Random Thoughts on Community Building: moonwith.com/posts/commun...

You have Power. moonwith.com/posts/power

Everything that seems impressive or important today will gradually lose its prestige.

If you’re new to Lisbon, there’s a place for you here. We’re a community of people who create software, and we know what it’s like to pack our bags and move somewhere new without friends. There are 7 countries represented in this picture. And there's room for more to join. You’re never alone.

Hosting a dinner for Portuguese in Tech based in 🇬🇧 London. Do you know anyone based here? Let them know.

Next week, we’re teaming up with @posthog.com at #LisbonAIWeek for an AI Agent Demo Night. Join us for 3 talks — including Pedro Rodrigues from @supabase.com, who’ll show how to: 1️⃣ Spin up an MCP server 2️⃣ Connect it to ChatGPT 3️⃣ Build a custom UI with the new App SDK luma.com/vfu1crbf

We meet every Friday to co-work together and to talk about our projects over lunch. Here's a photo last week 📸 😋 See you tomorrow? luma.com/7wu0rjon

From learning how to build MCP servers from scratch to making the web more sustainable, our new YouTube channel is filled to the brim with educational content from our previous talks 😍 Make sure you're following LisboaJS on YouTube so you don't miss our upcoming videos: youtube.com/@LisboaJS

Did someone say cake? Yesterday we celebrated our 1 year anniversary at @cloudflare.social in Lisboa with a lot of tasty treats and good conversations 🥳 Thank you to everyone who makes this community alive 🙌 #LisboaJS #JavaScriptCommunity #TechCommunity

Can you believe it? @supabase.com is organising a hackathon in Lisboa 😮 And the 🍒 cherry on top? @figma.com and @algolia.bsky.social will be joining too 🤯 📅 Nov 8–9 at Kübe Coworking #LisbonAIWeek

Millions of websites download the exact same React.js file over and over. What if browsers just kept one copy locally? At LisboaJS #4 (our 1-year anniversary! 🎉), Ludwig Schubert will show us how simple changes can drastically reduce the web's energy consumption.

Today, the web is a more mature canvas. With real project examples, @jeremias.codes shows how the platform has shifted the start line for developers to build innovative, accessible websites. You can watch the entire talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@LisboaJS

How to create your own luck.

The co-working days for developers are becoming a highlight of my weeks and of my life here in Lisboa. It's so cool to spend time with other makers and to nerd out over lunch. If you're looking to meet kind people you can learn from and share with, the community is open to you. Come and join us 😄

Is your son a computer hacker? gwern.net/doc/cs/secur...

Food is an important part of our culture. Part of what sets us apart. Our events are always followed by dinners where you can get to know the speakers and other members from our community better. Thank you David Elias and Bounce for hosting us on Monday 🙌

Our monthly talks are a great way to learn and to meet other developers and companies based in Portugal. Thank you @storyblok.com for sponsoring @lisboajs.org and for making monthly events like these possible!

If you are in Lisbon area, I will be there soon to talk about web standards and their evolution in the past decade. Come join me!

The LisboaJS talks are back! Join us for 2 talks on the modern web, followed by dinner at a local restaurant. The first speaker, @jeremias.codes from @storyblok.com will talk about the new defaults of the modern web web. Sign up here: luma.com/1qwvukzb

The weekly co-working days and monthly @lisboajs.org talks are back! If you're passing by, come say hi!

I love when the tools we use match the look and feel of the tools we build. Created a @vscode.dev theme inspired by the recent Moonwith redesign. I'm using Google Sans Code font family from UniversalThirst and @developers.google.com.

We often choose to use words that create obstacles for those we're trying to reach. moonwith.com/posts/acronyms

Spent a great couple of hours deploying a @nextjs.org app to @cloudflare.social workers. For now both deployments are running in parallel. I'm curious to learn and compare their performance over time.

@celso.bsky.social Hi! We're looking for a venue for LisboaJS #3 taking place on September 15th. I was wondering if we could host the event with you at @cloudflare.social?

AI came knocking. The bar has been raised.

It is increasingly easier to find people who share our niche interests and who also happen to be nearby.

Friends, do you know anyone who might be passing by Lisbon and who could give a talk at LisboaJS?

It's easy to articulate an opinion when we see the world in black and white. moonwith.com/posts/beyond...

We resent others with unhelpful speed when we lack the will to consider the origins of their behaviour.

Looking to give a talk at LisboaJS or another tech community based in Portugal? Add yourself to our list of speakers.

I'm always thrilled when people I meet on the internet reach out and drop by, regardless of whether you're in tech, if you're planning a trip to Lisboa, feel free to reach me!

If you're such a bad writer/painter/musician where is your bad work?

Working on making better sidenotes at Moonwith. Even though the website is static, MDX makes these interactions possible. So powerful. I get excited every time I get to build custom components and explore use cases like this!

My principles for product development inspired by the agile manifesto originally published in 2001. moonwith.com/posts/agile

We're hosting a dinner for designers in Lisbon on July 14th. Sign up here: lu.ma/44gg1s7c Sometimes events and conferences can feel too much. Our dinners are a laid back way of getting to know other people. We can embrace vulnerability and talk in a way that is often impossible in bigger circles.

Today, a couple of us came together for co-working and a nutrient-packed lunch where we talked about our indie projects and life beyond JavaScript. To keep the ball rolling, we're doing it again next Friday and you can join us too! With @piara.bsky.social, @goncalo_canhoto and others.

It's been a while! Looking forward to see some friendly faces and to meet new people.

Get addicted to celebrating other people’s wins. It’s an amazing feeling, and it works for anything. Let their success fuel your own drive. It’s not about competition, as we’re all on different paths. It’s about thriving in spaces where people push to be their best, and letting that energy lift you.

Our fourth event is here and it's themed around the idea of DESIGN POWER with @paulofonseca.bsky.social. ​https://lu.ma/73je6okj

Join us and other designers from the #LisboaUX community for a group surf lesson by the beach. lu.ma/m00o4pdn

Thrilled to announce our first speaker, Pedro Moreira da Silva, who works as Principal Product Designer for AI at GitLab ✨ His talk will be about GitLab's playbook to craft AI experiences. From how AI fits with user needs, through key design methods, to measuring success. lu.ma/zcvbe0oh

We're all prone to mood swings and acts of folly, rage and immaturity because we're human. Being good and noble all the time is incompatible with our biology. We made mistakes yesterday and we'll make mistakes tomorrow. An eventual episode of madness or depression is forthcoming.

Meet 5 designers over dinner in Lisboa. Our events are curated to foster honest conversations and a deeper level of connection. An opportunity to know other designers in a setting that feels less awkward than a networking event or conference hall. lu.ma/x9f5qtyu

We're thinking about organising a dinner with designers at #LisboaUX. Is this something you'd be interested in?

We're looking for speakers for the #LisboaUX monthly design talks. We welcome people visiting Lisboa from abroad and encourage first-time speakers. Feel free to get in touch via private message. cbblstn.notion.site/Give-a-talk-...

Join us next week for a watch party! We'll be watching Honeypot's latest documentary about @angular.dev, featuring our past speaker, Igor Minar. Afterwards, we'll head out for dinner at a classic Portuguese restaurant. See you there? lu.ma/tjo2imzs

Putting together a watch party for Honeypot's latest documentary on AngularJS. Anyone in Lisboa who would like to host ~10 frontend developers next week? 👀

O Sobre Carris foi considerado o melhor podcast de Portugal na área de Jogos e Passatempos. Muito obrigado ao júri do Prémio Podes pela escolha e pelo reconhecimento de mais de quatro anos de trabalho. A cabine de maquinista é sempre partilhada com o Ruben Martins e o Carlos Cipriano. sobrecarris.pt

Namecheap renewal prices are getting insane. Even .com domains now have a $16.98. Is this widespread or just a Namecheap problem?

Any thoughts on using #tauri vs #electron for turning a web app into a desktop application?