Willaim

I build things
Poorly
Software Architect
Author of BaseScript, “Simplify Your Code with a Touch of BS”

[Willaim @afedev]

The urge to speak to real software developers is overpowered by the imposter syndrome of being a degree-less web developer.

I blame my friends; CSS, JavaScript, and HTML.

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While we're all in on AI, here I am being asked the most poignant question of 2026 by my "peer", a Senior Software Engineer:

"As I asked in my PR, do we need to continue to support IE8?"

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My "peer"; not really understanding CSS specificity: "Sometimes we miss the basic things."

Me: "sometimes is kind of frequent though"

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I routinely and intentionally spell my name wrong for no other reason than the enjoyment of having confused another human into questioning whether my name was always spelled that way.

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@stupidtechtakes

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The number of people who appear to be able-bodied that use the handicap door opener at Starbucks is impressive

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Asking devs to document what exists so UX can have a reference to do their job is crazy… Right up there with UX not knowing how to check accessibility for their color choices.

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My coworker deleted a bunch of files, opened a PR. I reviewed and found that he deleted some things that should not be deleted. He said, "I did this programmatically and am surprised the computer made a mistake, I thought computers don't make mistakes..."

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Me: “These color combinations do not pass a11y…” 🫠

Designer: “I used colors from the design system, here’s the link idiot.”

** checks design system **

Me: “I checked the design system and you used color combinations explicitly stated to fail a11y…”

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Nah… we don’t run this bar 🙄 sure son

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When presented with a problem, sometimes the simplest solution is overlooked

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My coworkers: wHy DoEs It LoOk LiKe ThIs?! 🥴

Me: “Have you tried refreshing the page or making the viewport full width?”

My coworkers: tHaNkS! iT lOoKs GoOd NoW!

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Make it make sense. A senior developer has the skill of a junior developer but the title of a senior developer. His “peer” has to “bring him up to speed”. Reasonable?

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He then lit up another cigarette 😬

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Just watched a dude put out his cigarette and immediately pop a zyn 😬

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The best tickets are those that are reported as required to be fixed, picked up and fixed, then reported as not required to be fixed…

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Gotta make sure you cover edge cases:

"…a user could inadvertently scroll when trying to select a date, and close the calendar, which could lead to confusion, frustration, or (in extreme cases) anger (and possibly other emotional responses not yet considered)"

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UX Designer: “Oh you want a design system and this new thing should look like all the other things?”

Me: “Yes”

UX Designer: * Produces ‘design system’ unique to new feature, independent of any existing elements * “Here! I made the design system!”

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My coworkers are the most junior level senior titled people I have ever met and it is depressing af

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@jlengstorf Thats dope🎉I hope you’re making some $$$ on all this because I see you are genuine, you grind hard af, and your content is 🔥
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@joris97jansen definitely a skill issue