Remote Synthesis

Tech is a tough place to work right now, but especially for women.

This is a very personal post about going back to the roots of this blog to refind the the passion for writing that drove me to create it in the first place.

I thought I knew what AT Protocol was about.

AI makes it almost too simple to release stuff, which can, as in my case, lead to not enough preparation.

Announcing a new, free and open source site for hosting in-real-life gatherings for niche tech communities.

All things must come to an end, I suppose, and so it is with CFE.dev which will conclude after the current schedule of events.

Yeah, I'm pushing a decade of running CFE, which is crazy.

I'm switching browsers due to The Browser Company's recently announced change in direction.

There are a ton of difficult questions to answer around generative AI.

Welcome to my hot takes on DevRel where I share all my spicy opinions that are likely to get me lambasted on a certain social media site I don't use anymore.

Focus on the people you'll work with and for over specific salary goals, title or working on/with a cool product.

Reflecting on trying to go through the normal day to day while the world burns around you.

If you are looking to have your spirit lifted, you came to the wrong place because, as I see it, the trend lines almost all point in one depressing direction.

I wasn't bold and nonetheless I didn't do great.

2024 was filled with challenges, but also some exciting moments.

Many companies handle community wrong because they focus on outcomes over inputs.

A guide to commonly used jargon in the frontend and full-stack development world.

Thanks to Cooper Press for hosting it these recent years.

We're less than a week away from the best event of the year.

All good things must come to an end and so, most likely, must my annual Jamstack update.

I make my (not so bold) predictions for 2024 around web development, AI, developer events and DevRel.

Netlify Functions 2.0 offer some important improvements, but, to take advantage of them, you'll need to make some simple updates.

What does it take to build and run a site that hosts virtual events?

Six years ago this week, I almost accidentally started a community around virtual events for developers.

Mailing lists are expensive!

Let's take a look at how Astro can help you build apps with less JavaScript and better performance.

Do recent changes mean the end of the term Jamstack?

The Call for Papers (CFP) process can be a difficult rite of passage for many developers looking to speak at conferences.

There are a ton of options for full stack web frameworks that don't use React.

Developers are passionate about their tools - sometimes to a fault.

Twitter has been around pretty much since the beginning of developer relations.

GraphQL Mesh is a concept that consolidates the many sources of data an application consumes.

It's not about the framework.

Developer conferences still don't appear to be back at full strength, and that may just be a new reality.

There are a lot of options when it comes to edge functions, let's explore what they are and how they are different.

I am no expert, but here are some things I learned from having my identity stolen this week.

Yes, it's become extremely vague but the term still retains some value for developers.

A lot of promises have been made about the serverless edge.

After many years it's time to move to a new site generator.

Many tools we still call SSGs don't produce static-only content.

Are we at risk of losing sight of what made Jamstack great?

It's been a fun run over the past 8 years.

Learn and share with other developers in these communities!

Some tips and things to think about when choosing to run a virtual developer conference based upon my recent experiences.

One of the more difficult things a new Jamstack developer can face is a change in mind set about when to render content.

What Jamstack means is evolving.

CFE.dev has hundreds of hours of free sessions for developers.

Submit a Netlify form asynchronously using JavaScript without jQuery.

I share tips and advice from my experiences running online meetups, workshops and events.

Correcting what seems to be a common misconceptions about what makes an app JAMstack