Dan Spratling
@danspratling.dev
Founder of Skyward Digital • Technical Lead • Frontend Engineer • User Experience • Jamstack Nerd • NextJS/React/Astro/Figma • Building in Public 💜
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SO EXCITED to do an AMA on design systems with Design Better tomorrow! Join and ask me anything here: designbetterpodcast.com/p/ama-brad-f...
AMA: Brad Frost on Design Systems
Wednesday June 25 9AM PT/12PM ET/5PM GMT. Get answers to your biggest questions about design systems from Brad Frost, the world's foremost authority on the subject.
designbetterpodcast.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
SO EXCITED to do an AMA on design systems with Design Better tomorrow! Join and ask me anything here: designbetterpodcast.com/p/ama-brad-f...
So just had a technical test that expected me to understand, and make changes to, a python API.
This is for a Frontend developer role where I was very upfront that I lean more towards design and have no experience with python 🙃
This is for a Frontend developer role where I was very upfront that I lean more towards design and have no experience with python 🙃
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So just had a technical test that expected me to understand, and make changes to, a python API.
This is for a Frontend developer role where I was very upfront that I lean more towards design and have no experience with python 🙃
This is for a Frontend developer role where I was very upfront that I lean more towards design and have no experience with python 🙃
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🪁 Gone with the Wind: my new web development course is live on YouTube!
Join me to learn how to build a dark, modern, sleek marketing website with @nuxt.com 4 flavor, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social, @tailwindcss.com , and Nuxt Hub🌲
Full course in the comments below 👇
Join me to learn how to build a dark, modern, sleek marketing website with @nuxt.com 4 flavor, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social, @tailwindcss.com , and Nuxt Hub🌲
Full course in the comments below 👇
February 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🪁 Gone with the Wind: my new web development course is live on YouTube!
Join me to learn how to build a dark, modern, sleek marketing website with @nuxt.com 4 flavor, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social, @tailwindcss.com , and Nuxt Hub🌲
Full course in the comments below 👇
Join me to learn how to build a dark, modern, sleek marketing website with @nuxt.com 4 flavor, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social, @tailwindcss.com , and Nuxt Hub🌲
Full course in the comments below 👇
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Since apparently being a nice person is illegal in the US now, it’s time to pull out my most popular blog post ever.
It’s called “survival tips for women in tech”, but I’m told it works for all genders and in countless industries.
patricia.no/2018/09/06/s...
It’s called “survival tips for women in tech”, but I’m told it works for all genders and in countless industries.
patricia.no/2018/09/06/s...
Survival Tips For Women In Tech | Patricia Aas
Who else is the only woman on their dev team?
patricia.no
January 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Since apparently being a nice person is illegal in the US now, it’s time to pull out my most popular blog post ever.
It’s called “survival tips for women in tech”, but I’m told it works for all genders and in countless industries.
patricia.no/2018/09/06/s...
It’s called “survival tips for women in tech”, but I’m told it works for all genders and in countless industries.
patricia.no/2018/09/06/s...
It absolutely sucks that specialising in, and being great at, frontend development - understanding designs, design systems, APIs and the overlap into backend that every frontend framework now requires more than every - somehow isn't enough
Yet backend being awful at implementing design is fine
Yet backend being awful at implementing design is fine
A bit of unsolicited advice to devs earlier in their career:
While I love frontend and genuinely think it's crucial to company success, IME, companies discount frontend expertise. Gobble up what backend experience you can early in your career. Think it'll keep more doors open to you.
While I love frontend and genuinely think it's crucial to company success, IME, companies discount frontend expertise. Gobble up what backend experience you can early in your career. Think it'll keep more doors open to you.
January 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It absolutely sucks that specialising in, and being great at, frontend development - understanding designs, design systems, APIs and the overlap into backend that every frontend framework now requires more than every - somehow isn't enough
Yet backend being awful at implementing design is fine
Yet backend being awful at implementing design is fine
One thing I'm seeing more and more as I'm job hunting
Engineering manager roles managing a full-stack team that require significant backend experience and zero frontend experience
Frontend development isn't a secondary skill, it's equally as nuanced as backend
Let's start treating them equally 👏
Engineering manager roles managing a full-stack team that require significant backend experience and zero frontend experience
Frontend development isn't a secondary skill, it's equally as nuanced as backend
Let's start treating them equally 👏
January 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One thing I'm seeing more and more as I'm job hunting
Engineering manager roles managing a full-stack team that require significant backend experience and zero frontend experience
Frontend development isn't a secondary skill, it's equally as nuanced as backend
Let's start treating them equally 👏
Engineering manager roles managing a full-stack team that require significant backend experience and zero frontend experience
Frontend development isn't a secondary skill, it's equally as nuanced as backend
Let's start treating them equally 👏
Here's something that really grinds my gears in the UX of the web
In what possible world am I meant to know which of these options is the right login. Why would I need 9 different options for a login?
Let me log in and find my way to what I want to do afterwards
In what possible world am I meant to know which of these options is the right login. Why would I need 9 different options for a login?
Let me log in and find my way to what I want to do afterwards
January 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Here's something that really grinds my gears in the UX of the web
In what possible world am I meant to know which of these options is the right login. Why would I need 9 different options for a login?
Let me log in and find my way to what I want to do afterwards
In what possible world am I meant to know which of these options is the right login. Why would I need 9 different options for a login?
Let me log in and find my way to what I want to do afterwards
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As usual, Danny hits the nail on the head. 🔨
I’ve had to fight this temptation myself. Cursor changes 50 lines and the lazy part of my brain says "I’m sure it’s fine, just accept the changes".
Seems like a great way to plateau in your growth as a developer. 😬
I’ve had to fight this temptation myself. Cursor changes 50 lines and the lazy part of my brain says "I’m sure it’s fine, just accept the changes".
Seems like a great way to plateau in your growth as a developer. 😬
Tutorials used to create tutorial hell, but I feel like after quite a few recent conversations, there is a new "hell" for beginners.
ChatGPT Hell.
I am meeting so many beginners that rely on ChatGPT to deliver all of the code and answers but they do not know what is going:
ChatGPT Hell.
I am meeting so many beginners that rely on ChatGPT to deliver all of the code and answers but they do not know what is going:
January 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As usual, Danny hits the nail on the head. 🔨
I’ve had to fight this temptation myself. Cursor changes 50 lines and the lazy part of my brain says "I’m sure it’s fine, just accept the changes".
Seems like a great way to plateau in your growth as a developer. 😬
I’ve had to fight this temptation myself. Cursor changes 50 lines and the lazy part of my brain says "I’m sure it’s fine, just accept the changes".
Seems like a great way to plateau in your growth as a developer. 😬
So I was just browsing the Posthog merch store (no reason 👀) and found the most random merch product I think I've ever seen.
January 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So I was just browsing the Posthog merch store (no reason 👀) and found the most random merch product I think I've ever seen.
I applied for 3 jobs today, and my brain feels like 🤯
January 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I applied for 3 jobs today, and my brain feels like 🤯
I've not written a resume in 5 years (or CV for us Brits)
Even having 10 years of experience, it's really hard to get it to a good enough point where it shows what I can do well
Squeezing each role into a few lines & building excitement is difficult
And that's only one part of job-hunting!
Even having 10 years of experience, it's really hard to get it to a good enough point where it shows what I can do well
Squeezing each role into a few lines & building excitement is difficult
And that's only one part of job-hunting!
January 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've not written a resume in 5 years (or CV for us Brits)
Even having 10 years of experience, it's really hard to get it to a good enough point where it shows what I can do well
Squeezing each role into a few lines & building excitement is difficult
And that's only one part of job-hunting!
Even having 10 years of experience, it's really hard to get it to a good enough point where it shows what I can do well
Squeezing each role into a few lines & building excitement is difficult
And that's only one part of job-hunting!
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I see so much FUD about the future of sw engineering, mostly from non-devs. Along the lines of “soon anyone can spin off AI agents in bulk that act as hundreds of devs.”
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
December 21, 2024 at 6:16 AM
I see so much FUD about the future of sw engineering, mostly from non-devs. Along the lines of “soon anyone can spin off AI agents in bulk that act as hundreds of devs.”
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
My portfolio's been neglected for way too long
So while looking for new work, I'm also flexing my design skills and bringing my portfolio up to date.
Everyone good with yellow?
So while looking for new work, I'm also flexing my design skills and bringing my portfolio up to date.
Everyone good with yellow?
December 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
My portfolio's been neglected for way too long
So while looking for new work, I'm also flexing my design skills and bringing my portfolio up to date.
Everyone good with yellow?
So while looking for new work, I'm also flexing my design skills and bringing my portfolio up to date.
Everyone good with yellow?
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figured may as well repost it here seein' as others elsewhere are reposting the implementation as theirs 💀
updated to include the reveal 🤙
and if you like this sort of thing, sign up for "The Craft of UI", where we break down things like this
craftofui.substack.com
updated to include the reveal 🤙
and if you like this sort of thing, sign up for "The Craft of UI", where we break down things like this
craftofui.substack.com
The Craft of UI | Jhey ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ | Substack
Showing you how to bring ideas to life with code 🤙. Click to read The Craft of UI, by Jhey ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ, a Substack publication.
craftofui.substack.com
November 8, 2024 at 12:21 AM
figured may as well repost it here seein' as others elsewhere are reposting the implementation as theirs 💀
updated to include the reveal 🤙
and if you like this sort of thing, sign up for "The Craft of UI", where we break down things like this
craftofui.substack.com
updated to include the reveal 🤙
and if you like this sort of thing, sign up for "The Craft of UI", where we break down things like this
craftofui.substack.com
I've been looking for work for the past few weeks
What's most interesting is that applying is genuinely exciting
After working for myself for the past 4 years, that feels strange
I think it's due to gaining the confidence to apply at companies I'd never believed I could work at before
What's most interesting is that applying is genuinely exciting
After working for myself for the past 4 years, that feels strange
I think it's due to gaining the confidence to apply at companies I'd never believed I could work at before
November 7, 2024 at 10:39 AM
I've been looking for work for the past few weeks
What's most interesting is that applying is genuinely exciting
After working for myself for the past 4 years, that feels strange
I think it's due to gaining the confidence to apply at companies I'd never believed I could work at before
What's most interesting is that applying is genuinely exciting
After working for myself for the past 4 years, that feels strange
I think it's due to gaining the confidence to apply at companies I'd never believed I could work at before
I have been sick for the last month (thanks Covid). Having also been laid off a few weeks ago, I'm now itching to build something again.
November 4, 2024 at 8:48 AM
I have been sick for the last month (thanks Covid). Having also been laid off a few weeks ago, I'm now itching to build something again.
I can't believe we're back 🦋
November 1, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I can't believe we're back 🦋
So is tech twitter on here now? 👀
October 24, 2024 at 8:15 PM
So is tech twitter on here now? 👀
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Someone mentioned me in a comment where they are debating whether or not the top 10 Fortune 500 companies use Agile (as in, some methodology based on the Agile Manifesto).
My thoughts on this: worry about being nimble, not about Agile (TM). That's what the best orgs do, anyway.
My thoughts on this: worry about being nimble, not about Agile (TM). That's what the best orgs do, anyway.
June 7, 2023 at 12:33 PM
Someone mentioned me in a comment where they are debating whether or not the top 10 Fortune 500 companies use Agile (as in, some methodology based on the Agile Manifesto).
My thoughts on this: worry about being nimble, not about Agile (TM). That's what the best orgs do, anyway.
My thoughts on this: worry about being nimble, not about Agile (TM). That's what the best orgs do, anyway.
Today is my day off
But I love coding, and I love building Skyward, so I often end up working in my time off
So, instead of fighting with myself about it, I set a few rules
1. Work on what I want (not client work)
2. Stop when I want
3. Try and be somewhere different
But I love coding, and I love building Skyward, so I often end up working in my time off
So, instead of fighting with myself about it, I set a few rules
1. Work on what I want (not client work)
2. Stop when I want
3. Try and be somewhere different
May 26, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Today is my day off
But I love coding, and I love building Skyward, so I often end up working in my time off
So, instead of fighting with myself about it, I set a few rules
1. Work on what I want (not client work)
2. Stop when I want
3. Try and be somewhere different
But I love coding, and I love building Skyward, so I often end up working in my time off
So, instead of fighting with myself about it, I set a few rules
1. Work on what I want (not client work)
2. Stop when I want
3. Try and be somewhere different
My end goal is financial security/resiliency
Enough money that me and my family can be happy with minimal risk if something were to go wrong
Similar to early retirement, but I really enjoy what I do so unless I burn myself out, I think I'd want to keep going once I reach my goal 😅
Enough money that me and my family can be happy with minimal risk if something were to go wrong
Similar to early retirement, but I really enjoy what I do so unless I burn myself out, I think I'd want to keep going once I reach my goal 😅
May 12, 2023 at 2:38 PM
My end goal is financial security/resiliency
Enough money that me and my family can be happy with minimal risk if something were to go wrong
Similar to early retirement, but I really enjoy what I do so unless I burn myself out, I think I'd want to keep going once I reach my goal 😅
Enough money that me and my family can be happy with minimal risk if something were to go wrong
Similar to early retirement, but I really enjoy what I do so unless I burn myself out, I think I'd want to keep going once I reach my goal 😅
Let's start building in public again!
This weekend, I've been working on our pricing pages
I've always tried to make Skyward a transparent business
This is one more step towards that goal
No surprises, just great software
https://skyward.digital/pricing
This weekend, I've been working on our pricing pages
I've always tried to make Skyward a transparent business
This is one more step towards that goal
No surprises, just great software
https://skyward.digital/pricing
Your new UX & Jamstack agency - Skyward Digital
The creative Jamstack agency for teams that want to get the most out of their website
skyward.digital
May 9, 2023 at 7:15 AM
Let's start building in public again!
This weekend, I've been working on our pricing pages
I've always tried to make Skyward a transparent business
This is one more step towards that goal
No surprises, just great software
https://skyward.digital/pricing
This weekend, I've been working on our pricing pages
I've always tried to make Skyward a transparent business
This is one more step towards that goal
No surprises, just great software
https://skyward.digital/pricing