D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 7hThere's something concerning about using an otherwise unused email address to add a secondary address to my work github account, and not even 6 hours later having somebody try to use it to sign into claude code. The email isn't even listed publicly! 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 13hUK education in particular has been focused on outcomes rather than process for so long that the whole system is really credulous and susceptible to the thing these companies are promising them: the outcomes will be better and faster than ever before. Doesn't help people learn to think. 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 13hI was a secondary school teacher for seven or so years, and then moved into web development just in time for the LLM explosion to occur. Everything I'm hearing from both sides is bleak. 101
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 28/09/2026Once I get an interview for a position I'll bring along whatever beverage and/or foodstuff you deem most professional, I promise 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 26/09/2026Renovated a small project recently and used it as an opportunity to test out Svelte. They weren't kidding about how much better it feels to use than React, huh. 171
Reposted by D. R. Branchdanielroe @danielroe.dev · 19/09/2026don't be nice.roe.devDon't be niceSometimes, it's more important to be good than it is to be nice. 41734246
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 18/09/2026of course you don’t get any *actual* text, it’s baked into the image and a crisp 5 or 7 pixels tall 010
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 18/09/2026Section headers which were a perfectly sized gradient image with an embossed pixel font for the text 110
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 17/09/2026Learned a lot about Caddy today! Wrestled with some regular expressions too, which is always a journey in humility. 010
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 16/09/2026Find myself regularly typing ‘bugger’ instead of ‘buffer’, which I am choosing to take as a sign of a healthy level of detachment between my work and sense of self. 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 13/09/2026@scott.is congrats on the release of lorist, it's a really lovely tool to use! Just a heads up - going to www.lorist.app (with the www) doesn't resolve to the site, and that appears to be the URL search engines are surfacinglorist.app 110
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 11/09/2026…is it a design smell font now? Am I going to have to change the header text of my site? Dang it I liked that one 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 08/09/2026hitting the 20+ tabs threshold is when I start to feel alive 100
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 08/09/2026Between the iphone rumours and the Metroid rumours tomorrow’s looking like a good day for folks who like big things that can get smaller 010
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 07/09/2026I will be normal about the Zelda direct tomorrow, I will be very normal 000
Reposted by D. R. Branchhenry ✷ @strange.website · 02/09/2026ethernet. token ring. the kerberos protocol. magic wormhole. god we used to name technologies properly, with the proper undercurrent of mystery. now look at us: zero trust architecture. grpc-web. web assembly. spiritually-bankrupt industry 5454
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 04/09/2026considering it’s Bandcamp Friday, here’s a couple of recs from me to you: tennyson.bandcamp.com/album/plx cheekface.bandcamp.com/album/podium happybirthdaymrbaskets.bandcamp.com/track/seven-... acloudyskye.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-w... mckinleydixon.bandcamp.com/album/magic-... 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 27/08/2026(and despite the name of the project in that last post, there are zero, uh, 'vibes' used anywhere.) 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 27/08/2026If you're interested in checking out the source code, you can find it here: codeberg.org/mxbranch/vib...codeberg.orgvibe-checkvibe-check 000
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 27/08/2026I'm looking for work in Q4 2026! If you're looking for a web developer who loves accessibility, standards, and designing for humans, my inbox is open. 100
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 27/08/2026✨ Case Study: "Vibe Check" ✨ A web-based multiplayer game designed for Twitch streamers to play with their chat, made in collaboration with a streamer and their audience. www.mxbranch.com/case-study/v...mxbranch.comCase Study: Vibe Check! | D. R. BranchCase study of the creation of Vibe Check! a web-based multiplayer game for Twitch streamers and their chat. 110
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 25/08/2026@giacomocavalieri.me I introduced your Hashi daily puzzle to the group chat and it’s become part of the daily rotation for quite a few of us! 110
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 06/08/2026I’m a web developer* in the UK! I’m being made redundant so I’m looking for full time work. I care a lot about the process of building, and ensuring my work is accessible and well thought out. I’ve written a bit at www.mxbranch.com including some case studies. *full stack leaning front endmxbranch.comD. R. BranchThe personal website of South Coast UK Web Developer D. R. Branch. 071
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 06/08/2026I believe you can toggle this off deliberately, under “Search > Firefox Suggest” in the settings menu. I’ve had it off for a while and found the same focus benefits you’re describing 100
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 05/08/2026This is *so* cool, and I’ll absolutely be using it in the future 010
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 16/07/2026Made an honest-to-goodness personal site! www.mxbranch.com It's still a work in progress, but I'm pretty happy with the foundations.mxbranch.comD. R. BranchThe personal website of South Coast UK Web Developer D. R. Branch. 100
D. R. Branch @mxbranch.com · 10/07/2026@joshwcomeau.com I appreciate that times in the world of course creation are tough right now. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for Joy Of React! The name did not lie and it’s a resource I’ve gone back to for years now. 💙 120