Brian Street

Full stack web developer (especially HTML5 + Groovy) that enjoys continuous improvement, learning, and hobbies.

[zeldman @zeldman]

Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it's decoration.

[Brian Street @ItGumby]

Help support Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation by donating or retweeting. https://t.co/sdAhqQNzGf They really care about the people in the local hockey community.

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Over the months and years their effects can accumulate to an incredible degree." ~ @JamesClear: https://t.co/CjOiOPMGM2

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

Going smaller can help you move forward.

Is a problem hard to solve? Break it down.
A topic challenging to learn? Try it in chunks.
Finding an exercise hard? Reduce the intensity.

Master the first step then take the next.

[Brian Street @ItGumby]

Any recruiter that expects you to drop everything and respond within a day is clearly looking for head-count instead of good fit.
Which is a good signal to me about the culture of the position...

[Brian Street @ItGumby]

Imagine if companies had some humility and other soft-skills?

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

Here's @KentBeck on 100% coverage: "I get paid for code that works, not for tests, so my philosophy is to test as little as possible to reach a given level of confidence." Works for me.

[Kent Beck 🌻 @KentBeck]

Talking with a senior engineer I noticed a pattern. There were bugs. Nobody knew how many. They weren't on anyone's roadmap.

So the engineer dug in. Discovered curious & horrifying facts. Discovered a lack of organizational urgency. Fixed stuff. Encouraged others to fix stuff.

[🏒 adrienne - hockey swiftie 🏒 @guffychan]

Thank you @43_Kadri for 3 amazing seasons with the @Avalanche and this last year in particular from #MakeVegasNazty, to #StandWithNaz, to becoming a #StanleyCupChampion and a #StanleyCup parade icon, you have truly gifted me as a fan memories that will last a life time AND…

[Ben Lesh @BenLesh]

Ligatures are unnecessary. Don’t use them when teaching others.

[Jen Simmons @jensimmons]

Don’t use UA sniffing!! Dave is right. It almost never works, especially over time.

Use feature detection instead — in your JavaScript, or in your CSS (using @​supports). That way, as soon as a browser ships what you are testing, you have a whole bunch of new users with support.

[Jen Simmons @jensimmons]

I highly recommend every web developer check Can I Use regularly. I often hear from folks grumpy about something not being supported… when it is. It already is! Go to https://t.co/ar5PF0Djvk to see what’s already arrived in browsers and what’s coming soon.

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

Tip: Progress is not always linear.

Sometimes it can even feel like you're going in circles. Step back and acknowledge small wins towards your goals. They add up. Even if you have to start over, it's not always from scratch, it's often with experience.

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

yes. individual engineers can *write* software, but only teams can deliver, ship, maintain and own software.

the smallest unit of software delivery is the team.

[Kent Beck 🌻 @KentBeck]

This is the whiteboarding interview I'm here for.

[Brian Street @ItGumby]

@davidwalshblog Thanks for sharing this - I hadn't realized how many of these sentiments apply for me, and provide words for my feelings.

[Brian Street @ItGumby]

@rodhilton It is easy to assume others use a service for the same reasons as you do (such as the privacy of DuckDuckGo). It is jarring when others have different reasons (such as actually desiring links to anything but the truth to reinforce their personal bias).

[Jessica Kerr @jessitron]

@avdi @cvennevik I love “full-circle developer” because it is about doing work that impacts the e word (in however small a way) and seeing that impact and then improving it

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

@jeanqasaur @michael_nielsen Yeah. 👆 Most people have never worked on a high performing engineering team. They literally don't know what they're missing.

Which creates 0 pressure for low performing teams to improve.

[AltitudeTV @AltitudeTV]

Some great news from our very own Peter McNab!