
Who To Follow (And Why)
Twitter is great, isn't it? Or can be, in more ways than one. If you like talking shit (like I do) and getting jokes off, it's the place to be. But it's also great for following your favorite creators and doers.
We're gonna focus on that last one and give you a few people to follow, who might have some vital information to help on your coding journey. From polling the community in our Slack group (which you should be a part of!), here's a compiled list of their worthwhile follows.
Sara Soueidan @SaraSoueidan
Sara is the first person I thought of when asked this question. She is is the go-to authority for all things SVG and the best part is that she has only been doing web-related work for a little over three years. Her story illustrates the payoff for hard work and sharing your journey as a developer. - Mark
Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower
He's just positive and gives enthusiastic talks. - Dedi
Rachel Smith @rachsmithtweets
She works for CodePen and is always tweeting helpful tidbits about code, as well as sharing informative and interesting blog posts. - Shanise
Katherine Cross @quinnae_moon
Great for understanding gaming and tech culture from a dry humor and academic view. - Dedi
Iheanyi Ekechukwu @kwuchu
I don’t know how I started following this young brother, but I am glad that I do. He is very into tech with an interesting journey and has shared it the whole way. - Mark
Erica Joy @ericajoy
Erica is a developer at slack. Before that she lead the effort that helped expose pay differences at Google, which started the conversation at different tech companies. Erica’s insight on being a black woman in tech is honest, to the point, and almost therapeutic. - Mark
Adrienne Porter Felt @apf & Yan @bcrypt
Security stuff; picked up more crypto practices there. - Dedi
Julia Evans @b0rk
She makes cool doodles explaining software stuff. You'll appreciate it. - Jer'Maine
Sarah Tony Young @huny
Huny is an OG, she has an amazing story, and her design work is a breath of fresh air. - Mark
Marco Rogers @polotek
Marco is an industry vet. He is a straight shooter and has wonderful insight on being black in tech. I learn a lot from his tweets alone (and it's fun to watch white people lose their shit for being called out for their racist behavior). - Mark
Chris Heilmann @codepo8
Good for coding tidbits and opinions, especially when he live tweets at conferences. - Luke
And some general resource Twitter accounts you can follow as well:
Dev Tips @DevTipsShow: Dev Tips is why I focused on front end development. Interesting and clear videos about any topic dealing with front end development and design. - Seun
CSS-Tricks @Real_CSS_Tricks: good blog/resource to follow for CSS. - Shanise
John Sonmez (of Simple Programmer) @jsonmez: it makes complex concepts a little easier to understand. What I like most about it is that it not only helps you improve your technical skills but it also points out areas of your life that, when improved, can help you in your career as well. - Tremayne
That's a pretty good looking list. If you have any you'd like to share, let us know about them with the hashtag #DatCode.
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