Chris Weekly

Consultant. Performance-minded Front-End / UI Architect. Partner at Tonic 5. (Ex- Tapjoy, CRCM, Yottaa, SLM, Upromise...) 19 years exp.

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

Great list, @eyeraki. There are so many amazing ~devs on twitter; here are a few of my "secret mentors"*

@_ericelliott
@bahmutov
@fortelabs *hat tip for this great concept;
@layoutplusplus
@mappletons
@rauchg
@rauschma
@rwieruch
@stubbornella

#secretmentors

[Eyeraki @eyeraki]

Compiling a list of developers for my friend to follow who's new to twitter and a junior web developer.
@ryanflorence

@EmmaBostian

@markdalgleish

@dan_abramov

@acemarke

@sophiebits

@sarah_edo

@kentcdodds

@sebmck

@adamwathan

Any other recommendations?

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

I am attending the largest #ReactJS conference remotely. You may get a limited free ticket (50% of talks, no workshops) and join me by clicking this badge.

#react #reactjs
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#reactsummit

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@simon_hylander @ProEvilz @rauchg It looks like base-ui has an Oct 6 milestone date for v1.0...

[Martin Soorjoo @martinsoorjoo]

Use the Power of Your Memory to Enhance Your Wellbeing.

Your memory is a powerful tool. Use it wisely.

We often revisit the past as if it were an open wound, picking at painful memories until they bleed anew.

But the brain is not a passive recorder—it is a living instrument. Each time you recall a memory, you’re not just observing it; you’re replaying it, reinforcing it, reliving it.

When we fixate on past hurts, losses, or regrets, our bodies don’t know it’s a memory—they respond as if the event is happening now. Stress hormones rise. Inflammation spikes. The nervous system tightens.

Science bears this out.

Studies from UCSF and the University of Pittsburgh show that repetitive rumination over negative memories is linked to increased cortisol, disrupted immune function, and greater risk of depression and cardiovascular disease (Kross et al., 2009; Brosschot et al., 2006).

But there is another way.

Memory can be medicine.

When you intentionally recall a moment of love, triumph, peace, or connection, your brain shifts. Dopamine and oxytocin flow. Heart rate slows. The parasympathetic system soothes you into calm.

In the words of Rick Hanson: “The brain is like Velcro for the bad, but Teflon for the good—unless we make the good stick.”

So pause.

Close your eyes.

Remember the warmth of that embrace.
The laughter in that kitchen.
The sunlight on your skin that morning when everything felt… right.
Or any positive memory that makes you feel good.

Make the memory vivid and detail rich.
Recalling what you saw, heard, thought, said and most importantly, felt.

Hold it.
Savor it.
Let it sink in.

Your past holds more than pain.
It holds gold.

And the more you bring those moments into the present, the more your mind, body, and spirit will restore, recharge and heal.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Powerful.

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@ExpertBeacon, you published an article claiming there's an official Google Voice integration with Slack. No such integration exists. Why waste peoples' time?

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@engineers_feed

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@engineers_feed Whoops. Now that I annotated it and visualized it w/ my solution, I see it's actually 20. Filling in the 12 I noted leaves a void. The front face needs 12 (4x3), the next rank needs 6 (3x2), the 3rd and last needs just 2 (2x1).

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@engineers_feed Why is everyone overestimating by so much? Assuming the only missing cubes are the ones visibly missing (not any hidden from view). Look at the gaps, stick a cube to each visible interior face. There are just 12.

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@engineers_feed 12

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

"Cynicism is not a neutral position—and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive.
Hopefulness is not a neutral position either... it is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism."
-Nick Cave, via https://t.co/FBLHRTRsgm

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The scariest Halloween decorations as an adult

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

I'm attending React Summit US 2024 - get your free remote ticket and join me there with 10k other engineers and 50+ great speakers
https://t.co/XqQJQ4nUyX
#ReactSummitUS

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Can you imagine any Republican in Congress today talking about immigration this way?

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@rauchg "cracked": relatively obscure/archaic slang for "crazy or delusional"
vs
"crack": British slang for "excellent or first-rate"

(Aiming for helpfulness, not pedantry)

[Rachel Tobac @RachelTobac]

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in.
I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool)
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Find the curved line.

This grid tricks you into thinking there's a curved line somewhere, but you can't find it. The purposefully placed gray lines will induce your peripheral vision to interpolate curved lines

[image by Lesha Porche]

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

"Cynicism is not a neutral position—and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive.
Hopefulness is not a neutral position either... it is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism."
-Nick Cave, via https://t.co/FBLHRTRsgm

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

@mgrabina @rauchg yes, this, aka "skill stacking".

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

EU apparatchiks aim to sneak a terrifying mass surveillance measure into law despite UNIVERSAL public opposition (no thinking person wants this) by INVENTING A NEW WORD for it—"upload moderation"—and hoping no one learns what it means until it's too late. Stop them, Europe!

[Chris Weekly @cweekly]

I LOVE THIS.
https://t.co/tZgNLvYXjf via @mappletons