Ben Patton
@benapatton.com
Instructor @egghead.io
Content Engineer @inngest.com
Content Engineer @inngest.com
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November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Three community ideas for bluesky people to help me process:
A course creators community. Just somewhere to share ups downs, and whats working and not. Thinking developer specific
A community to simply inspire and bring to light what’s possible with code. I get so bored with so much
A course creators community. Just somewhere to share ups downs, and whats working and not. Thinking developer specific
A community to simply inspire and bring to light what’s possible with code. I get so bored with so much
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Three community ideas for bluesky people to help me process:
A course creators community. Just somewhere to share ups downs, and whats working and not. Thinking developer specific
A community to simply inspire and bring to light what’s possible with code. I get so bored with so much
A course creators community. Just somewhere to share ups downs, and whats working and not. Thinking developer specific
A community to simply inspire and bring to light what’s possible with code. I get so bored with so much
My greatest hope for Christian authors and orgs that review books is that they would know the author is under no obligation to address the full extent of biblical doctrines when saying any one thing
As a reader, my hope is to hear what is being said and not immediately say “but what about?!”
As a reader, my hope is to hear what is being said and not immediately say “but what about?!”
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My greatest hope for Christian authors and orgs that review books is that they would know the author is under no obligation to address the full extent of biblical doctrines when saying any one thing
As a reader, my hope is to hear what is being said and not immediately say “but what about?!”
As a reader, my hope is to hear what is being said and not immediately say “but what about?!”
I feel bluesky may be the only place that has developers who care about this answer
Are there any tools out there that radically simplify building PWA's? Wasn't sure if @bell.bz would know of some.
I really don't want to go down the expo route and use react native for a mobile app, would love pwa
Are there any tools out there that radically simplify building PWA's? Wasn't sure if @bell.bz would know of some.
I really don't want to go down the expo route and use react native for a mobile app, would love pwa
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I feel bluesky may be the only place that has developers who care about this answer
Are there any tools out there that radically simplify building PWA's? Wasn't sure if @bell.bz would know of some.
I really don't want to go down the expo route and use react native for a mobile app, would love pwa
Are there any tools out there that radically simplify building PWA's? Wasn't sure if @bell.bz would know of some.
I really don't want to go down the expo route and use react native for a mobile app, would love pwa
The introduction in “On Writing Well” is one of the most concise encapsulations of so many professions and societal trends.
Make a medium easier, good gets better, bad gets worse.
Make a medium easier, good gets better, bad gets worse.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The introduction in “On Writing Well” is one of the most concise encapsulations of so many professions and societal trends.
Make a medium easier, good gets better, bad gets worse.
Make a medium easier, good gets better, bad gets worse.
Oh the internal agony of this cycle:
think I must have a good idea to make money -> no one wants the idea -> think I need a better idea -> get fed up and just need to make money -> slightly begin the process -> start trying to find the best idea again -> realize no one wants it -> and on and on
think I must have a good idea to make money -> no one wants the idea -> think I need a better idea -> get fed up and just need to make money -> slightly begin the process -> start trying to find the best idea again -> realize no one wants it -> and on and on
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Oh the internal agony of this cycle:
think I must have a good idea to make money -> no one wants the idea -> think I need a better idea -> get fed up and just need to make money -> slightly begin the process -> start trying to find the best idea again -> realize no one wants it -> and on and on
think I must have a good idea to make money -> no one wants the idea -> think I need a better idea -> get fed up and just need to make money -> slightly begin the process -> start trying to find the best idea again -> realize no one wants it -> and on and on
I’ve tried ADHD meds before and it is now becoming a reality for me that they all have probably actually worked but because I forget to drink water and had unbearable headaches I thought they were ineffective
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November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’ve tried ADHD meds before and it is now becoming a reality for me that they all have probably actually worked but because I forget to drink water and had unbearable headaches I thought they were ineffective
🤦♂️
🤦♂️
Can we get people responding to bring awareness of work people are doing around cancer?
Experimental places
Tech advances
Anything else like this
1) trying to find places for friends
2) just feels a big lack of awareness of what is being done around it (maybe just me)
Experimental places
Tech advances
Anything else like this
1) trying to find places for friends
2) just feels a big lack of awareness of what is being done around it (maybe just me)
November 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Can we get people responding to bring awareness of work people are doing around cancer?
Experimental places
Tech advances
Anything else like this
1) trying to find places for friends
2) just feels a big lack of awareness of what is being done around it (maybe just me)
Experimental places
Tech advances
Anything else like this
1) trying to find places for friends
2) just feels a big lack of awareness of what is being done around it (maybe just me)
Do you ever think about how far you would be along if you just follow directions and paths laid out for you by those who know what they are talking about?
I do and it haunts me and we are past halloween
I do and it haunts me and we are past halloween
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Do you ever think about how far you would be along if you just follow directions and paths laid out for you by those who know what they are talking about?
I do and it haunts me and we are past halloween
I do and it haunts me and we are past halloween
Corrosion
Corrosion is distributed service discovery based on Rust, SQLite, and CRDTs.
fly.io
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For any Yugioh fans
Back in the day I had a game, I still do actually, called Dark Duel Stories.
With technology where it is I would like to build a web based version of that game. There are so many things I like about it. I actually have a decent initial proof of concept.
I need guidance with
Back in the day I had a game, I still do actually, called Dark Duel Stories.
With technology where it is I would like to build a web based version of that game. There are so many things I like about it. I actually have a decent initial proof of concept.
I need guidance with
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
For any Yugioh fans
Back in the day I had a game, I still do actually, called Dark Duel Stories.
With technology where it is I would like to build a web based version of that game. There are so many things I like about it. I actually have a decent initial proof of concept.
I need guidance with
Back in the day I had a game, I still do actually, called Dark Duel Stories.
With technology where it is I would like to build a web based version of that game. There are so many things I like about it. I actually have a decent initial proof of concept.
I need guidance with
The coffee paradox for aging adults
As a 20 year old we crushed energy drinks, coffee, etc. People even tried filtering coffee with red bull.
You could still be tired & in bed by 1030
As an aging adult with kids & sleep deprived, having coffee after 11 keeps me up til 3am 🤷♂️
As a 20 year old we crushed energy drinks, coffee, etc. People even tried filtering coffee with red bull.
You could still be tired & in bed by 1030
As an aging adult with kids & sleep deprived, having coffee after 11 keeps me up til 3am 🤷♂️
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The coffee paradox for aging adults
As a 20 year old we crushed energy drinks, coffee, etc. People even tried filtering coffee with red bull.
You could still be tired & in bed by 1030
As an aging adult with kids & sleep deprived, having coffee after 11 keeps me up til 3am 🤷♂️
As a 20 year old we crushed energy drinks, coffee, etc. People even tried filtering coffee with red bull.
You could still be tired & in bed by 1030
As an aging adult with kids & sleep deprived, having coffee after 11 keeps me up til 3am 🤷♂️
Alright Case Study 1 is up. A lot of conversations I have with people are in a southern evangelical context and so spirituality, the bible, God, sin and so on will come up in many of these case studies.
This one is on anxiety and helping a friend in it
benapatton.com/articles/cas...
This one is on anxiety and helping a friend in it
benapatton.com/articles/cas...
Case Study 1: Hightened Anxiety
When the anxiety suddenly goes high tide
benapatton.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Alright Case Study 1 is up. A lot of conversations I have with people are in a southern evangelical context and so spirituality, the bible, God, sin and so on will come up in many of these case studies.
This one is on anxiety and helping a friend in it
benapatton.com/articles/cas...
This one is on anxiety and helping a friend in it
benapatton.com/articles/cas...
What are the best writing tools that my friends who love to write have found? I find nothing satisfies and yet I don't know what I am looking for.
Feels like it would have options for:
- parallel documents
- document storage and references
- search
- canvas for sketching / notes
- timer for focus
Feels like it would have options for:
- parallel documents
- document storage and references
- search
- canvas for sketching / notes
- timer for focus
October 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What are the best writing tools that my friends who love to write have found? I find nothing satisfies and yet I don't know what I am looking for.
Feels like it would have options for:
- parallel documents
- document storage and references
- search
- canvas for sketching / notes
- timer for focus
Feels like it would have options for:
- parallel documents
- document storage and references
- search
- canvas for sketching / notes
- timer for focus
Anyone with kids know how to tap into their intrinsic motivation at 330am so going back to sleep isn’t met with gnashing of teeth
extrinsic motivation doesnt work
extrinsic motivation doesnt work
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Anyone with kids know how to tap into their intrinsic motivation at 330am so going back to sleep isn’t met with gnashing of teeth
extrinsic motivation doesnt work
extrinsic motivation doesnt work
Just using the @11ty.dev base blog starter
Wrote my first (overview) type article of what I am focusing on with relation to side work moving forward
benapatton.com/articles/som...
Wrote my first (overview) type article of what I am focusing on with relation to side work moving forward
benapatton.com/articles/som...
October 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just using the @11ty.dev base blog starter
Wrote my first (overview) type article of what I am focusing on with relation to side work moving forward
benapatton.com/articles/som...
Wrote my first (overview) type article of what I am focusing on with relation to side work moving forward
benapatton.com/articles/som...
Just a public thank you to Netlify and Cloudflare for drag and drop deployments. Makes me want to dance. But I'll keep it to myself
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just a public thank you to Netlify and Cloudflare for drag and drop deployments. Makes me want to dance. But I'll keep it to myself
Its that time of year again
Rebuilding a blog but this time starting with a base 11ty blog and then will be gradually adding to it while going through @bell.bz complete CSS course.
Rebuilding a blog but this time starting with a base 11ty blog and then will be gradually adding to it while going through @bell.bz complete CSS course.
October 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Its that time of year again
Rebuilding a blog but this time starting with a base 11ty blog and then will be gradually adding to it while going through @bell.bz complete CSS course.
Rebuilding a blog but this time starting with a base 11ty blog and then will be gradually adding to it while going through @bell.bz complete CSS course.
If you predict AI will write all software in 6 months every 6 months eventually you will probably be right and then ego will drive you to say "I told you so."
But what a silly thing to hold to rather than helping people advance in everyway
But what a silly thing to hold to rather than helping people advance in everyway
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you predict AI will write all software in 6 months every 6 months eventually you will probably be right and then ego will drive you to say "I told you so."
But what a silly thing to hold to rather than helping people advance in everyway
But what a silly thing to hold to rather than helping people advance in everyway
So much of my web dev life could have been sped up if I serious design, like @bell.bz and friends teach, would have been taught from the outset.
Now it feels like living and spinning in an never ending cycle crap design without personal skills (due to crazy brain) to make good designs
Now it feels like living and spinning in an never ending cycle crap design without personal skills (due to crazy brain) to make good designs
October 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
So much of my web dev life could have been sped up if I serious design, like @bell.bz and friends teach, would have been taught from the outset.
Now it feels like living and spinning in an never ending cycle crap design without personal skills (due to crazy brain) to make good designs
Now it feels like living and spinning in an never ending cycle crap design without personal skills (due to crazy brain) to make good designs
I feel my webby friends would like this. Might be a fun excuse to dabble in random things and show some fun possibilities with your skills!
Thinking of the recent convo with @amyhoy.bsky.social on Javascript.
Thinking of the recent convo with @amyhoy.bsky.social on Javascript.
A really cool idea: a challenge to build a little website every day in October based on a daily theme.
weirdweboctober.website
weirdweboctober.website
Weird Web October
A challenge to try and make a website every day of October, based on the theme for each day
weirdweboctober.website
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I feel my webby friends would like this. Might be a fun excuse to dabble in random things and show some fun possibilities with your skills!
Thinking of the recent convo with @amyhoy.bsky.social on Javascript.
Thinking of the recent convo with @amyhoy.bsky.social on Javascript.
Thread on progress after reading half of The Progress Principle
Progress is, in my mind, becoming one of the clearest metrics of health in individuals.
Progress as referenced in the book is in line with work people do.
But it is much much bigger than that. And I think we see it by is inverse
Progress is, in my mind, becoming one of the clearest metrics of health in individuals.
Progress as referenced in the book is in line with work people do.
But it is much much bigger than that. And I think we see it by is inverse
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thread on progress after reading half of The Progress Principle
Progress is, in my mind, becoming one of the clearest metrics of health in individuals.
Progress as referenced in the book is in line with work people do.
But it is much much bigger than that. And I think we see it by is inverse
Progress is, in my mind, becoming one of the clearest metrics of health in individuals.
Progress as referenced in the book is in line with work people do.
But it is much much bigger than that. And I think we see it by is inverse
Reposted by Ben Patton
Before I teach a single thing, I always start with the same 3 questions.
They set the tone, build trust, and often save the whole course.
Here’s the video: youtu.be/Xsuf0KIEu5g
What’s the first question you ask when leading a group?
They set the tone, build trust, and often save the whole course.
Here’s the video: youtu.be/Xsuf0KIEu5g
What’s the first question you ask when leading a group?
The 3 Questions I Ask to Start Every Course
YouTube video by Kevin Cunningham
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Before I teach a single thing, I always start with the same 3 questions.
They set the tone, build trust, and often save the whole course.
Here’s the video: youtu.be/Xsuf0KIEu5g
What’s the first question you ask when leading a group?
They set the tone, build trust, and often save the whole course.
Here’s the video: youtu.be/Xsuf0KIEu5g
What’s the first question you ask when leading a group?
Excited to share that I am starting a new job as a Content Engineer with @inngest.com!
Looking forward to helping developers build with clarity and reliability with Inngest
Looking forward to helping developers build with clarity and reliability with Inngest
September 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Excited to share that I am starting a new job as a Content Engineer with @inngest.com!
Looking forward to helping developers build with clarity and reliability with Inngest
Looking forward to helping developers build with clarity and reliability with Inngest
For writers and authors:
Taking Kathy Sierra's "what if the previous page vanishes" idea for how to maintain forward flow
What if that idea was combined with Ted Nelson's parallel pages idea?
I am just genuinely curious where this thought process could go.
Taking Kathy Sierra's "what if the previous page vanishes" idea for how to maintain forward flow
What if that idea was combined with Ted Nelson's parallel pages idea?
I am just genuinely curious where this thought process could go.
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For writers and authors:
Taking Kathy Sierra's "what if the previous page vanishes" idea for how to maintain forward flow
What if that idea was combined with Ted Nelson's parallel pages idea?
I am just genuinely curious where this thought process could go.
Taking Kathy Sierra's "what if the previous page vanishes" idea for how to maintain forward flow
What if that idea was combined with Ted Nelson's parallel pages idea?
I am just genuinely curious where this thought process could go.