Sean Newell
@sean.thenewells.us
Married 💍
Father of two wee bairns.
2 cats & 1 dog.
Principal Engineer @ Mews. Texan living & working in Edinburgh 🏴. he/him.
Blogging over on https://sean.thenewells.us
Father of two wee bairns.
2 cats & 1 dog.
Principal Engineer @ Mews. Texan living & working in Edinburgh 🏴. he/him.
Blogging over on https://sean.thenewells.us
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Like the rest of the internet, Sentry runs on Open Source. Like the rest of the @opensourcepledge.com companies, we also believe in paying it back.
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Like the rest of the internet, Sentry runs on Open Source. Like the rest of the @opensourcepledge.com companies, we also believe in paying it back.
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
In 2025, we gave out $750k to the OSS projects we rely on; here’s a sampling of some of them, and why they are so crucial 🧵
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We're still looking for a web infrastructure engineer to join my team at Attio.
If anyone is from the UK/EU and is interested and you love JS/TS performance, tweaking and building frameworks/libraries that enable other engineers to move faster – check out the spec:
attio.com/careers/web-....
If anyone is from the UK/EU and is interested and you love JS/TS performance, tweaking and building frameworks/libraries that enable other engineers to move faster – check out the spec:
attio.com/careers/web-....
Web Infrastructure Engineer
Help shape the web infrastructure that powers Attio’s product
attio.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
We're still looking for a web infrastructure engineer to join my team at Attio.
If anyone is from the UK/EU and is interested and you love JS/TS performance, tweaking and building frameworks/libraries that enable other engineers to move faster – check out the spec:
attio.com/careers/web-....
If anyone is from the UK/EU and is interested and you love JS/TS performance, tweaking and building frameworks/libraries that enable other engineers to move faster – check out the spec:
attio.com/careers/web-....
feels like latest macos completely broke my screenshot workflow. I used to be able to launch screenshot, drag, and have the image ready in my clipboard to paste. Now it is... not that x.x
how do I go back to the happy fun times?
how do I go back to the happy fun times?
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
feels like latest macos completely broke my screenshot workflow. I used to be able to launch screenshot, drag, and have the image ready in my clipboard to paste. Now it is... not that x.x
how do I go back to the happy fun times?
how do I go back to the happy fun times?
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Reposted by Sean Newell
My first Leaflet!!
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
Announcing astro-standard-site - bring your Astro blog to ATProto
An NPM package to connect your Astro blog to ATProto using the Standard.site lexicon, or the story in which Bryan finally creates a website.
impulsivestatic.leaflet.pub
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My first Leaflet!!
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Just finished Stranger Things; thing pulled some tears for sure. For something a lot of folks write off for being too predictable or corny or nostalgia fueled, someone else said this but, I think the Duffer Bros understand nostalgia as a kind of grief.
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Just finished Stranger Things; thing pulled some tears for sure. For something a lot of folks write off for being too predictable or corny or nostalgia fueled, someone else said this but, I think the Duffer Bros understand nostalgia as a kind of grief.
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A little encouragement for everyone dealing with the AWS outage today: youtu.be/rK_7ozvm53o?...
That Sinking Feeling (The #HugOps Song)
YouTube video by Forrest Brazeal
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A little encouragement for everyone dealing with the AWS outage today: youtu.be/rK_7ozvm53o?...
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Bluesky Edit Button
You can now edit posts you've already published with this new experimental feature in @anisota.net.
Try it here: anisota.net
You can now edit posts you've already published with this new experimental feature in @anisota.net.
Try it here: anisota.net
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Bluesky Edit Button
You can now edit posts you've already published with this new experimental feature in @anisota.net.
Try it here: anisota.net
You can now edit posts you've already published with this new experimental feature in @anisota.net.
Try it here: anisota.net
I submitted, you can too!
We're entering the last hours of the CFP! 😱
Keep in mind the form closes at midnight Romania time, 11:00 CET so you can enjoy the New Year celebrations after wrapping up your proposal! 🎉
Happy New Year everyone! ❤️
Keep in mind the form closes at midnight Romania time, 11:00 CET so you can enjoy the New Year celebrations after wrapping up your proposal! 🎉
Happy New Year everyone! ❤️
⏳ The Call for Papers is closing soon!
If you haven’t submitted your proposal yet, you still have 3 days left to take your chance at joining us as a speaker at #JSHeroes 2026. 🌟
👉 jsheroes.io/speak
#TechEvent #TechConference #WebDev #TechInnovation
If you haven’t submitted your proposal yet, you still have 3 days left to take your chance at joining us as a speaker at #JSHeroes 2026. 🌟
👉 jsheroes.io/speak
#TechEvent #TechConference #WebDev #TechInnovation
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I submitted, you can too!
strong co-sign
attention
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
the Very Important People with Jeremy Culhane is fucking hilarious
that is all
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
strong co-sign
European Engineering is Unreasonable Persistence.
ASML goes hard; and globalized research is very good imo. Every dunk on european tech is silly to me. So much has been achieved through Zeiss, ASML, Nokia, Spotify, Wise, and more it's wild to think about.
youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?...
ASML goes hard; and globalized research is very good imo. Every dunk on european tech is silly to me. So much has been achieved through Zeiss, ASML, Nokia, Spotify, Wise, and more it's wild to think about.
youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?...
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
European Engineering is Unreasonable Persistence.
ASML goes hard; and globalized research is very good imo. Every dunk on european tech is silly to me. So much has been achieved through Zeiss, ASML, Nokia, Spotify, Wise, and more it's wild to think about.
youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?...
ASML goes hard; and globalized research is very good imo. Every dunk on european tech is silly to me. So much has been achieved through Zeiss, ASML, Nokia, Spotify, Wise, and more it's wild to think about.
youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?...
Pikmin 4 has kinda taken over the whole family
a red cup with white polka dots and a yellow figurine in it
Alt: A yellow pikmin with squirty cream on its head in a red polkadot coffee mug.
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pikmin 4 has kinda taken over the whole family
yep 🫠
The speed of react compiler and the corresponding eslint plugin is what currently blocks adoption at @sentry.io. Dev startup time went from a couple of seconds to 40 seconds, linting time doubled to over 4 minutes!
Had an 'upgrade to vite 8' PR running for a few weeks, and got it feature complete. Here's the rough difference in build timings for our vite projects in a monorepo from 6 -> 8.
Looking like the react compiler is now ~90% of the build times for puzzle.com
Looking like the react compiler is now ~90% of the build times for puzzle.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
yep 🫠
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Testing out the Arrtx acrylic markers I got from @sean.thenewells.us for Christmas. We got Pikman4 for the family (which we are all enjoying) so wee critters have been all I want to draw/make.
December 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Testing out the Arrtx acrylic markers I got from @sean.thenewells.us for Christmas. We got Pikman4 for the family (which we are all enjoying) so wee critters have been all I want to draw/make.
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CSS cascade layers are the most underrated feature of modern CSS. They're why semantic classes work now when they failed before.
Here's the 2-minute explanation:
Here's the 2-minute explanation:
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
CSS cascade layers are the most underrated feature of modern CSS. They're why semantic classes work now when they failed before.
Here's the 2-minute explanation:
Here's the 2-minute explanation:
ummm @puzzmo.com why is my password too long? You gotta tell me what the parameters are in the form puzzmo, then I can put those params into my password generator.
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ummm @puzzmo.com why is my password too long? You gotta tell me what the parameters are in the form puzzmo, then I can put those params into my password generator.
in b4 we are installing balrogs
i hate this timeline
i hate this timeline
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
in b4 we are installing balrogs
i hate this timeline
i hate this timeline
When everyone knows your name, is it yours anymore?
December 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
When everyone knows your name, is it yours anymore?
Has Software Architectue had any meaningful additions in the past 5-10 years in your opinion.
December 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Has Software Architectue had any meaningful additions in the past 5-10 years in your opinion.
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I think this could work
July 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I think this could work