Benjamin Read

Hi 👋 I’m Ben and I don’t know enough about anything. Software Engineer & DevRel. Teaching kids to code 🙇 Not here often, subscribe to my RSS feed instead ♻

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@xolanimaphumu19 Learning never stops! We don't start teaching at a specific age or restrict certain activities to age groups ... for example I have a 6 year old who is doing KS3 (high school level) chemistry.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

Homeschooling and remote work means I get to have lunch with my kids every day. I can't imagine not having that.

[Kent C. Dodds 🏹 @kentcdodds]

homeschool is great.

I was homeschooled in the 5th grade, and it completely changed my work ethic. I would wake up at 5am and get all my schoolwork finished by 9 so I could do whatever I wanted all day every day.

I discovered the freedom of just getting stuff done that year.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@xolanimaphumu19 My wife does child-led schooling, which involves teaching as well as hiring tutors for science, maths, and language classes. It depends what the child wants to do; some home ed kids we know take GCSE / A levels & go to uni, others do vocational training or apprenticeships.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@whitep4nth3r @getsentry @drguthals @NikolovLazar Oh awesome!! 👏

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@raae I just digitised mine and put it on a computer running Jellyfin Server. Now I have my own spotify!

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

Typescript is fine. JavaScript is fine. But whichever way, if someone else is going to use your code it's probably best to have some form of contract.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@LinuxSeb Nobody said NixOS so I'm saying it. I'm a Pop!_os user but really love the amount of innovation going on there as a software engineer. Also, perhaps better licensing if I'm reading the room correctly.

[Emma Dawson @EmmaDawsonDev]

Last night I was watching a conference talk called how to make accessible react components and the first piece of advice was to use aria roles like this <div role=button>click</div>

😭

Please don’t do this.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

Deeply saddened by this news, Molly was a real groundbreaker. Someone who saw opportunities for friendship where others only saw rivalry.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@brucel This is so sad.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

Load up your reading list with these if you're just getting into this web thing: https://t.co/4SE7o2tF0s

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@mjackson I'm doing this a lot lately and am enjoying it, still a few things (React-specific, mostly), tripping me up so keen to see what others are doing.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@AnyAmountBooks Everybody, to tell them I'm not available for the next 2 years.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@jamesqquick I’d take a look at some of the Vite templates

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@CamBlackwood95 Maybe useful https://t.co/ES8e9iVdz4

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@straczynski Those were the funniest, laugh-out-loud bits of the whole movie. Loved it.

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@straczynski Babylon 5: Sockmageddon

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

Just saw The Road Home and loved it, laughed out loud and I don't mind admitting I shed a few tears. If you're new to Babylon 5, there's plenty for you, but it satisfied me as a long time fan as well. Great job to everyone, and as always awesome writing from @straczynski

[Warner Bros. Entertainment @WBHomeEnt]

An epic past, an exciting future - brush up on BABYLON 5 in 90 seconds before watching #B5AnimatedMovie tomorrow!

[Benjamin Read @muzzlehatch_]

@straczynski (Although for a minute there I was afraid it was going to be about reuniting Sheridan with his blue socks)