ofc the LLM has to comply with company’s regulations. Not about funds, more about safety and data compliance.

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 27/01/2026

“What will I do without AI?” 🤔 I wrote a new blog post about how AI fits into my actual engineering workflow. AI doesn't replace thinking, but help you cut through noise: onboarding, code analysis, docs, and decision-making. 👉 mayashavin.com/articles/wha...

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What would I do without AI?

A senior engineer’s practical take on using AI at work—covering productivity, onboarding, code analysis, writing, and why AI feels more like a companion than a threat.

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 25/11/2025

Soo true that it is hilarious 😂 Cre: www.reddit.com/r/Programmer...

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 03/11/2025

Technical presentations aren’t just about what you built — they’re about why it matters. 💡 Last week, I shared my talk “Tell the Story, Not Just the Specs” internally @salesforce — on turning complex ideas into clear, engaging stories.🎤✨ What’s your #1 tip for giving better tech talks?

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 22/09/2025

Happy Rosh Hashana! 🍎🍯 This year brought fresh starts, new achievements—and even a sweet new addition to my not-so-big family 😆. I’m grateful for all that’s happened and excited for what’s ahead. As the saying goes: Don’t worry, be happy—everything happens for a reason 😘. Cheers! 🥂

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 03/09/2025

Excited to be speaking at TechLead Conference 2025, hosted by @GitNationOrg ! My talk, "I Don't Know Everything, and That's the Job," is all about what I've learned (and unlearned) stepping into IC leadership roles. 😉 Join me and see you on Sep 18/19! techleadconf.com

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 23/07/2025

Check it out our awesome podcast and let’s discuss about life, tech and kids 😂

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 08/07/2025

Sweet surprise of the day! 🥳 My Learning Vue book, published by O'Reilly, is now available in Korean! 🇰🇷📘 So excited (and a bit emotional!) to see it reaching even more readers 💚 I wonder which language is next? 😄 Big thank you to everyone who’s been supporting me along the way! 🥰✨

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 04/06/2025

Gotcha… I mean it is a fact about TS no? Like the whole thing about “private”, “public” doesn’t matter on run time 😆

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 01/06/2025

Oh Im just talking about type validations. Security is a different story 😆

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 30/05/2025

Why is it yikes though? The TS compiler is pretty good enough imho, no?

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 28/05/2025

22000 steps logged today 😝. Portugal and the weather is too cute today. 🥰

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 28/05/2025

My current Pegs is still in pretty good condition I must say (didn’t run almost a year due to the new baby) I just saw the new ones and thought of upgrading my shoes to get more motivated to be back for full run routine, now that I have more time 😅…

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 28/05/2025

Ok I’m trying to figure if I should upgrade my shoes from Pegasus 39 to Pegasus 41, or Vomera 18, or nothing at all. What do you say? Cc @henrihelvetica.bsky.social

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 27/05/2025

Just wrapped my talk at #JNation 🇵🇹 on bringing Accessibility into CI/CD! From Playwright to axe-core, Lighthouse, Evinced, and even Copilot Agent—we explored tools to automate a11y checks and generate clear reports with LLMs. Demo: github.com/mayashavin/a... Make your components accessible, fast!

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 27/05/2025

You should have queued!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 (I can send you one 😉)

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 22/05/2025

Enjoy the Vue as much as I can 😘

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 14/05/2025

New podcast episode is out! 🎉 I had a fun (and insightful) chat with @santoshyadav.dev about his journey in tech, how he reached Staff Engineer, and life tips you don’t want to miss. Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/5oXW...

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#2 - Becoming a Staff Engineer (with Santosh)

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Ana Marija Majkic @anamarijamajkic.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We are live with React Day by @frontendnation.com in just under 3 hours! 🥰 If you’re into React, I hope you are joining armed with questions, because we have some great talks and panel for you. Can’t wait to host it! Join me! 🤍 📺 vi.to/hubs/react-d...

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 25/04/2025

Looks cure. Actually it also got my podcast logo right at first try. I just need to do minor fixes like middle alignment for the text 😁. Save tons of work for me! The only thing I hope it will improve is the consistency in using the same design and fixing on that design instead.

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 25/04/2025

❤️❤️❤️ likewise. Let’s do it again some time 🥰

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Santosh Yadav | GDE 🅰️ | GitHub ⭐ | MVP @santoshyadav.dev · 24/04/2025

Go ahead and subscribe to the podcast from @mayashavin.com

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Michael Shilman @shilman.net · 25/04/2025

Storybook 9 beta! So much blood/sweat/tears from @storybook.js.org and @vitest.dev teams to create the future of UI testing. Please kick the tires in your project to help us stabilize for GA. 🙏

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 24/04/2025

Today @santoshyadav.dev and I recorded an episode for my podcast and must say I enjoyed it soo much 🥰. Full of interesting insights about life and career IC in tech as a Staff Engineer path 💪🏻. Can’t wait to release it soon! Subscribe to my podcast 👇🏻 😁 open.spotify.com/show/0qr653E...

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Build anything with Maya

Podcast · Maya Shavin · This is where I will talk about anything I experimented/built and find interesting, such as Web, JavaScript, frontend and AI. Also some personal career sharing. Let’s build, an...

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 24/04/2025

Have anyone managed to use MCP to generate storybook files for your codebase based on a template? I’m thinking of doing so, but if someone already tried that, would love to hear your experience

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Frontend Nation @frontendnation.com · 22/04/2025

The countdown has officially started ⏰ We have 1 week to go until React Day is LIVE with sessions by @mayashavin.com, @tej.as, @shrutikapoor08.bsky.social, @leaht.codes + Panel with @kentcdodds.com 🔥 Dive into React and take away insightful knowledge ❤️ 🎫 go.frontendnation.com/rct

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React Day by Frontend Nation

React Day is your chance to level up with the latest React techniques, best practices, and deep dives from industry leaders, including Tejas Kumar and Kent C. Dodds.

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 18/04/2025

If only it was 3 months earlier 😂….

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Maya Shavin @mayashavin.com · 18/04/2025

I’m planning to make something similar for my work, would love some reference and advice from you 😁

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