Jason Lengstorf
@jason.energy
π€ 14085
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π 2422
I make tv for developers at
@codetv.dev
jason.energy/links he/him
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quick personal note: I've felt the early signs of burnout creeping in, so I cleared my streaming schedule for August as a sort of "summer break" not quite fully unplugged, but backing off to give myself a little more time to be away from computers and to enjoy the living I work for π
about 1 month ago
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CodeTV
about 3 hours ago
Design and dev for a design system can't happen in a vacuum without disappointing results.
@bradfrost.com
makes the case in a conversation with
@jason.energy
Watch the full episode:
codetv.dev/series/learn...
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I think
@sterlingchin.bsky.social
and I stood there for a solid 5 minutes. she never noticed ππ
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about 5 hours ago
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Adam Argyle
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β mobile first β container first
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David Behroozi
2 days ago
@jason.energy
was a multimodal mc at
#cascadiajs
He ranged from concert in the park pose to Carole Baskin leopard print. Good times!
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Brittany Ellich
3 days ago
The best K Pop Demon Hunters duo/Web Dev Challenge reunion with
@willjohnson.bsky.social
at
#CascadiaJS
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2 days ago
so hype rn at
@cascadiajs.com
@jason.energy
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cmgriffing
4 days ago
Dev Squares at
@cascadiajs.com
put a smile on everyoneβs face. Great fun from
@nearestnabors.com
,
@codetv.dev
,
@erinmikail.bsky.social
,
@gantlaborde.com
, and more.
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make some friends!
#CascadiaJS
is an opportunity to meet people whose special interests strongly overlap with yours βΒ don't be a wallflower and say hi!
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4 days ago
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CodeTV
5 days ago
if you were on Web Dev Challenge, what would your team name be? latest episode is streaming now:
codetv.link/wdc/s2e8
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LIVE!
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6 days ago
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CodeTV
7 days ago
if you like watching the Web Dev Challenge, just imagine how much fun it is to participate!
@getpostman.bsky.social
is challenging YOU to build personal software β and you could win $500 for doing it get details and enter here:
codetv.link/wdc/hackathon
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there's a private channel in Discord that lets me know when someone renews their
@codetv.dev
supporter status and it always leaves my heart extremely full (also: if you like what we're doing at CodeTV, maybe today's the day to become a supporter?
codetv.dev/support
π)
7 days ago
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Andrew MacLean
9 days ago
Every collab with
@jason.energy
reminds me why I love this space: β¨ the people β‘οΈ the vibes π the food π» the code This week hit all of that and then some. What weβre about to drop? Easily one of my favorite projects yet. Stay tuned π
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ah, my favorite game: how many beverages can I have simultaneously?
9 days ago
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another one
9 days ago
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I'm about to watch Hackers with the
@refactr.tech
crew and
@marisamorby.com
on Teleparty and you should join us! starting the movie in just a minute:
www.teleparty.com/movie/10428/...
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11 days ago
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rolled out a new approach to Learn With Jason today: Part 1: interview-style discussion about how & why a piece of technology fits into the modern web dev stack, released as video/audio podcast Part 2: pair programming to immediately get hands-on with the tech from zero
11 days ago
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CodeTV
11 days ago
There are no losers on Web Dev Challenge, but that won't stop
@shirleywu.studio
from trying to win. Watch the full episode:
codetv.link/wdc/s2e8
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CodeTV
11 days ago
β οΈ In 90 Minutes Complex orchestration across different services, APIs, and LLMs is, in a word, hard. Especially when you need user interaction along the way. Inngest is out to make it manageable. CTO Dan Farrelly will teach us. Details:
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Connect everything and anything in real time
Complex orchestration across different services, APIs, and LLMs is, in a word, hard. Especially when you need user interaction along the way. Inngest is out to make it manageable. CTO Dan Farrellyβ¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCVuWOiJDNU
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Erica Stanley
12 days ago
It's our first
@refactr.tech
*404 Film Not Found* virtual movie night! Tomorrow @ 7p EDT, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of beloved cult classic, Hackers! Co-hosted by our hilarious friends
@codetv.dev
,
@jason.energy
&
@marisamorby.com
! RSVP for the Teleparty link here:
bit.ly/404-film-night
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π¬ 404 Movie Not Found: Hackers, Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Join us fo**r "404 Movie Not Found" Movie Night**βa fun, virtual hangout where we watch a tech movie together on Teleparty and roast it in real time. Think of it as a mix o
https://bit.ly/404-film-night
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12 days ago
astro.build
named Mux its official video partner. Astro devs like
@jason.energy
now get built-in Mux components for playback, upload & more. See it in action: πΊ
@codetv.dev
case study:
astro.build/case-studie...
π Mux x Astro guide:
www.mux.com/video-for/a...
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Embed a video player in your Astro applications | Mux
Quickly add video to your Astro site using the Mux API. Our example repo and responsive player make it simple to get started
https://www.mux.com/video-for/astro
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CodeTV
12 days ago
When you can build apps REALLY FAST, it becomes possible to build apps just for yourself. We teamed up with
@getpostman.bsky.social
and challenged 3 teams of developers to build personal software on the latest episode of Web Dev Challenge. Watch here:
codetv.link/wdc/s2e8
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Astro
12 days ago
πΊ "I'm making TV. What does TV look like?" Apparently it looks like Astro +
@mux.com
. See how
@codetv.dev
and
@jason.energy
built a complex, content-heavy, media streaming platform with several integrations and automated workflows, proving Astro's limits might not exist
astro.build/case-studies...
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Unleashing creativity: How CodeTV built a video streaming platform with Astro and Mux | Astro
How Astro gives CodeTV everything they need to run a subscription-based TV service.
https://astro.build/case-studies/codetv/
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NEW: personal software on Web Dev Challenge
@mikeryan.dev
,
@blove.dev
,
@shirleywu.studio
, Craig Dennis,
@erinmikail.bsky.social
, and
@elviskahoro.bsky.social
took on a challenge to build software with an audience of just one using
@getpostman.bsky.social
codetv.link/wdc/s2e8
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Personal Software | Web Dev Challenge Season 2
Apps for a target audience of just one: you.
https://codetv.link/wdc/s2e8
13 days ago
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I ask all the devs/advisors to pose for a Polaroid photo after every Web Dev Challenge and the resulting photo wall brings me so much joy every time I look at it latest addition from yesterday ππ
18 days ago
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this is going to be fun, and since
@marisamorby.com
will be there itβll actually be funny, too
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18 days ago
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cookinβ. recognize anyone? π
19 days ago
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henry β·
19 days ago
unfortunately i really would like to try my hand at Being A Writer β yβall had any success doing lit mag submissions, and any advice if so? iβve got a handful of prose poems i think are decent and iβm feeling earnest enough to give it a try
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well well well if it isnβt the consequences of my own actions
20 days ago
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GitHub
20 days ago
How many times have you bookmarked a tutorial βfor laterβ because you were too stressed about keeping up to actually enjoy learning it? It's time to stop panic learning, and start learning with joy.
https://gh.io/AAxprzp
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Rediscovering joy in learning: Jason Lengstorf on the state of development
We sit down with Jason Lengstorf on the GitHub Podcast, where he shares his perspective on education, AI, open source, and more.
https://github.blog/developer-skills/career-growth/rediscovering-joy-in-learning-jason-lengstorf-on-the-state-of-development/
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CodeTV
20 days ago
β οΈ In 90 Minutes Join
@jason.energy
live for an open-format session where you help choose what happens. Live coding, career questions, armchair philosophy, and more. Details:
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Office Hours w/Jason Lengstorf: Code, Career, Happiness, & Hope
Join Jason Lengstorf live for an open-format session where you help choose what happens. Live coding, career questions, armchair philosophy, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teuDCs56v4
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CodeTV
21 days ago
π£ Just Scheduled Complex orchestration across different services, APIs, and LLMs is, in a word, hard. Especially when you need user interaction along the way. Inngest is out to make it manageable. CTO Dan Farrelly will teach us. Details:
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Connect everything and anything in real time
Complex orchestration across different services, APIs, and LLMs is, in a word, hard. Especially when you need user interaction along the way. Inngest is out to make it manageable. CTO Dan Farrellyβ¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCVuWOiJDNU
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solved an edge case style override in
@astro.build
using CSS layers a little while back and got around to writing it up still extremely happy with Astro and its technical choices to lean heavily on web standards. makes stuff like this feel so natural π
codetv.dev/blog/astro-c...
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CSS overrides without important using layers in Astro components
We used to need `!important` to override styles, but itβs not 2021 anymore and thereβs a better way: CSS layers.
https://codetv.dev/blog/astro-css-overrides-layers
23 days ago
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why are the only options "burns down 1 acre of the Amazon per flush" or "100-grit sandpaper"?
23 days ago
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this challenge is code to my heart, and the GraphQL Summit is where I started the arc in my career that led me to where I am today. scratch your creative itch and give this challenge a shot!
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23 days ago
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GitHub
24 days ago
Do you enjoy learning new tools? Or more specifically, do you find it fun?
@jason.energy
talks to us about how making developer education fun means you're more likely to retain the information. Listen to the full GitHub Podcast episode π
gh.io/podcast
or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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The GitHub Podcast
This is the GitHub podcast, a show dedicated to the topics, trends, stories and culture in and around the open source developer community on GitHub.
https://gh.io/podcast
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good day today
@mikeryan.dev
@scottmoss.bsky.social
@blove.dev
@shaundai.com
@jamesqquick.bsky.social
@brianmm.dev
@davidedaniel.bsky.social
@codetv.dev
25 days ago
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Kinell
26 days ago
This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life
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Ana Tudor
26 days ago
Comic 3D on
@codepen.io
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
A little text effect demo with outline, inner shadow,
#halftone
pattern and extrusion effect. No images other than
#CSS
gradients, no text duplication whatsoever, contenteditable. An
#SVG
#filter
does the magic! β¨πͺπ©π
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CodeTV
26 days ago
NEW: Join the Web Dev Challenge hackathon and you could win a ticket to GraphQL Summit 2025 Our friends at
@apollographql.com
have challenged you to build an app to help people touch grass. Full details here:
codetv.dev/blog/web-dev...
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Web Dev Challenge Hackathon S2.E7: Touch Grass
In this challenge, help people reconnect with the world outside their screen and you could win a ticket to GraphQL Summit 2025. Apps due September 8, 2025.
https://codetv.dev/blog/web-dev-challenge-hackathon-s2e7-touch-grass
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the downside of FULLY disconnecting for a long weekend is that eventually you get phone reception again and find out just how rough your week of catchup is about to be π
27 days ago
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CascadiaJS
28 days ago
This speaker lineup is π₯ Hear from
@shrutikapoor08.bsky.social
, Bree Hall,
@nearestnabors.com
,
@kentcdodds.com
,
@webai.bsky.social
,
@jherr.dev
,
@nerdy.dev
,
@devdevcharlie.com
, our emcee
@jason.energy
, and many more! Use the discount code STACKED at checkout and save $50 ποΈ Link β¬οΈ
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Addy Osmani
about 1 month ago
New in Chrome DevTools: Instantly check CSS feature compatibility with Baseline! Chrome DevTools now displays the Baseline status for CSS properties right in the Elements panel - Baseline gives you clear info about which web features are ready to use today.
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I am SO excited to be working with Lil Post again, and this game format is going to be SO MUCH FUN get your
@cascadiajs.com
ticket and keep an eye out for the call for contestants β you could win some GREAT prizes courtesy of
@clerk.com
π
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about 1 month ago
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I love hearing the backstory of how things were built π
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about 1 month ago
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Slightly diminish an historic website: Space Ham
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about 1 month ago
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just found my books in here, so if youβre wondering why your LLM is writing terrible PHP I may be to blame π (also authors: probably check this list and consider joining the lawsuit, because creators need to be paid for their work)
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about 1 month ago
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The Pudding
about 1 month ago
Ever cry while cutting an onion? Well, now you donβt have to! Building off of chef J. Kenji LΓ³pez-Alt, we found the mathematically optimal way to dice an onion. *Cutting uniform pieces has not been proven to reduce crying, but you do get bragging rights.
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had a CSS challenge that would have been GNARLY yesterday and then remembered CSS layers exist now and solved it in +3 lines and no !important hacks CSS is so good now ππ
@miriam.codes
@tabatkins.com
fantasai thank you for your work on the layers spec
about 1 month ago
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quick personal note: I've felt the early signs of burnout creeping in, so I cleared my streaming schedule for August as a sort of "summer break" not quite fully unplugged, but backing off to give myself a little more time to be away from computers and to enjoy the living I work for π
about 1 month ago
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