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Nathan Pickard

@nathanpickard.bsky.social
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Software Engineer - Crafting software with #JavaScript, #TypeScript, #Angular, #AWS, #React Sharing quality software engineering resources, tips/tricks, news, and insights! nathanpickard.com

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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I published a new blog post on my personal site that goes into how I go about working with AI as a software engineer! I discuss my general AI workflow and why AI doesn't replace good engineering judgment. It depends on it! nathanpickard.com/blog/enginee...
nathanpickard.com
Engineer-Led, AI-Assisted: A Practical Workflow for Building Software
An intentional workflow for building software with AI tools: planning, developing, testing, code review, and context management.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Looking for quality AI tooling? Check @mattpocock.com's awesome set of AI skills at www.aihero.dev/skills. They can be used with any agent and I've found myself using them quite frequently throughout my daily workflow. The '/grill-me' and '/handoff' skills have been super helpful!
aihero.dev
AI Skills for Real Engineers
A practical skill system for engineers who want to use AI without giving up their standards.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Wondering which #npm packages and web technologies are getting the most usage and downloads? Check out @tanstack.com's interactive "stats" page where you can easily see which frameworks, tools, etc. are getting the most usage among developers: tanstack.com/stats/ 📈📊
tanstack.com
TanStack vs Next.js vs React Router vs Astro vs Vue vs Angular vs Expo vs svelte vs vite vs React - NPM Download Stats & Trends | Compare Packages
Compare TanStack vs Next.js vs React Router vs Astro vs Vue vs Angular vs Expo vs svelte vs vite vs React npm downloads side-by-side. View download trends, weekly stats, and historical data. Free npm ...
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Deciding which frontend framework to use for your next project? Check out Stack Match! Compare performance, maintainability, scalability, and a ton of other metrics across all the major frontend JS frameworks. Super handy and insightful! stack-match.as93.net #javascript
stack-match.as93.net
Stack Match - Find Your Perfect Frontend Framework
Interactive tool to compare 18+ frontend frameworks. Analyze React, Vue, Angular, Svelte and more with performance metrics, bundle sizes, and customizable scoring.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Had a blast at @cascadiajs.com 2026 last week! Great talks, awesome people, and a fresh dose of optimism about where the web and AI are headed. @t3.gg's closing keynote "It's time to rethink everything" was the perfect ending. Huge thanks to the organizers, speakers, and sponsors!
CascadiaJS 20206
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Portland families leave $10k–$25k in public benefits unclaimed yearly. So at the #AIPortland Build Challenge #hackathon, I built an app to fix it! In seconds, it screens for 20 federal, state, county, & city programs. Check out "PDX Benefits Navigator": pdx-benefits-navigator.vercel.app
pdx-benefits-navigator.vercel.app
PDX Benefits Navigator — Find what you're owed
A friendly Portland-built navigator for federal, Oregon, Multnomah County, and City of Portland benefits. Three minutes, no login, nothing stored.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Super excited to be attending @cascadiajs.com 2026 next month in Seattle! Tons of awesome speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and more! Pretty much my favorite conference. Get your ticket now! See you there! 💻🌲 #javascript #AI cascadiajs.com/2026
cascadiajs.com
CascadiaJS 2026 | June 1 - 2 | Seattle, WA
CascadiaJS 2026 is coming up June 1 - 2 in Seattle, WA!
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Great blog post on @frontendmasters.com from @chriscoyier.net - What to Know in JavaScript (2026 Edition) Covers everything from the latest in ECMAScript to Meta Frameworks. Definitely worth checking out to stay up to date on the #JavaScript ecosystem in 2026! frontendmasters.com/blog/what-to...
frontendmasters.com
What To Know in JavaScript (2026 Edition)
An overview of what's new in language features, frameworks, runtimes, build tools, testing, and more.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Built a VS Code extension at the Claude Code Portland hackathon in 2.5 hours 🎉 CodeReel generates animated, step-by-step walkthroughs of your code right inside your editor. Great for ramping up on unfamiliar codebases fast! Code is live on GitHub: github.com/NathanPickar... #AI #claude #claudecode
Claude Code Hackathon - Portland, OR - 2026
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Learned a lot about the Kiro IDE and CLI at the Portland #AWS User Group meetup last night! An awesome agentic AI-powered IDE with spec-driven development and 'Powers' that give agents dynamic context loading beyond traditional MCPs. Try it a try and see how it can improve your workflow! kiro.dev
kiro.dev
Kiro: Agentic AI development from prototype to production
Kiro helps you do your best work by bringing structure to AI coding with spec-driven development.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Had a great time at the Silicon Forest Tech Summit this past weekend! Tons of great speakers from all corners of the industry, interesting demos, and insightful chats with attendees. I encourage everyone to attend and take part of local meetups and conferences whenever they can!
Silicon Forest Tech Summit - 2026
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Excited to go to the Silicon Forest Tech Summit tomorrow! Should be quite an insightful event to learn more about the latest #tech news and innovation happening in the Pacific Northwest and beyond! Not to mention connecting with community and industry leaders! www.steamcircuit.com/events/61b8c...
steamcircuit.com
STEAM Circuit
Join thousands of innovators, developers, and visionaries for the most anticipated tech events of 2026. Experience cutting-edge technologies, network with industry leaders, and shape the future togeth...
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Having CSS headaches? Came across "modern-css" that cleanly shows old CSS hacks side by side with their more modern equivalents. Tons of clear examples, code snippets, and listed browser support. Not to mention a comprehensive reference page of 700+ properties! ⭐ modern-css.com
modern-css.com
Modern CSS Code Snippets | modern.css
A collection of modern CSS code snippets. Every old CSS hack next to its clean, native replacement, side by side.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Curious which #JavaScript projects/tools/libraries had the most added stars on #GitHub in the past year? ⭐ Look no further than 2025's JavaScript Rising Stars! Nice to see the actual tools for web-based engineering being highlighted! Not just another AI focused project! risingstars.js.org/2025/en
risingstars.js.org
2025 JavaScript Rising Stars
A complete overview of the JavaScript landscape in 2025: trends about frontend, fullstack and Node.js frameworks, React and Vue.js ecosystems, build tools, state management...
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The "State of JavaScript 2025" is out! After thousands of submissions from the JavaScript community around the world, we have the results of which libraries, JS features, and AI tools engineers are looking forward to, currently using, and what's trending! 2025.stateofjs.com/en-US/
2025.stateofjs.com
State of JavaScript 2025
The 2025 edition of the annual survey about the latest trends in the JavaScript ecosystem.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This post from @terriblesoftware.org does a great job of discussing what actually makes a senior software engineer "senior". Asking the question of "What problem are we actually trying to solve?" is something I've done quite a bit myself so far in my career 🤔 terriblesoftware.org/2025/11/25/w...
terriblesoftware.org
What Actually Makes You Senior
The one skill that separates senior engineers from everyone else isn’t technical. It’s the ability to take ambiguous problems and make them concrete.Retry
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Go check out "Gently Down the Stream - A Gentle Introduction to Apache Kafka" from the folks at Round Robin Publishing! A thoughtfully made book to get a high level overview of Kafka. Features light animation and is great for beginners and children alike! 🦦 📖 roundrobin.pub www.gentlydownthe.stream
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Gently Down the Stream
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A great resource to bookmark is the completely free and open source "Concise TypeScript Book" gibbok.github.io/typescript-b... from github.com/gibbok. Excellent reference for the latest in TypeScript. Examples included! 📖
gibbok.github.io
TypeScript Book
The Concise TypeScript Book
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Learned a lot from the re:Invent recap at the Portland #AWS User Group meetup last night! Tons of interesting developments in the AI space Check out partyrock.aws and try creating an AI-generated app for yourself, like a movie recommendation or explore new recipes app!
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Nice post from @chriscoyier that delves into the "relatively new things" in HTML that are worth knowing about heading into 2025! Examples given via Codepen to boot! frontendmasters.com/blog/bone-up-ht… #html #WebDevelopment
frontendmasters.com
Relatively New Things You Should Know about HTML Heading Into 2025
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
The results from the 2023 State of JavaScript survey are now available! Interesting to see that 32% of those surveyed use #typescript 100% of the time! Go check out what features folks are using most, what libraries are popular, and much more! 2023.stateofjs.com/en-US #javascript
2023.stateofjs.com
State of JavaScript 2023
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 09/05/2024
The folks at @FrontendMasters have an excellent resource for all things front end related, The Front End Developer Handbook! Everything from foundational concepts to advanced engineering topics, this #opensource handbook has it all! 📘 #javascript #webdev t.co/gODCSl4KsD
frontendmasters.com
The Front End Developer/Engineer Handbook 2024
The handbook provides an in-depth overview of the skills, tools, and technologies necessary to excel as a front-end developer / engineer.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
One of the best books for learning #javascript is now in it's fourth edition in 2024, "Eloquent Javascript" Everything from functions to handling events are covered in this excellent resource that is available to read for free online! Check it out! 📙🌟 eloquentjavascript.net/index.html
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
Went to #Google DevFest 2023 in Portland, OR this past week! Great, in-depth talks from awesome presenters! Whether you're just curious about #software development or an seasoned expert, I encourage everyone to attend a #tech #meetup in 2024. Happy Holidays! 🎄 #PDX
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
I've been using #github's #copilot the past month and I'm pleasantly surprised at how useful/helpful it is as a developer tool! Noticed a bump in overall productivity and being able to focus more on the most impactful code. Try it! Tips: t.co/0rewrHq7kh #100DaysOfCode 🤖
github.blog
How to write better prompts for GitHub Copilot
In this prompt guide for GitHub Copilot, two GitHub developer advocates, Rizel and Michelle, will share examples and best practices for communicating your desired results to the AI pair programmer.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 23/08/2023
I'm excited to attend Google Developer Group's August Meeting in-person tonight at #Google Portland! Looking forward to learning about the current state of #opensource and latest Google tech! #100DaysOfCode
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
Ever wanted to quickly see how Angular compares to another frontend framework (like React or Vue), side by side? Then check out component-party.dev. Actual code snippets make comparing syntax and features a breeze! 🎉🥳 #100daysofcode #javascript #FrontEnd
component-party.dev
Component Party
Compare JavaScript frameworks side-by-side: React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Solid.js, and more. See syntax differences, features, and code examples for web development frameworks.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 10/07/2023
Using the browser's DevTools is a big part of #webdevelopment and using the right tools can seriously boost your daily development productivity! Check out this article from @smashingmag with awesome DevTools tips you should know! t.co/X6f4Lkr03t 🔧🔨 #100DaysOfCode
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Useful DevTools Tips and Tricks — Smashing Magazine
Let’s discover the most popular DevTools tips that can boost your productivity and revolutionize your debugging workflow.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 23/06/2023
I've been a fan of @fireship_dev for a long time and their weekly "Code Report" videos are funny, insightful, super informative, and always well made (just like their other stuff!) 👌 Check out this one, featuring Angular signals: #100DaysOfCode youtu.be/nQ2A30cD3Q8
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Angular is back with a vengeance
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 22/05/2023
Looking for an AI assistant that's optimized for developers, up to date, and can generate answers based on information from multiple sources? Then check out the easy to use AI search engine for developers, phind! Thanks @phindsearch! 🤖🔍 #100DaysOfCode www.phind.com
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 23/04/2023
"The ReadME Project" from @github has tons of high quality articles that feature some of the most prominent voices in the developer and open source communities! Recommended for those looking for their next thoughtfully written tech read! ✍️ #100DaysOfCode github.com/readme
github.com
The ReadME Project
The ReadME Project amplifies the voices of the open source community: the maintainers, developers, and teams whose contributions move the world forward every day.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 12/04/2023
If JavaScript had its own handbook, javascript.info would be it! Highly recommended for beginner and experienced engineers alike! Not to mention, it's an up-to-date resource and open source! Check it out! 📙 #javascript #100DaysOfCode #opensource
javascript.info
The Modern JavaScript Tutorial
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 28/06/2022
Looking for a cool way to show off your #github commits? Check out this 3D skyline visualizer view of your contributions by year! 🌆 skyline.github.com #100DaysOfCode #webdevelopment #javascript
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 14/05/2022
Looking for awesome autocomplete functionality for your current terminal of choice that's easy to set up? Look no further than Fig! 🛠️ fig.io #100DaysOfCode #terminal
fig.io
Fig
The next-generation command line.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 08/11/2021
Attended #CascadiaJS last week! Awesome speakers/workshops and very well done virtual/hybrid experience! Can't recommend it enough for developers no matter where they are in their coding journey! 🖥️🌲#webdevelopment #javascript #CascadiaJS2021 #PNW
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 16/09/2021
Going to be attending CascadiaJS virtually this year! Join me and use promo code "BFF" to get 10% off a ticket! 🎟️ #javascript #cascadiaJS #100daysofcode 2021.cascadiajs.com/tickets/195
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 25/07/2021
Check out your own Year in Code over at #auth0! Pretty neat! Here's mine from 2020! 👨‍💻📅https://yearincode.dev/posters/nathanpickard-poster-2020-lrb9y3 #yearincode #webdevelopment #100DaysOfCode
yearincode.dev
Nathan Pickard's 2020 Year in Code - Auth0
Take a look at my 2020 year in code where I worked on 46 repos and mostly TypeScript. What’s your year in code look like?
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 14/07/2021
Attended a local #AWS #hackathon last month hosted by AWS #Portland! I encourage everyone to go to one if they can! Tons of learning, collaboration, and networking to be had by all! #pdxtech #webdevelopment #100DaysOfCode ☁️🖥️
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 13/04/2021
Looking for a centralized place for #angular docs that provides hints and tutorials and also spans multiple versions? Go check out ngrefs.com 🅰️📄📗 #100DaysOfCode #webdevelopment #javascript
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 21/03/2021
Always find yourself switching between different API docs and wish you could have them all in one place? Then look no further than devdocs.io! Tons of languages, tools, and frameworks to fit your doc-perusing needs! 📘📔ℹ️🛠️#webdevelopment #100DaysOfCode
devdocs.io
DevDocs
Fast, offline, and free documentation browser for developers. Search 100+ docs in one web app including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python, Go, C, C++, and many more.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 07/03/2021
ng-conf 2021 is coming this April 22-23! Attend one of the biggest #angular conferences of the year and sign up for some free sessions! There's something for everybody! www.2021.ng-conf.org 🅰️🖥️✨ #webdev #100DaysOfCode
2021.ng-conf.org
ng-conf 2021
ng-conf 2021, April 22nd and 23rd. The world's original Angular conference
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 30/01/2021
Looking for free programming books? Then look no further! Go check out some awesome, free coding resources at: t.co/H0o1DoW314 While you're at it, go make a contribution to the project! Made a contribution to the repo myself! 💻📔📘📒 #100DaysOfCode #free #webdev
ebookfoundation.github.io
List of Free Learning Resources In Many Languages
:books: Freely available programming books
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 17/12/2020
Recently joined Tivix as a #SoftwareEngineer! Exciting work ahead! 👨‍💻💻🛠️✨ #webdev #100DaysOfCode
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 24/11/2020
Go register for AWS re:Invent! It's a free, 3-week virtual conference happening Nov. 30 - Dec. 18, covering all things AWS related and the future of cloud computing. Woo! ☁️💻 reinvent.awsevents.com #aws #awsreinvent #100daysofcode
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AWS re:Invent 2025 | December 1 – 5, 2025
Build the future with us at AWS re:Invent, Dec 1 – 5, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. Learn new skills, take home proven strategies, make lifelong connections.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 15/11/2020
Ng-Conf is this week! Check out all things #Angular by registering for the free keynote (happening 11/19) and attend a couple free workshops of your choice (happening 11/16)! ti.to/ng-conf/Enterpriseng Did I mention Angular 11 was recently released? Woohoo! #100DaysOfCode
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EnterpriseNG
Where the Angular Community Gathers __________________________________________________________ Stay informed by Joining our mailing list! __________________________________________________________ Belong to an Angular meetup? Use the code meetup for a $100 discount on your Enterprise NG Ticket. (Not valid for use on the Hero's, Corporate, or Workshop tickets). Planning to join us for Enterprise NG AND a PAID Workshop? Use the code workshop for a $200 discount on your Enterprise NG Ticket. (PAID Workshop and Enterprise NG Ticket must be purchased together in the same order). __________________________________________________________ CLICK HERE to view our complete list of workshops available Monday, November 16, 2020 through Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Please Note: You can only register for ONE workshop in the morning, and ONE workshop in the afternoon. If you register for multiple workshops in the AM or PM, your registration can be canceled. __________________________________________________________ Find more information at ng-conf.org __________________________________________________________ NO REFUNDS- TICKETS ARE TRANSFERABLE ALL SALES ARE FINAL
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 23/10/2020
Using @ScullyIO to power my blog on my portfolio site! Check out scully.io and try adding #jamstack capabilities to your #angular projects! ✍️👨‍💻 Thanks @aaronfrost! #blog #100daysofcode
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 21/10/2020
Successfully submitted 4 pull request to #opensource projects to complete #Hacktoberfest! Check out issuehub.io to find tons of open source projects to work on. Let's keep the contributions coming! 🛠️💻 #100daysofcode #hacktoberfest2020
issuehub.io
issuehub.io | Rebuilding in Progress
issuehub.io is being revived as a resource for open-source collaboration. We're bringing it back.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 13/10/2020
Lookin' to participate in #Hacktoberfest but need help finding an #opensource project to contribute to? Good First Issues to the rescue (goodfirstissues.com)! Find projects by language and issue label! Happy #hacking! 🔍ℹ️ #100daysofcode #github
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 09/10/2020
Testing out the responsiveness of your web app and the chrome developer tools aren't quite cuttin' it for you? I recommend giving Responsively a whirl to test multiple screen sizes all in one window! 🖥️📱💻✨ responsively.app #100daysofcode #webdevelopment
responsively.app
Responsively App - A Web Developer's Browser
A dev-tool that aids faster and precise responsive web development.
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Nathan Pickard @nathanpickard.bsky.social · 01/10/2020
#Hacktoberfest has begun! Those looking to get their hands dirty and want to start contributing to #opensource should give this post from #stackoverflow a read through! Great source for both beginner and experienced devs. Happy hacking! ⛏️🛠️💻🔨🪛🔧 t.co/b86nsH57O7
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