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swyx

@swyx

Infinite Builder 👷🏽‍♂️ I help people Learn in Public • Author, the Coding Career Handbook (https://www.learninpublic.org)

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Jan 1 '21

Fibonacci Goals

A system for goalsetting.

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Dec 30 '20

My Path to Developer Relations and Thoughts on the Future of DevRel

Alex Lakatos interviewed me for the Devrel Advent calendar he put together

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Dec 30 '20

My Journey from No CS Degree to AWS from Age 30 - 34

I was interviewed by Pete from No CS Degree on my journey, here are some extracts!

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Dec 30 '20

Swyx Interview on Daily Dev Tips

I was interviewed by Chris Bongers on Daily Dev Tips, here are some extracts.

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Dec 26 '20

You're Allowed To Make Your Own Tools

Making personal side projects for fun and profit.

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Dec 23 '20

An Annotated Guide to React Server Components

React Server Components are a nuanced, sweeping addition to React's existing capabilities. This is my guide.

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Dec 18 '20

How to Design Almost Any Backend and Deploy It to AWS with No Code

With the Amplify Sandbox, it is really easy to model and think through any app backend scenario

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Dec 15 '20

Why You Should Pre-Sell

My thoughts on preselling, from having done it successfully exactly one time.

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Dec 13 '20

Mimicry vs Reflexivity

Two opposing forces that describe how perception and reality do battle.

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Dec 11 '20

You Can Run Containers on AWS Amplify Now

AWS just added the easiest way to deploy long running serverful code alongside a serverless architecture.

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Dec 9 '20

The Strange Case of the Danish Aarhus Mafia

Why are so many CS pioneers from Denmark?

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Dec 5 '20

Language Servers are the New Frameworks

Developer Experience is shifting left, all the way to onKeyUp.

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