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Cassidy

@cassidoo.co

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Making memes, dreams, & software! Sr. Director of Dev Advocacy at GitHub. Married to a dweeb and mom to a nerdy toddler + baby combo. She/Her ✝️ CHI 🏠 Subscribe to my newsletter! cassidoo.co/newsletter

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · Nov 4

Hey new friends!

I'm Cassidy, based in Chicago.

I work at @github.com, and I love building projects, advising startups, helping people learn, and making memes.

Most of my work is open source, and I have a weekly newsletter and blog at cassidoo.co. Check it out, and see you around!

Cassidy Williams

I'm Cassidy Williams, a software engineer, mom, and overall nerd in Chicago. I write about tech, projects, and whatever else I'm thinking about!

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 1d

The hyperfixation will continue

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EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

It's that time! My latest newsletter issue is headed to your inboxes and feeds as we speak.

Check out the archive and subscribe here for a joke, practice coding, and some fun links every week.

cassidoo.co/newsletter

rendezvous with cassidoo

A weekly newsletter with web development content for everyone, from beginners to pros.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

rendezvous with cassidoo

A weekly newsletter with web development content for everyone, from beginners to pros.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

My app Ductts made $20 so far this year, which means I'm 1/5 of the way into making up for the silly little Apple Developer Program that lets me publish it in the first place 😆

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Ductts - Track how often you cry

An app for tracking how often you cry.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

I imagine most would at least make it look realistic, like... though I'm not an artist, I'd just look up a board and copy it hahaha

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

E, far too paranoid that it'll never go out unless I hit the send button 🙈

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 3d

I went to a Nigerian-Korean wedding yesterday (my daughter was the flower girl!) and y'all... the food was bomb

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midudev · Miguel Ángel Durán @midu.dev · 5d

¡Ya tienes clases grabadas de mi Bootcamp Fullstack!
Separadas por temas para que las hagas a tu ritmo.

✓ Vídeos en español
✓ Todo el código disponible
✓ Registro opcional para guardar tu progreso

El miércoles que viene, seguimos:
www.jscamp.dev/introduccion...

Captura de pantalla de la plataforma del Bootcamp JSCamp. A la izquierda se ve el menú de lecciones con los módulos de HTML y CSS. En el centro aparece un video con un profesor explicando y, a la derecha, se muestra la estructura de carpetas del proyecto con directorios como 00-html-css, 01-javascript, 02-react, 04-node, 05-typescript, 06-sql, 07-ci-cd y 08-docker. Debajo del video está el texto "Acceso al Código del Bootcamp".

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 5d

I tried the Sora 2 video model, and while it's impressive, I still stand by the fact that humans are just better.

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A moose playing Go in a park while drinking boba

I like to test AI image and video generation tools with this prompt. It's very effective.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 5d

I tried the Sora 2 video model, and while it's impressive, I still stand by the fact that humans are just better.

cassidoo.co/post/moose-g...

A moose playing Go in a park while drinking boba

I like to test AI image and video generation tools with this prompt. It's very effective.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 6d

I am so devastated to the point of speechlessness seeing what ICE is doing to people. My heart is so broken and I feel so helpless as I try to put on a smile for my kids, while other kids are being zip tied.

Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 6d

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

@blockclubchi.bsky.social's Mack Liederman & I went in the already rundown apartment. We saw severe damage — doors kicked in, water damage, blood & clothes on the floor etc
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s...

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Expo @expo.dev · 6d

🆕 AI apps don’t need the cloud.

With react-native-executorch, you can:

♢ Keep data private
♢ Run AI offline
♢ Skip API fees
♢ Get instant responses

On-device AI is here.

Read about it in the blog post from @swmansion.com → expo.dev/blog/how-to-...

The future of AI apps is on the device: How to run AI models with React Native ExecuTorch

Learn how to integrate AI models within your Expo apps while keeping your users data safe and private.

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Netlify @netlify.com · 8d

Vercel ➝ Netlify migration made simple.

✅ Checklist
✅ Next.js tips
✅ Best practices

Start here → docs.netlify.com/resources/ch...

Vercel to Netlify migration checklist

A comprehensive guide for migrating your projects from Vercel to Netlify, including Next.js setup, configuration migration, and production readiness steps.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

My last newsletter issue of September is heading to your inboxes and RSS feeds right now!

Check out the archive and subscribe here for links, news, practice coding, and a joke:

cassidoo.co/newsletter

rendezvous with cassidoo

A weekly newsletter with web development content for everyone, from beginners to pros.

cassidoo.co

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

dang it

Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

Madrid *y* Barcelona

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LOL

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 13d

What a spectacular use of the wonders of technology. The existence of stuff like this is what makes the internet worth it.

Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 15d

I have finished a journey

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2000 Poops

I used the app Poop Map for over 5 years, for the memes. A tale of perseverence and triumph.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

I don't see why there would be any other reason

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Rodolfo De Nadai @rdenadai.com.br · 11d

This advice from @cassidoo.co is gold!!

Questions to ask when you think need to finish something

When a pursuit becomes a drag, here's some questions to help you figure out why, and what to do about it.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

"THIS is the cream that will make my face flawless"

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 10d

how a new skincare routine feels

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10d

‼️ CAMPAIGN STREAM TONIGHT ‼️

We’ll talk about campaign updates, ICE, and the general fascist hellscape.

(Also @bencollins.bsky.social is teaching me how to play Balatro.)

Join on Twitch or YouTube at 7 PM CT!

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