ebony

very unserious dev | ISFJ | community-taught

[ebony @ebonythetechie]

✅

[Kevin Naughton Jr. @KevinNaughtonJr]

with how long you can be stuck on certain bugs, i think you need to be slightly insane to be a software engineer

[Rizèl Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾 @blackgirlbytes]

Nit

[ebony @ebonythetechie]

@NP_Omar thank you! 🫂

[ebony @ebonythetechie]

Haven't been on here in awhile but career update:
- quit job
- took time off for travel/rest/family (it was lovely)
- now at my dream eng job
- team is amazing
- fully remote
- learning a lot
- working on things that I really believe in
I'll be back to writing soon! 🤞🏿

[ebony @ebonythetechie]

I'm super late in sharing this on here but I got promoted! I wrote a blog post with some advice and strategies I used to get promoted as a self-taught dev: https://t.co/PWMRLCwWBt hope it's helpful to any other
#CodeNewbies out there trying to level up!

[Liste @endliste]

Just found out about recency bias. Maybe the most important bias ever

[JennyPup 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎃 🪾 @JennyPupDeath]

In America the president threatens you with healthcare

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi attorney general’s office announced https://t.co/YZUVstINEA

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The median net worth of Black American households declined by 25 percent from 2022 to 2025, according to newly released Federal Reserve data https://t.co/1R8qPzok3w

[Rizèl Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾 @blackgirlbytes]

Some ppl don’t want to be founders. Im okay with blissfully getting a biweekly paycheck

[tati @tatianatothe]

a month into my new job and i genuinely feel so lucky to be at a place that still values the engineering process and not just AI powered velocity.

[db @dbessner]

A new experience for US white collar workers is that when they’re laid off, unlike in the past, there’s really very few places for them to find new jobs. This will engender a genuine social crisis, and soon

[Angie Jones @techgirl1908]

Given the current market, I've been thinking a lot about the next generation of builders. They're AI-native but may not have professional experience yet. They just need someone to take a chance on them.

Here's that opportunity: Block Builder Fellowship
https://t.co/FA6EKWRVVm

[Brii (she/her) 🧠👩🏾‍💻✊🏾💅🏾 @Brii_toe_knee]

Unfortunately, after 5 years, I was impacted by the Meta layoffs today. However, here are some reasons why you should hire me:

- Helped over 3,000 individuals break into tech
- Organized the Black Tech Gala with over ten Bay Area tech companies, attracting over 3,500 participants
- Made significant internal impact as a Sr Documentation Engineer
- Served as the Global Lead for Meta’s Black@Pride ERG for over 2 years
- Spoken at over 30 conferences and featured on 15+ podcasts
- Experienced freelance Developer Advocate

Open to senior Documentation Engineer and Developer Advocate roles. Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or my email if interested

[Jibraan @KadriJibraan]

make software silly again

[goosewin @Goosewin]

LGTM

[Steve (Builder.io) @Steve8708]

wait what

[trash @trashh_dev]

i’ll never learn

[Resilient Coders @resilientcoders]

Meet Rizel, Staff Developer Advocate @ TBD. She was recently awarded the RC Champion Award at our 10th Anniversary, & continues to be an unwavering voice for inclusive tech spaces, championing the kind of environment that empowered her own journey from student to industry leader.

[princess @princxssmaddie]

Humans were not meant to have this many passwords