Chris Pennington
codinginpublic.dev
Chris Pennington
@codinginpublic.dev
DX Engineer at Resend. Dad to three.

📺 https://youtube.com/@codinginpublic
📚 Astro Course: https://learnastro.dev
Had a lot of fun talking about making dev videos with Jess 😄

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How to make dev videos
YouTube video by Convos Dot Dev
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November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Let's figure out how View Transitions work 👇

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How View Transitions actually work
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Great day at @supabase.com hackathon with Zeno and @christinacodes.dev
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Name a more iconic team. I'll wait.
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
React devs, it's time to look at @astro.build again.
✅ useActionState hook
✅ Astro actions

React 19 useActionState now works natively in Astro.
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React form hooks in Astro!
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
An interview more than 10 years in the making with @ismh86.net👇

5 days left for @stjude.bsky.social
40 dev prizes for donors

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My Interview with Stephen Hackett
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Why, cluely...just why?

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Is Cluley's ”Cheating” Strategy Brilliant or Problematic?
YouTube video by Convos Dot Dev
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September 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Need videos in your @astro.build site?

Check out the new @mux.com integration 👇
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How to use video in an Astro site
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Chatting through chapter 3 of Eloquent JavaScript.

🚨 Live now🚨
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
September 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
September 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
How to set up a design system with CSS relative colors

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Relative colors are HERE!
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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September 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Some thoughts on how to onboard to a large codebase

- Chris makes some confident guesses 🤣 and talks about docs
- Jess gives her perspective from onboarding at Microsoft and DoorDash

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Tips to onboard to a large codebase
YouTube video by Convos Dot Dev
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September 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Don't sleep on grid-template-areas

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Don't sleep on grid-template-areas
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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September 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We can do this! 💪

Yesterday I learned of a mutual friend whose 9-month old is fighting leukemia.

Every dollar counts.
September 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
You all are so generous! 😭

Already at >$1000 raised!
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September 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Already raised $546!!

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Let's help defeat childhood cancer together!
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
How does AI change the learning journey?

Ep 3 of convos.⁠dev is out!
August 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🙋 who will I see at @cascadiajs.com?!?!
August 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🥳 Too excited not to share early 🥳

(4th annual!) 2025 fundraiser for curing childhood cancer is live! You can even win prizes for donating!

A huge thanks to the Vercel, Mux, Neon, Warp, Wallaby, CloudCannon, Dracula, and GitTower for providing!

codinginpublic.dev/fundraiser
St. Jude Fundraiser | Let’s Cure Childhood Cancer
Donate to my St. Jude Fundraiser in September to help cure childhood cancer and for a chance to win some amazing tools!
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August 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Everyone's talking about OKLCH.

Here's why 👇
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Why everyone is talking about OKLCH
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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August 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
First 4 things you install on a new mac.

You can only pick 4. Go.
August 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Wake up, babe. They added enums in @astro.build db columns.

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They fixed Astro DB types!
YouTube video by Coding in Public
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August 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reposted by Chris Pennington
New in Astro 5.13 — enums for your database columns.

Learn more about that type safety with @codinginpublic.dev 🎓
They fixed Astro DB types!
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August 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You know how some days you feel super competent and excited to code and like you can learn anything?

Today is not this day. 🤣
August 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM