Developer | Educator | Creator YT: bit.ly/30BL1pr Blog: davegray.codeshttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lh2mgd4i4c26New addition: M4 14" MacBook Pro 24/512 and an external 4TB SSD - switching from Windows - What are your best set up tips?31 Jan 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2mgd4i4c26https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lerma5urek2fThe "Ask AI" feature in the @drizzle.team docs is what ALL docs need. Very helpful.02 Jan 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerma5urek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lejvvbc3uc2cHappy to see @freecodecamp.bsky.social just shared my React Native for Beginners course before year's end! 🎉 I try to donate at least one video course per year to their amazing YT channel. Truly an honor to contribute to such an outstanding resource. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm5Y7Vtuihg30 Dec 2024 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejvvbc3uc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3le3kchfia22tI did it! 🎉 I got the Yeti home at DebugDecember.com #DebugDecember This was a fun advent calendar! Thank you @sentry.io 🙌 https://DebugDecember.com24 Dec 2024 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3kchfia22thttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ldp3ik77is2nWith the new free tier of GitHub Copilot, this cannot be said enough ... Beginners should NOT use AI coding assistance. It is frequently wrong. Learn the fundamentals so you know how to correct it.20 Dec 2024 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldp3ik77is2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ldlva56kyc2eMy most watched video is on freeCodeCamp's YT channel (@freecodecamp.bsky.social) - and it's a great place to start or refresh some fundamentals. "HTML for Beginners" has over 3 million views! 🤯 https://youtu.be/kUMe1FH4CHE?si=dL69yiTDNQLXxss_18 Dec 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlva56kyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ldlusrnba22eLots of code to write.. but there are NJ drone videos to watch. Seriously, "nothing to see here" and at the same time, they hold a classified briefing. Talk about mixed messages!18 Dec 2024 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlusrnba22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ld4p3dzx4s2iIt's the end of the semester, and my university students are asking me for advice on getting started in the dev job market. What would you suggest to these students? Here's some specific advice I share that they don't get from the career guidance office 👇12 Dec 2024 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4p3dzx4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ld23fg475c2pMy Next.js Full Stack Project series rolls on with Chapter 10 🎉 In this video, we look at how to add powerful responsive data tables with React Table and ShadCN/ui. Some Drizzle in there, too!11 Dec 2024 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld23fg475c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3ld22zxqkvc27Having fun with the Advent Calendar challenges in Sentry's Debug December 🙌 Day [11] ✅ I got the Yeti one step closer to home at DebugDecember.com #DebugDecember https://DebugDecember.com11 Dec 2024 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld22zxqkvc27https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcv255crfk2mGood communication skills and patience are underrated developer skills. For example, I asked a user to send me some files I needed to see. I _assumed_ they knew I meant attach the files to an email because I need to see what is inside of them. 👇09 Dec 2024 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcv255crfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcnfixpon22sWhen you're building something and think "There must be an easier way..", there usually is, but you haven't found it yet. And sometimes you just have to write a regex to pluck out what you need.06 Dec 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnfixpon22shttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcihmlwtjc25My Next.js 15 Project series rolls on with Chapter 8! 🎉 In this video, I show how next-safe-action from @theedoran.xyz and Sentry from @sentry.io are the perfect combo for server actions 💯04 Dec 2024 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcihmlwtjc25https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcihgwqgos25Hey, this is fun! Check it out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcihgwqgos25https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcihesq72225Check out Amy's Advent of CSS and Advent of JS 🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcihesq72225https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcdgqetc7c2mLet's go! www.adventofts.com https://www.adventofts.com/02 Dec 2024 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdgqetc7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lcayw7sq722cI like BlueSky. However, it is clear my audience is not here yet, and I should cross-post. Same post here got zero response.01 Dec 2024 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcayw7sq722chttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lc54rh3vhk2rThis! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc54rh3vhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lc3zliuy2k22How about something for FREE on Black Friday? Just dropped my React Native for Beginners full course!29 Nov 2024 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3zliuy2k22https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbz76ndq722bLooks fun! 🙌 I'm also looking forward to other fun in December like Advent of TS, etc. The hardest part is finding time. I'd like to spread all of the good stuff in December throughout the year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz76ndq722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbxa4iv4is2zChapter 7 of my Next.js 15 Project series just published today. Based on requirements from user stories, this tutorial applies user permissions to form editing.27 Nov 2024 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxa4iv4is2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbuqfy2mo22eMy daughter and her friend are listening to Christmas carols while working on her fall break culinary assignment in the kitchen. I can hear them having fun, and it makes me happy. This is a remote work intangible. I wouldn't go to an office for all the bitcoin.26 Nov 2024 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuqfy2mo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbudp7tcis2pThere are many benefits to creating content even if you don't build a large audience. Document your knowledge. You will also have another way to display your activity that isn't measured in commits.26 Nov 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbudp7tcis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbrqnq5pkc2lWatched John Carpenter's "The Thing" last night. I like how old movies build stories. However, they will also test modern attention spans.25 Nov 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrqnq5pkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbk5ucwgvi23Starter packs make Bluesky immediately enjoyable - such a great idea. Here's another one I found: go.bsky.app/8udaK5Y [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbk5ucwgvi23https://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbfcyde3ds2xFellow devs - what starter packs do I need? Please share some recommendations.20 Nov 2024 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfcyde3ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lbcyf7bmps2wKeyboard died. Bought a new one and plugged it into the same port on my KVM switch. Didn't work. Now I have a KVM switch with a bad port and two working keyboards.19 Nov 2024 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcyf7bmps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/yesdavidgray.bsky.social/post/3lb6urpoi7k2i [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:gpduqeoc4mo36ee3b3anuqdl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6urpoi7k2i