Nathan Pickard

Super excited to be attending @CascadiaJS 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

Great blog post on @FrontendMasters from @chriscoyier - 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-k…

Built a VS Code extension at @ClaudeAI's 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/NathanPickard/… #AI #claude

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! @kirodotdev kiro.dev

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!

Excited to go to the Silicon Forest Tech Summit tomorrow! Should 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! steamcircuit.com/events/61b8c1b…

Having CSS headaches? Came across @moderncss that cleanly shows old CSS hacks side by side with their more modern equivalents. Tons of clear examples, code snippets, and listed browser support. Also a comprehensive reference page of 700+ properties! ⭐ modern-css.com

Curious which #JavaScript projects/tools/libraries had the most added stars on #GitHub in the past year? Look to 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

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/

This post from @matheusml 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 in my career 🤔 terriblesoftware.org/2025/11/25/wha…

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! Great for beginners and children alike! 🦦 📖 gentlydownthe.stream

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!

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-h… #html #WebDevelopment

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

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 frontendmasters.com/guides/front-e…

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

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

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: github.blog/2023-06-20-how… #100DaysOfCode 🤖

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

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