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TJ VanToll

@tjvantoll.bsky.social
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Software Developer · Tech Author · Principal Developer Advocate at Blues · Pokémon fan · tjvantoll.com

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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 29/09/2025
What are web dev interviews really like in 2025? @argyleink.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy shares his story of 🚫 handling rejections, 🎥 leveling up his pitch, ✅ the companies doing interviews right, and 💡 advice for every job seeker today. Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/115/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Tomorrow I’ll be showing off my vibe coding workflow in a live webinar. It should be fun. Join me! blues.com/register-vib...
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Webinar - Vibe Code a Cloud Dashboard with AI, Blues Notecard, and Notehub APIs
Learn how to "vibe code" a cloud dashboard using data from your IoT products in this live webinar where we will build and deploy a solution.
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 04/04/2025
GitHub Copilot just leveled up in VS Code! 🚀 Microsoft’s @burkeholland.bsky.social & @digitarald.bsky.social join us to cover: - 🤖 Agent Mode - 🛠️ MCP Support - 🧠 LLMs - ✨ Next Edit Suggestions It’s not just a coding assistant—it’s a full-on AI dev partner. Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/88/
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 31/03/2025
. @nextjs.org had a security scare last week, exposing a loophole that could bypass auth validation! 😬 Remix co-founder Michael Jackson says he's DONE supporting React Server Components. 😲 ByteDance just leveled up build analysis with Rsdoctor v1.0. 🚀 Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/87/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Blogged: The Shocking Viability of Vibecoding www.tjvantoll.com/2025/03/17/v...
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The Shocking Viability of Vibecoding
The hottest new programming language is English— Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) January 24, 2023I’ve been aware of “vibecoding” and the growing set of too...
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I’ll Never Build an Ugly Demo Again www.tjvantoll.com/2025/03/05/u...
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I’ll Never Build an Ugly Demo Again
As a long-time developer advocate, one constant struggle of mine has been building good-looking demo applications. I have little-to-no design talent, and alt...
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 18/02/2025
Hey devs! 🧑‍💻🔥 Help us make Front-End Fire even hotter in 2025! Take our super short, anonymous survey & let us know what you love (or want more of). It only takes a minute! 🚀 👉 forms.gle/UN6pd4kgtNzP...
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Front-end Fire Podcast 2025 Survey
Thanks for your help in making the Front-end Fire Podcast a valuable resource for you and other developers to stay up to date on the latest and greatest news in the front-end world. Please take this...
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 17/02/2025
📊 State of React 2024 survey is in: @nextjs.org still dominates & @tailwindcss.com reigns supreme! TS 5.8 takes another step toward seamless Node support. 🤖 And @vercel.com's v0 got a serious upgrade- @figma.com & Tailwind configs now import seamlessly! ✨ Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/81/
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 10/02/2025
🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP) is here, promising smarter AI tool integration… does it deliver? 😬 @react.dev 19 just broke its own CRA, and the community's NOT happy. 💀 And ChatGPT introduces deep research for all your complex research tasks. 🎙️ Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/80/
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 27/01/2025
@bun.sh 1.2 has S3 & Postgres support and 90% Node compatibility. 🚀 @tailwindcss.com v4 redefines styling: 5x faster builds, container queries and a @vite.dev plugin. 🎨 React Scan autodetects re-renders, IDs problem components, and optimizes performance. 🤯 Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/78/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Blogged: It’s Never Been Easier to Start in IoT—Because of AI www.tjvantoll.com/2025/01/03/i...
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It’s Never Been Easier to Start in IoT—Because of AI
IoT development is super hard. I know this first hand as a long-time web developer that started at Blues 3+ years ago, and suddenly found myself needing to l...
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 06/01/2025
2025 is here, and so are: - 📊 JS survey results (@react.dev rules, @vite.dev loved ❤️) - 🤖 Free @github.com Copilot plans - 🎨 @shadcn.com’s epic UI resources - ✂️ Clipboard API tricks …and even @wordpress.org drama 🍿 Start your year right! 🎙️ Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/75/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Blogged: AI’s Effect on Blog Revenue—My Data www.tjvantoll.com/2024/12/22/a...
A chart showing my blog’s monthly earnings over time. The chart starts at ~$30/month, and ends at nearly zero, with a steep decline around the end of 2022. The steep decline has an arrow pointed at it, and is labeled “ChatGPT released on November 30, 2022”.
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This was a fun one. We talked more about Apple Intelligence and quantum computers than I was expecting 😛
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 09/12/2024
🧩 This week: - @vlt.sh reinvents JS package management - @vite.dev 6 adds a game-changing Environment API - @astro.build 5 simplifies static-dynamic site creation Catch all the details in this episode: front-end-fire.com/episodes/72/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
If you’re confused by the recent Chrome news we had a chat where we dug into the details.
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Front-end Fire Podcast @front-end-fire.com · 18/11/2024
🚨 Big news for @reactnative.bsky.social! @expo.dev has a dev preview of RSCs.👀Amazon’s RTO policy raises eyebrows. Is it just a way to reduce headcount? 🏗️ The wait for CSS Masonry is almost over but there's drama in spec world! Should it reuse Grid or not? Show link: front-end-fire.com/episodes/70/
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TJ VanToll @tjvantoll.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello world?
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