Maximiliano Firtman
@firt.dev
Mobile+Web Developer
Trainer, Author, Speaker and Journalist
Numismatics Hobbist
13 books authored. Latest, free Learn PWA! published by Google
Topics: Mobile Apps, PWA, AI, Web Performance, JavaScript, Go
Website: firt.dev
Trainer, Author, Speaker and Journalist
Numismatics Hobbist
13 books authored. Latest, free Learn PWA! published by Google
Topics: Mobile Apps, PWA, AI, Web Performance, JavaScript, Go
Website: firt.dev
🇺🇸Next week, I'll be traveling to San Francisco and the Bay Area. By the end of the week, I'll be attending the Web AI Summit by Google in Sunnyvale.
I hope to meet some of you there! 😀
I hope to meet some of you there! 😀
October 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🇺🇸Next week, I'll be traveling to San Francisco and the Bay Area. By the end of the week, I'll be attending the Web AI Summit by Google in Sunnyvale.
I hope to meet some of you there! 😀
I hope to meet some of you there! 😀
I'm at a tech event in Argentina, and several people have mentioned the same feeling: AIOverflowException.
There is almost no space these days for topics other than AI.
There is almost no space these days for topics other than AI.
September 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm at a tech event in Argentina, and several people have mentioned the same feeling: AIOverflowException.
There is almost no space these days for topics other than AI.
There is almost no space these days for topics other than AI.
Meta's big reveal today: smart glasses with a display and a wristband for gesture control.
Cool. I'm now wearing my Google Glass (2013) + Myo armband (2014).
Same thing! minus the AI 😂
Cool. I'm now wearing my Google Glass (2013) + Myo armband (2014).
Same thing! minus the AI 😂
September 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Meta's big reveal today: smart glasses with a display and a wristband for gesture control.
Cool. I'm now wearing my Google Glass (2013) + Myo armband (2014).
Same thing! minus the AI 😂
Cool. I'm now wearing my Google Glass (2013) + Myo armband (2014).
Same thing! minus the AI 😂
I’ve tested a couple of agentic browsers recently.
They were too slow and failed at very basic tasks, like saving a calendar appointment, running a simple search, or filling out a web form from a JSON record.
Right now, they’re still just a promise of a possible future.
They were too slow and failed at very basic tasks, like saving a calendar appointment, running a simple search, or filling out a web form from a JSON record.
Right now, they’re still just a promise of a possible future.
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’ve tested a couple of agentic browsers recently.
They were too slow and failed at very basic tasks, like saving a calendar appointment, running a simple search, or filling out a web form from a JSON record.
Right now, they’re still just a promise of a possible future.
They were too slow and failed at very basic tasks, like saving a calendar appointment, running a simple search, or filling out a web form from a JSON record.
Right now, they’re still just a promise of a possible future.
Chapter 4 is ready ✅
I'm working on my next technical book. Physical printed book. Also, as an ebook. With a well-known IT publisher, as if it's 2015 all over again. 😃
I'm working on my next technical book. Physical printed book. Also, as an ebook. With a well-known IT publisher, as if it's 2015 all over again. 😃
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Chapter 4 is ready ✅
I'm working on my next technical book. Physical printed book. Also, as an ebook. With a well-known IT publisher, as if it's 2015 all over again. 😃
I'm working on my next technical book. Physical printed book. Also, as an ebook. With a well-known IT publisher, as if it's 2015 all over again. 😃
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Do you need a library for every project? Watch this Devoxx UK 2025 talk by @firt.dev where he shows how to build powerful, maintainable web apps with just Vanilla JS, browser APIs, and smart architectures.
View talk www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18779
View talk www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18779
July 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Do you need a library for every project? Watch this Devoxx UK 2025 talk by @firt.dev where he shows how to build powerful, maintainable web apps with just Vanilla JS, browser APIs, and smart architectures.
View talk www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18779
View talk www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18779
Five years ago, I published an open letter denouncing Apple employees for their hostile and bullying attitude toward developers who voiced criticism.
It gained enough traction that, a few days later, Tim Cook briefly responded to it in the U.S. Congress.
Letter: firt.dev/lazy
It gained enough traction that, a few days later, Tim Cook briefly responded to it in the U.S. Congress.
Letter: firt.dev/lazy
July 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Five years ago, I published an open letter denouncing Apple employees for their hostile and bullying attitude toward developers who voiced criticism.
It gained enough traction that, a few days later, Tim Cook briefly responded to it in the U.S. Congress.
Letter: firt.dev/lazy
It gained enough traction that, a few days later, Tim Cook briefly responded to it in the U.S. Congress.
Letter: firt.dev/lazy
Reposted by Maximiliano Firtman
Check out @firt.dev’s talk from Devoxx UK and learn to integrate AI LLM models seamlessly using client-side APIs, Chrome's Gemini Nano, WebNN, and more. Dive into secure prompting and practical demos. Watch talk @ www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18784
July 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Check out @firt.dev’s talk from Devoxx UK and learn to integrate AI LLM models seamlessly using client-side APIs, Chrome's Gemini Nano, WebNN, and more. Dive into secure prompting and practical demos. Watch talk @ www.devoxx.co.uk//talk?id=18784
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Which talks are causing a fuss even post-event? Here is a list of our top 5 watched YouTube videos so far! You should definitely check them out too:
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
June 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Which talks are causing a fuss even post-event? Here is a list of our top 5 watched YouTube videos so far! You should definitely check them out too:
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
Vanilla Web power 💪 😃
Which talks are causing a fuss even post-event? Here is a list of our top 5 watched YouTube videos so far! You should definitely check them out too:
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
1. Vanilla Web: You Don't Need that Library by @firt.dev
buff.ly/vSjsDbU
June 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Vanilla Web power 💪 😃
20 years ago in Buenos Aires, I launched Latin America’s first Mobile App Dev career.
I built the full curriculum: J2ME, .NET, WAP, SMS, Symbian, Palm & more — years before iPhone or Android even existed. 😀
I built the full curriculum: J2ME, .NET, WAP, SMS, Symbian, Palm & more — years before iPhone or Android even existed. 😀
June 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
20 years ago in Buenos Aires, I launched Latin America’s first Mobile App Dev career.
I built the full curriculum: J2ME, .NET, WAP, SMS, Symbian, Palm & more — years before iPhone or Android even existed. 😀
I built the full curriculum: J2ME, .NET, WAP, SMS, Symbian, Palm & more — years before iPhone or Android even existed. 😀
It is 25% OFF! 🔥
🟡 NEW COURSE OUT!
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It is 25% OFF! 🔥
🔴ADD TO HOME SCREEN on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Any website is treated as an app by default (a.k.a. a PWA) if added to the home screen.
"Add to home Screen" is now 3 taps away:
1️⃣ ... menu
2️⃣ Share
3️⃣ ... more (second one)
Any website is treated as an app by default (a.k.a. a PWA) if added to the home screen.
"Add to home Screen" is now 3 taps away:
1️⃣ ... menu
2️⃣ Share
3️⃣ ... more (second one)
June 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🔴ADD TO HOME SCREEN on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Any website is treated as an app by default (a.k.a. a PWA) if added to the home screen.
"Add to home Screen" is now 3 taps away:
1️⃣ ... menu
2️⃣ Share
3️⃣ ... more (second one)
Any website is treated as an app by default (a.k.a. a PWA) if added to the home screen.
"Add to home Screen" is now 3 taps away:
1️⃣ ... menu
2️⃣ Share
3️⃣ ... more (second one)
All #WWDC25 videos are now live!
Quick fun detail: some slides mention Safari 19 instead of the final name, Safari 26 — just like when xrOS appeared instead of visionOS 😅
Here’s a thread with the six web-related sessions you can watch now 👇
Quick fun detail: some slides mention Safari 19 instead of the final name, Safari 26 — just like when xrOS appeared instead of visionOS 😅
Here’s a thread with the six web-related sessions you can watch now 👇
June 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
All #WWDC25 videos are now live!
Quick fun detail: some slides mention Safari 19 instead of the final name, Safari 26 — just like when xrOS appeared instead of visionOS 😅
Here’s a thread with the six web-related sessions you can watch now 👇
Quick fun detail: some slides mention Safari 19 instead of the final name, Safari 26 — just like when xrOS appeared instead of visionOS 😅
Here’s a thread with the six web-related sessions you can watch now 👇
PHP is now 30 years old! 🥳
It's still alive! I've published a PHP Basics course a few months ago. firt.dev/php-course/
It's still alive! I've published a PHP Basics course a few months ago. firt.dev/php-course/
June 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
PHP is now 30 years old! 🥳
It's still alive! I've published a PHP Basics course a few months ago. firt.dev/php-course/
It's still alive! I've published a PHP Basics course a few months ago. firt.dev/php-course/
🟡 NEW COURSE OUT!
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
June 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🟡 NEW COURSE OUT!
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
Build a high-performance full-stack app from scratch — no frameworks.
Vanilla JavaScript frontend + rock-solid Go backend with a JSON API.
Now on @frontendmasters.com
Get 10% OFF First month at firt.dev/vanillajs-go/
My talk titled “Unlocking Generative AI in your Web App” was delivered last week at @devoxx.uk and is now available for viewing.
Check it out! firt.dev/genai-web-ap...
Check it out! firt.dev/genai-web-ap...
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My talk titled “Unlocking Generative AI in your Web App” was delivered last week at @devoxx.uk and is now available for viewing.
Check it out! firt.dev/genai-web-ap...
Check it out! firt.dev/genai-web-ap...
Thanks for a great event!
What an unforgettable speaker lineup!
Every speaker brought something unique to the table, leaving everyone inspired and ready for action.
Huge thank you for making this event extraordinary 💕
Every speaker brought something unique to the table, leaving everyone inspired and ready for action.
Huge thank you for making this event extraordinary 💕
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Thanks for a great event!
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May 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hello London 🇬🇧.
Always happy to walk around the city.
Always happy to walk around the city.
May 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Hello London 🇬🇧.
Always happy to walk around the city.
Always happy to walk around the city.
Devoxx UK London starting now 🇬🇧
It's great to see hundreds of developers in one physical room in 2025. 😅 @devoxx.uk
It's great to see hundreds of developers in one physical room in 2025. 😅 @devoxx.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Devoxx UK London starting now 🇬🇧
It's great to see hundreds of developers in one physical room in 2025. 😅 @devoxx.uk
It's great to see hundreds of developers in one physical room in 2025. 😅 @devoxx.uk
Next week, I'll be in Madrid 🇪🇸 and London 🇬🇧 to discuss on Vanilla Web App development and AI for Web Developers.
See you there! 😍
See you there! 😍
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Next week, I'll be in Madrid 🇪🇸 and London 🇬🇧 to discuss on Vanilla Web App development and AI for Web Developers.
See you there! 😍
See you there! 😍
"The Town that Went Crazy For Crypto"
Last Sunday, the printed US edition of The New York Times featured my investigation from a few months ago into a huge crypto scam involving Polish actors hired as fake executives in a small town in Argentina. It's an incredible story!
Links in reply!
Last Sunday, the printed US edition of The New York Times featured my investigation from a few months ago into a huge crypto scam involving Polish actors hired as fake executives in a small town in Argentina. It's an incredible story!
Links in reply!
April 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"The Town that Went Crazy For Crypto"
Last Sunday, the printed US edition of The New York Times featured my investigation from a few months ago into a huge crypto scam involving Polish actors hired as fake executives in a small town in Argentina. It's an incredible story!
Links in reply!
Last Sunday, the printed US edition of The New York Times featured my investigation from a few months ago into a huge crypto scam involving Polish actors hired as fake executives in a small town in Argentina. It's an incredible story!
Links in reply!
Reposted by Maximiliano Firtman
Thank you @firt.dev and @frontendmasters.com for putting on a great Go Vanilla JS course! I’ve learned such cool things the past couple days!! excited to finally be developing apps in Go
March 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Thank you @firt.dev and @frontendmasters.com for putting on a great Go Vanilla JS course! I’ve learned such cool things the past couple days!! excited to finally be developing apps in Go