Creator of @thepracticaldev and building @forem with @jessleenyc, @peterkimfrank and our great team. Canadian, coder, buddhist, feminist, Batman. He/Him.
Hudson Valley, NY
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1969: Margaret Hamilton alongside the code that got us to the moon
2019: Katie Bouman alongside the data that got us to the black hole
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3 days left in the @sanity_io Challenge.
⚫ Build an agent on a Sanity Context Knowledge Base
⚫ Or prompt your way to a working app
⚫ 5 winners take $500 each
Submit by Sunday!
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Hacktoberfest 2026 has begun and we have so many exciting things to share!
🎃 @jessleenyc explains why we’re focusing on open-source AI and open-weight models
🎃 @bendhalpern announces DevRelay, a new tool to connect you directly to the MLH and DEV communities
🎃 Plus, a Weekend Challenge launching later today, with more to come all month!
Full video and details here: blog.mlh.com/everything-you-…
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Let's GO
Here we go!!
Spending October building, learning, and contributing to open-source AI with Hacktoberfest 2026.
@hacktoberfest @MLHacks @ThePracticalDev @digitalocean
I’m going to be IRL at the AIE Hackathon on October 11 in NYC.
Join me there!
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We're back for Hacktoberfest 2026!
This year, we're not counting PRs. Instead, we’re hosting 300+ in-person “Fests” and an online event all about building with open-source and open-weight AI.
Learn more and see how you can get involved.
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Doing more proper blogging these days. Here's my latest
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AI did not remove software's bottlenecks, it just moved them. Our founder argues for ergonomics over autopilot.
{ author: @bendhalpern }
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A gallery video installation, squeezed onto a $15 Orange Pi Zero. This dev shares the audio and CSS tricks behind it.
{ author: @DynamicWebPaige + @GoogleAI }
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87 kids, ages 8 to 16, coded games and wired Arduino sensors at AI Engineering Kids Day in SF. One teacher's tip: make tech fun, skip the syntax.
{ author: @iainthomson }
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“In a world where everyone can code, it’s all about…”
I overheard that in the @aiDotEngineer hallway as I was walking by. I literally didn’t hear the end of the comment, just that first half.
It struck me as exactly what we’re all thinking, and perfectly open-ended.
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Rewrite the whole app or migrate piece by piece? A JSNation talk recap on Big Bang vs Strangler Pattern migrations.
{ author: @SylwiaLask8977 }
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Can't wait for next week at @aiDotEngineer, really excited for this event.
I’ll be in SF for @aiDotEngineer World’s Fair and will be sharing a talk during the week:
"Agents Need Receipts, Not More Tool Calls"
Thesis: To enable cross organizational agent-to-agent workflows we need a easy to use (by agents) protocol
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#FrogletDev
If anyone wants to sponsor Virtual Coffee, they're an initiative that makes that dollar go a long way for the tech community!
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