Brian LeRoux
@brianleroux.bsky.social
AWS hero blogging at webdev.rip, building sanity.io, arc.codes and enhance.dev ... loves Nanaimo, Vancouver, programming, JavaScript, cloud functions, infra-as-code, synths, drum machines, and outdoors-y stuff. 🇨🇦
TypeScript breaking downstream on a patch is getting old.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
TypeScript breaking downstream on a patch is getting old.
wish we still had cool confs in north america. it's all vendor stuff now.
I was fully conferenced out after Converge, but @beyondtellerrand.com has cured me.
Amazing talks, amazing friends (old and new) and amazing vibes.
Now, I’m really done for the year ✈️
Amazing talks, amazing friends (old and new) and amazing vibes.
Now, I’m really done for the year ✈️
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
wish we still had cool confs in north america. it's all vendor stuff now.
friends i respect who remain active on twitter: we need to have a chat.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
friends i respect who remain active on twitter: we need to have a chat.
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
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Twelve Days of Christmas performed by Bob and Doug McKenzie
YouTube video by VinnyG113
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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just between us, it’s a web component
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
just between us, it’s a web component
underground music ppl hearing AI might completely destroy the popular music industrial complex
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway ..
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says "yes very sad. anyway .."
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
underground music ppl hearing AI might completely destroy the popular music industrial complex
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that none of these photos are of the moose implies the moose itself is the photographer
A Biologist Shares His 4 Favorite ‘Nature’s Best Photography Contest’ Shots
These four images capture various starkly different realities within the animal kingdom — from family and play to survival and migration.
www.forbes.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
that none of these photos are of the moose implies the moose itself is the photographer
chimps: smarter than most ppl
I need to get off the internet and start hanging out with chimps more
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human.
www.sciencealert.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
chimps: smarter than most ppl
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THE SIMPSONS BART VS. THE SPACE MUTANTS
November 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
THE SIMPSONS BART VS. THE SPACE MUTANTS
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Reminder: Treat your trick-or-treaters well.
OR ELSE!
OR ELSE!
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reminder: Treat your trick-or-treaters well.
OR ELSE!
OR ELSE!
3:40p and already regret how many tiny chocolate bars eaten
October 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
3:40p and already regret how many tiny chocolate bars eaten
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🥳
All too rare mention of progressive enhancement.
Yay, @inesakrap.bsky.social!
It still amazes me how this approach is so often sacrificed due to less conscientious use of fashionable frameworks.
#perfnow
All too rare mention of progressive enhancement.
Yay, @inesakrap.bsky.social!
It still amazes me how this approach is so often sacrificed due to less conscientious use of fashionable frameworks.
#perfnow
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🥳
All too rare mention of progressive enhancement.
Yay, @inesakrap.bsky.social!
It still amazes me how this approach is so often sacrificed due to less conscientious use of fashionable frameworks.
#perfnow
All too rare mention of progressive enhancement.
Yay, @inesakrap.bsky.social!
It still amazes me how this approach is so often sacrificed due to less conscientious use of fashionable frameworks.
#perfnow
wherein @nonfigurativ.bsky.social asks, and perhaps answers:
"what would be like to be inside the mind of an artificial intelligence?"
this talk completely changed my stance on the ai hype today. much interesting nuance in this discussion. worth your time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sp...
"what would be like to be inside the mind of an artificial intelligence?"
this talk completely changed my stance on the ai hype today. much interesting nuance in this discussion. worth your time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sp...
mem_brane: AI as Artistic Medium with Bjørn Staal | Everything NYC 2025
YouTube video by Sanity
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
wherein @nonfigurativ.bsky.social asks, and perhaps answers:
"what would be like to be inside the mind of an artificial intelligence?"
this talk completely changed my stance on the ai hype today. much interesting nuance in this discussion. worth your time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sp...
"what would be like to be inside the mind of an artificial intelligence?"
this talk completely changed my stance on the ai hype today. much interesting nuance in this discussion. worth your time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sp...
randomly encountering digital artifacts from friends that have passed is a whole thing 🖤
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
randomly encountering digital artifacts from friends that have passed is a whole thing 🖤
some juicy web perf reading; wild how everyone arrives at the same conclusion with data. bet most devs would say they are data driven and objective…
www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanb...
(ht @davatron5000.bsky.social !)
www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanb...
(ht @davatron5000.bsky.social !)
I Built the Same App 10 Times: Evaluating Frameworks for Mobile Performance | Loren Stewart
I needed to choose a framework for a mobile-first app at work. I started comparing Next.js, SolidStart, and SvelteKit, then expanded to 10 frameworks. Here's what I discovered about bundle sizes, perf...
www.lorenstew.art
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
some juicy web perf reading; wild how everyone arrives at the same conclusion with data. bet most devs would say they are data driven and objective…
www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanb...
(ht @davatron5000.bsky.social !)
www.lorenstew.art/blog/10-kanb...
(ht @davatron5000.bsky.social !)
this is going to be so useful when it finally lands in node 24 and we can make the same router run front/backend cleanly. combined with view transitions? c'mon!
web.dev/blog/baselin...
(ht @ash.pink for sharing)
web.dev/blog/baselin...
(ht @ash.pink for sharing)
URLPattern is now Baseline Newly available | Blog | web.dev
URLPattern became Baseline Newly available as of September 15, 2025.
web.dev
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
this is going to be so useful when it finally lands in node 24 and we can make the same router run front/backend cleanly. combined with view transitions? c'mon!
web.dev/blog/baselin...
(ht @ash.pink for sharing)
web.dev/blog/baselin...
(ht @ash.pink for sharing)
While I definitely find backend dev more challenging/interesting I've always loved frontend.
Wish devs would just try building with raw materials of HTML and CSS while reserving javascript for progressive enhancement.
The compilation tools these days are way overwrought and mostly unnecessary.
Wish devs would just try building with raw materials of HTML and CSS while reserving javascript for progressive enhancement.
The compilation tools these days are way overwrought and mostly unnecessary.
October 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
While I definitely find backend dev more challenging/interesting I've always loved frontend.
Wish devs would just try building with raw materials of HTML and CSS while reserving javascript for progressive enhancement.
The compilation tools these days are way overwrought and mostly unnecessary.
Wish devs would just try building with raw materials of HTML and CSS while reserving javascript for progressive enhancement.
The compilation tools these days are way overwrought and mostly unnecessary.
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Hey, did I miss you in my unscientific perusal of my feed just now for folks who are active on Bluesky and post their own content (not just repost others)?
I started a new starter pack because this topic comes up now and again. Not finished but these are the folks I found from my feed just now...
go.bsky.app/BqfpB6v
go.bsky.app/BqfpB6v
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey, did I miss you in my unscientific perusal of my feed just now for folks who are active on Bluesky and post their own content (not just repost others)?
getting sick sucks; increasing our odds of not getting sick is easy
Flu, COVID-19 vaccine uptake up sharply from last year, ministry says
Flu, COVID-19 vaccine uptake up sharply from last year, ministry says
As of Oct. 19, almost 215,000 people had received a COVID-19 shot, compared to just 157,00 by the end of the first week of the vaccine campaign last year.
dlvr.it
October 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
getting sick sucks; increasing our odds of not getting sick is easy
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NYC friends! I'll be giving a talk way up at the top of the World Trade Center on November 20. It'll be about web performance and resilient practices and I promise I won't mention AI even once. 🤩 Worth the price of entry for the views alone. See you there? www.meetup.com/web-performa...
Web Components Can’t Save Us. (But You Can!), Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
In this session, [Scott Jehl](https://scottjehl.com) will share how web components and other complementary standards can help us move beyond the performance bottlenecks of
www.meetup.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
NYC friends! I'll be giving a talk way up at the top of the World Trade Center on November 20. It'll be about web performance and resilient practices and I promise I won't mention AI even once. 🤩 Worth the price of entry for the views alone. See you there? www.meetup.com/web-performa...
/me overhearing normal ppl talking about "AWS" at the local greasy spoon diner where I like to get breakfast
the joker is sitting in a chair and smiling
Alt: the joker is sitting in a chair and smiling
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
/me overhearing normal ppl talking about "AWS" at the local greasy spoon diner where I like to get breakfast
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SUPER GHOULS 'N GHOSTS
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
SUPER GHOULS 'N GHOSTS
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I've been experimenting with single-tool agents that solve problems by writing, running and discarding code and nothing else. Doing that is much more fascinating, useful and simple than you would think. Weekend write-up here: lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/10/17/c...
Building an Agent That Leverages Throwaway Code
Revisiting agents writing code for non code purposes.
lucumr.pocoo.org
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I've been experimenting with single-tool agents that solve problems by writing, running and discarding code and nothing else. Doing that is much more fascinating, useful and simple than you would think. Weekend write-up here: lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/10/17/c...