Kyle Shevlin (he/him)
@kyleshevl.in
Software engineer. Skilled with React, Astro, JS/TS, and frontend. Expanding my skills with Postgres more & more these days. Scratch golfer. AuDHD. https://kyleshevlin.com
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Kyle Shevlin (he/him)
@kyleshevl.in
· Jan 19
Hey new followers 👋🏻 let me offer an intro:
I'm a software dev, scratch golfer, occasional DIY/woodworker & I'm AuDHD.
While I'll post anything related to the above, most of my content is either coding or relatable, observational humor I use to cope with life.
Glad you're here & please be kind.
I'm a software dev, scratch golfer, occasional DIY/woodworker & I'm AuDHD.
While I'll post anything related to the above, most of my content is either coding or relatable, observational humor I use to cope with life.
Glad you're here & please be kind.
Realized the other day that having ADHD is like having a brain with an N+1 problem, there’s always something else to retrieve and share.
And sometimes it’s more like N+10.
Or even N+1000.
You’d get overwhelmed and shutdown too sometimes if one thought led to a thousand more instantaneously.
And sometimes it’s more like N+10.
Or even N+1000.
You’d get overwhelmed and shutdown too sometimes if one thought led to a thousand more instantaneously.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Realized the other day that having ADHD is like having a brain with an N+1 problem, there’s always something else to retrieve and share.
And sometimes it’s more like N+10.
Or even N+1000.
You’d get overwhelmed and shutdown too sometimes if one thought led to a thousand more instantaneously.
And sometimes it’s more like N+10.
Or even N+1000.
You’d get overwhelmed and shutdown too sometimes if one thought led to a thousand more instantaneously.
In-laws are coming to town and the room they’re staying in needs nightstands, so I whipped these up in ~2hrs out of scrap wood
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
In-laws are coming to town and the room they’re staying in needs nightstands, so I whipped these up in ~2hrs out of scrap wood
There are certain patterns that just never want to stick in my daggum brain.
Two-way binding is one of them.
I've read the docs re: how v-model changes between Vue 2 and 3 maybe 3-4 times now and all I keep thinking is, "What a completely superfluous feature that makes everything harder."
Two-way binding is one of them.
I've read the docs re: how v-model changes between Vue 2 and 3 maybe 3-4 times now and all I keep thinking is, "What a completely superfluous feature that makes everything harder."
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There are certain patterns that just never want to stick in my daggum brain.
Two-way binding is one of them.
I've read the docs re: how v-model changes between Vue 2 and 3 maybe 3-4 times now and all I keep thinking is, "What a completely superfluous feature that makes everything harder."
Two-way binding is one of them.
I've read the docs re: how v-model changes between Vue 2 and 3 maybe 3-4 times now and all I keep thinking is, "What a completely superfluous feature that makes everything harder."
Should have taken the whole week off. Working on my renovation all weekend has left me with no motivation this Monday.
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Should have taken the whole week off. Working on my renovation all weekend has left me with no motivation this Monday.
Some renovation progress. How I’m overcoming and embracing our half wall foundations to eventually make some long continuous shelves.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UYkVRY/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UYkVRY/
Embracing our weird half wall foundation to eventually make a really cool continuous shelf. #diy
TikTok video by kyleshevlin
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November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Some renovation progress. How I’m overcoming and embracing our half wall foundations to eventually make some long continuous shelves.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UYkVRY/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UYkVRY/
If you’re ever doing drywall taping/mudding: outside corners are a joy, inside corners are a pain in the ass.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you’re ever doing drywall taping/mudding: outside corners are a joy, inside corners are a pain in the ass.
Alright, I wrote something quick this morning.
I've been finding myself adding more and more `data-*` attributes on our components to ease some of the challenges of testing. Maybe you got some testing that could be made easier with this pattern, too.
kyleshevlin.com/data-attribu...
I've been finding myself adding more and more `data-*` attributes on our components to ease some of the challenges of testing. Maybe you got some testing that could be made easier with this pattern, too.
kyleshevlin.com/data-attribu...
data Attributes for Testing | Kyle Shevlin
Sometimes our tests are too imperative and know too much about the implementation details of the component. Learn how `data` attributes might be able to help you out.
kyleshevlin.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Alright, I wrote something quick this morning.
I've been finding myself adding more and more `data-*` attributes on our components to ease some of the challenges of testing. Maybe you got some testing that could be made easier with this pattern, too.
kyleshevlin.com/data-attribu...
I've been finding myself adding more and more `data-*` attributes on our components to ease some of the challenges of testing. Maybe you got some testing that could be made easier with this pattern, too.
kyleshevlin.com/data-attribu...
Sometimes I wish I had operating instructions that others could read:
If Kyle ever tells you something you already know, it's not because he thinks you're dumb. Kyle defaults to providing all context, reducing the risk of you not understanding him, which history has taught him happens often.
If Kyle ever tells you something you already know, it's not because he thinks you're dumb. Kyle defaults to providing all context, reducing the risk of you not understanding him, which history has taught him happens often.
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sometimes I wish I had operating instructions that others could read:
If Kyle ever tells you something you already know, it's not because he thinks you're dumb. Kyle defaults to providing all context, reducing the risk of you not understanding him, which history has taught him happens often.
If Kyle ever tells you something you already know, it's not because he thinks you're dumb. Kyle defaults to providing all context, reducing the risk of you not understanding him, which history has taught him happens often.
I've been in a post-mortem for the last hour or so about issues related to a dramatic increase in users/activity we had because of the govt shutdown.
As someone who's spent their entire career on the frontend, I feel so wildly inadequate in this meeting.
I know _some_ of the words being said.
As someone who's spent their entire career on the frontend, I feel so wildly inadequate in this meeting.
I know _some_ of the words being said.
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I've been in a post-mortem for the last hour or so about issues related to a dramatic increase in users/activity we had because of the govt shutdown.
As someone who's spent their entire career on the frontend, I feel so wildly inadequate in this meeting.
I know _some_ of the words being said.
As someone who's spent their entire career on the frontend, I feel so wildly inadequate in this meeting.
I know _some_ of the words being said.
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This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes
Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.
colorpalette.pro
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is a lovely color tool: colorpalette.pro
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
…and also a reminder of the era—not that long ago!—when most software looked something like this. It was beautiful to behold and lovely to use. This was taken from us for entirely dubious reasons, but driven people like Ryan can still do it.
I’ve been doing pretty good for a couple weeks, but tonight I have absolutely no motivation to work on my renovation this evening.
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I’ve been doing pretty good for a couple weeks, but tonight I have absolutely no motivation to work on my renovation this evening.
I haven’t written a blog post in forever, but all I have been doing for months now is staring at tests and trying to make them green. Not exactly the kind of material that inspires writing.
I genuinely don’t know when or what I’ll write again.
I genuinely don’t know when or what I’ll write again.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I haven’t written a blog post in forever, but all I have been doing for months now is staring at tests and trying to make them green. Not exactly the kind of material that inspires writing.
I genuinely don’t know when or what I’ll write again.
I genuinely don’t know when or what I’ll write again.
Tell me you don’t work on brownfield apps without telling me you don’t work on brownfield apps.
I use AI daily for my work, and I’d say my fear of being replaced lessens with each day.
Not because AI makes me wildly more productive, but because it’s still so incapable of doing the job.
I use AI daily for my work, and I’d say my fear of being replaced lessens with each day.
Not because AI makes me wildly more productive, but because it’s still so incapable of doing the job.
It's clear that in the very near future almost all code will be written by AI. Some types of coding may hold out for a while, but it's inevitable. It's a crazy thing, and software development is never going to be the same again.
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Tell me you don’t work on brownfield apps without telling me you don’t work on brownfield apps.
I use AI daily for my work, and I’d say my fear of being replaced lessens with each day.
Not because AI makes me wildly more productive, but because it’s still so incapable of doing the job.
I use AI daily for my work, and I’d say my fear of being replaced lessens with each day.
Not because AI makes me wildly more productive, but because it’s still so incapable of doing the job.
I know the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation, and honestly, I hate that for me.
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I know the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation, and honestly, I hate that for me.
I know nothings cheap anymore, but car repair bills are becoming an increasingly difficult pill to swallow.
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I know nothings cheap anymore, but car repair bills are becoming an increasingly difficult pill to swallow.
TIL that you can horizontally scroll with your mouse or track pad if you hold the Shift key while doing it.
How have I gone so long without knowing this?
I only learned this because I thought I was encountering a bug where overflow-x: scroll wasn't working unless I selected text.
How have I gone so long without knowing this?
I only learned this because I thought I was encountering a bug where overflow-x: scroll wasn't working unless I selected text.
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
TIL that you can horizontally scroll with your mouse or track pad if you hold the Shift key while doing it.
How have I gone so long without knowing this?
I only learned this because I thought I was encountering a bug where overflow-x: scroll wasn't working unless I selected text.
How have I gone so long without knowing this?
I only learned this because I thought I was encountering a bug where overflow-x: scroll wasn't working unless I selected text.
Tried hanging a door for the first time. Failed hanging a door for the first time.
Had lunch, time for try #2.
Had lunch, time for try #2.
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tried hanging a door for the first time. Failed hanging a door for the first time.
Had lunch, time for try #2.
Had lunch, time for try #2.
Sad that the next Horizon is an mmorpg. 😔
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sad that the next Horizon is an mmorpg. 😔
What shouldn't be a hot take:
All stepped forms should be state machines.
All stepped forms should be state machines.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What shouldn't be a hot take:
All stepped forms should be state machines.
All stepped forms should be state machines.
Just some kitties basking in some sunshine.
Krios is obsessed with towels. Put a towel down, he’ll lay there.
Krios is obsessed with towels. Put a towel down, he’ll lay there.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just some kitties basking in some sunshine.
Krios is obsessed with towels. Put a towel down, he’ll lay there.
Krios is obsessed with towels. Put a towel down, he’ll lay there.
I feel like what I’m about to say is so obvious, but it just dawned on me:
Refactoring and improving code is the same process as learning to “multiply by 1” in math.
You can manipulate numbers (code) all you want, so long as it fundamentally remains the same value.
Refactoring and improving code is the same process as learning to “multiply by 1” in math.
You can manipulate numbers (code) all you want, so long as it fundamentally remains the same value.
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I feel like what I’m about to say is so obvious, but it just dawned on me:
Refactoring and improving code is the same process as learning to “multiply by 1” in math.
You can manipulate numbers (code) all you want, so long as it fundamentally remains the same value.
Refactoring and improving code is the same process as learning to “multiply by 1” in math.
You can manipulate numbers (code) all you want, so long as it fundamentally remains the same value.
I wonder if I’d have a different attitude towards AI if I was a parent. 🤔
Working with AI has turned a portion of my job into unwitting babysitter for a child that runs amok if not carefully monitored.
Working with AI has turned a portion of my job into unwitting babysitter for a child that runs amok if not carefully monitored.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I wonder if I’d have a different attitude towards AI if I was a parent. 🤔
Working with AI has turned a portion of my job into unwitting babysitter for a child that runs amok if not carefully monitored.
Working with AI has turned a portion of my job into unwitting babysitter for a child that runs amok if not carefully monitored.
The cozier the bed, the crueler the world*
*the lower the temp is outside
*the lower the temp is outside
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The cozier the bed, the crueler the world*
*the lower the temp is outside
*the lower the temp is outside
I’m really tired today and want a nap, but I have no faith that I’m gonna be more energized after said nap to do my work.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m really tired today and want a nap, but I have no faith that I’m gonna be more energized after said nap to do my work.
I have this take that I'm struggling to put into words, but I believe when possible, you should prefer maps to conditionals.
There was a talk by Sandi Metz years ago, I'll try and find it, but she says, "I'm condition averse, I want to pass messages to objects" and I think she's right.
There was a talk by Sandi Metz years ago, I'll try and find it, but she says, "I'm condition averse, I want to pass messages to objects" and I think she's right.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I have this take that I'm struggling to put into words, but I believe when possible, you should prefer maps to conditionals.
There was a talk by Sandi Metz years ago, I'll try and find it, but she says, "I'm condition averse, I want to pass messages to objects" and I think she's right.
There was a talk by Sandi Metz years ago, I'll try and find it, but she says, "I'm condition averse, I want to pass messages to objects" and I think she's right.