Founder of Skyward Digital • Technical Lead • Frontend Engineer • User Experience • Jamstack Nerd • NextJS/React/Astro/Figma • Building in Public 💜https://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lknwshehwc2bSo just had a technical test that expected me to understand, and make changes to, a python API. This is for a Frontend developer role where I was very upfront that I lean more towards design and have no experience with python 🙃18 Mar 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknwshehwc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lgjcvfnvls2aIt absolutely sucks that specialising in, and being great at, frontend development - understanding designs, design systems, APIs and the overlap into backend that every frontend framework now requires more than every - somehow isn't enough Yet backend being awful at implementing design is fine [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjcvfnvls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lfrzkiamp22dOne thing I'm seeing more and more as I'm job hunting Engineering manager roles managing a full-stack team that require significant backend experience and zero frontend experience Frontend development isn't a secondary skill, it's equally as nuanced as backend Let's start treating them equally 👏15 Jan 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrzkiamp22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lfrj2lvi2c2dHere's something that really grinds my gears in the UX of the web In what possible world am I meant to know which of these options is the right login. Why would I need 9 different options for a login? Let me log in and find my way to what I want to do afterwards15 Jan 2025 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrj2lvi2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lffj4mkfjs2wSo I was just browsing the Posthog merch store (no reason 👀) and found the most random merch product I think I've ever seen.10 Jan 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffj4mkfjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lf5ydmxov22fI applied for 3 jobs today, and my brain feels like 🤯07 Jan 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5ydmxov22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lf34fye4ws2fI've not written a resume in 5 years (or CV for us Brits) Even having 10 years of experience, it's really hard to get it to a good enough point where it shows what I can do well Squeezing each role into a few lines & building excitement is difficult And that's only one part of job-hunting!06 Jan 2025 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf34fye4ws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lcl3ifyyt22mMy portfolio's been neglected for way too long So while looking for new work, I'm also flexing my design skills and bringing my portfolio up to date. Everyone good with yellow?05 Dec 2024 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3ifyyt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3lae2zoh75q2tI've been looking for work for the past few weeks What's most interesting is that applying is genuinely exciting After working for myself for the past 4 years, that feels strange I think it's due to gaining the confidence to apply at companies I'd never believed I could work at before07 Nov 2024 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lae2zoh75q2thttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3la4dg4kdyo2xI have been sick for the last month (thanks Covid). Having also been laid off a few weeks ago, I'm now itching to build something again.04 Nov 2024 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3la4dg4kdyo2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3l7vfpmudb32hI can't believe we're back 🦋01 Nov 2024 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7vfpmudb32hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3l7buocpkoi2gSo is tech twitter on here now? 👀24 Oct 2024 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7buocpkoi2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3jwn5shx5js2yToday is my day off But I love coding, and I love building Skyward, so I often end up working in my time off So, instead of fighting with myself about it, I set a few rules 1. Work on what I want (not client work) 2. Stop when I want 3. Try and be somewhere different26 May 2023 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwn5shx5js2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3jvk2calftt2rMy end goal is financial security/resiliency Enough money that me and my family can be happy with minimal risk if something were to go wrong Similar to early retirement, but I really enjoy what I do so unless I burn myself out, I think I'd want to keep going once I reach my goal 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2023 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvk2calftt2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3jvbq56k4ea24Let's start building in public again! This weekend, I've been working on our pricing pages I've always tried to make Skyward a transparent business This is one more step towards that goal No surprises, just great software https://skyward.digital/pricing09 May 2023 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvbq56k4ea24https://bsky.app/profile/danspratling.dev/post/3jvakl7nbno2uNew app. Hi! 👋08 May 2023 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:udfwlrhsqerk2kfmsudaned2/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvakl7nbno2u