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
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 😂
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
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. 😀
🔴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...
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
"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!