#weeklydevchat — Public Fediverse posts
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Show and Tell (IRL, YEG, May 28th):
No slides, just people, like you, giving a brief 5 to 10 minute demo of:
a product
some cool code
an interesting problem
a CTF walkthrough
hardware
something even more uniqueSome reasons you might do a Show and Tell:
feedback and discussion
others will find it interesting
practice your presentation skills in a safe environment
humble bragAll you need is your Show and Tell demo and an HDMI port. We will have a table, screen, cables, etc. Demos will be first come first serve. You are also welcome to just see what others are working on, encourage them, and ask interesting questions.
Looking forward to seeing you at the first ever WDC IRL Show and Tell!
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Show and Tell (IRL, YEG, May 28th):
No slides, just people, like you, giving a brief 5 to 10 minute demo of:
a product
some cool code
an interesting problem
a CTF walkthrough
hardware
something even more uniqueSome reasons you might do a Show and Tell:
feedback and discussion
others will find it interesting
practice your presentation skills in a safe environment
humble bragAll you need is your Show and Tell demo and an HDMI port. We will have a table, screen, cables, etc. Demos will be first come first serve. You are also welcome to just see what others are working on, encourage them, and ask interesting questions.
Looking forward to seeing you at the first ever WDC IRL Show and Tell!
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In honour of Amii's Upper Bound conference happening this week, the May 19th, 2026 chat will be about AI. Often we limit how much AI chatter is allowed, but not today! Anything AI related. Bring your AI hopes, worries, success stories, failures, etc.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
P.S. - The Weekly Dev Chat will be at the Upper Bound Mega Meetup (May 19th, 5pm to 8pm, downtown library). Swing by and say hi. An Upper Bound ticket is NOT required to attend the Mega Meetup.
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What are you working on? Is it something others might find interesting? Curious what others are working on? If so, then join us on May 28th for a real-life Show and Tell session! More details and registration below:
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What are you working on? Is it something others might find interesting? Curious what others are working on? If so, then join us on May 28th for a real-life Show and Tell session! More details and registration below:
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Spring* is finally here! Well, hopefully. With that comes the time for spring cleaning. For me, that means outdoor tasks like getting the BBQ cleaned, prepping the garden, trimming the trees, and cleaning windows. I also try to use this time for digital cleaning, like unsubscribing from emails I no longer read, deleting apps and files I don't need, and deciding which projects need to be sunsetted.
This week's (2026-04-28) chat topic is digital spring cleaning. Do you do a digital spring cleaning? If so what do you delete, remove, and/or conclude? If not, then when do you do your digital cleaning? Are you one of those people that is constantly keeping your digital life clean and tidy?
Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*For those not in the Edmonton (YEG) area, spring means no snow and above-freezing temperatures (0 Celsius, 32 Fahrenheit). As of this writing, the last snowfall was April 26th at the airport:
**Image generated using ChatGPT. I like the happy positive vibes from the image.
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Spring* is finally here! Well, hopefully. With that comes the time for spring cleaning. For me, that means outdoor tasks like getting the BBQ cleaned, prepping the garden, trimming the trees, and cleaning windows. I also try to use this time for digital cleaning, like unsubscribing from emails I no longer read, deleting apps and files I don't need, and deciding which projects need to be sunsetted.
This week's (2026-04-28) chat topic is digital spring cleaning. Do you do a digital spring cleaning? If so what do you delete, remove, and/or conclude? If not, then when do you do your digital cleaning? Are you one of those people that is constantly keeping your digital life clean and tidy?
Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*For those not in the Edmonton (YEG) area, spring means no snow and above-freezing temperatures (0 Celsius, 32 Fahrenheit). As of this writing, the last snowfall was April 26th at the airport:
**Image generated using ChatGPT. I like the happy positive vibes from the image.
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Just a reminder that the picoCTF pairing is tomorrow, April 22nd. It's a great opportunity to meet, learn, and share knowledge with fellow YEG hackers. More details and registration:
Feel free to share with others you think might be interested. Hope to see you tomorrow!
#weeklydevchat#irl#picoctf#ctf#yeg
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Just a reminder that the picoCTF pairing is tomorrow, April 22nd. It's a great opportunity to meet, learn, and share knowledge with fellow YEG hackers. More details and registration:
Feel free to share with others you think might be interested. Hope to see you tomorrow!
#weeklydevchat#irl#picoctf#ctf#yeg
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Join your fellow developers/hackers in Edmonton (YEG) on April 22nd for an in real-life evening of pairing on picoCTF challenges. For experienced CTFers and newbies alike. Bring your computer, your white hacker hat, and a desire to learn and/or help others. More information and registration at:
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Join your fellow developers/hackers in Edmonton (YEG) on April 22nd for an in real-life evening of pairing on picoCTF challenges. For experienced CTFers and newbies alike. Bring your computer, your white hacker hat, and a desire to learn and/or help others. More information and registration at:
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Today's chat (2026-04-14) is an opportunity to show what you have been working. Give us a quick explanation, and if time permits, a quick demo. By quick I mean 5 minutes or less. The actual time will be driven by how many people want to show off.
Anything software or technical is allowed. Some examples:
- a product you are working on
- some cool code you wrote
- an interesting problem you recently solvedLooking forward to hearing what everyone has been working on lately!
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Featured image was created with Nano Banana using this post as the prompt. It is both amazing and creepy at the same time.
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Today's chat (2026-04-14) is an opportunity to show what you have been working. Give us a quick explanation, and if time permits, a quick demo. By quick I mean 5 minutes or less. The actual time will be driven by how many people want to show off.
Anything software or technical is allowed. Some examples:
- a product you are working on
- some cool code you wrote
- an interesting problem you recently solvedLooking forward to hearing what everyone has been working on lately!
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Featured image was created with Nano Banana using this post as the prompt. It is both amazing and creepy at the same time.
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In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees. Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it. Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Image generated by Nano Banana*
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In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees. Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it. Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Image generated by Nano Banana*
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In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees. Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it. Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Image generated by Nano Banana*
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In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees. Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it. Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Image generated by Nano Banana*
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In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees. Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it. Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
*Image generated by Nano Banana*
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Today's (2026-03-31) Weekly Dev Chat topic is: How to break in to the industry.
Many have this question on their minds, and the responses from more seasoned vets range from doom to the more positive. What do you think? What would you say to someone trying to break in today?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Find out how to join at:
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Today's (2026-03-31) Weekly Dev Chat topic is: How to break in to the industry.
Many have this question on their minds, and the responses from more seasoned vets range from doom to the more positive. What do you think? What would you say to someone trying to break in today?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Find out how to join at:
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Just a reminder that the WDC Whiteboard Practice Night is this Wed (Mar 25th). We would love for you, yes you, to join us. Learn more and register:
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Just a reminder that the WDC Whiteboard Practice Night is this Wed (Mar 25th). We would love for you, yes you, to join us. Learn more and register:
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In today's (2026-03-17) chat I'll get the chat mob to review my 99% vibe code Word Games is Dumb app and/or vibe code some more of it. This is the first application I've vibe coded and accepted most of the clanker (AI) recommendations unless they were really dumb. It's in TypeScript, which is a language I'm not familiar with, so I'm curious to hear what TypeScript experts think of the generated code.
Word Games is Dumb: https://wordgamesisdumb.netlify.app/
I found the clanker was good at quickly creating a proof of concept (PoC) for my game ideas. For example, I had one idea that I PoC in an afternoon, tried for a couple days, then ditched it.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
P.S. - Image was created using Nano Banana. I love how the text is repeated.
#weeklydevchat #virtual #typescript #vibecoding #ai #codereview
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For those in the Edmonton (YEG) area, join the Weekly Dev Chat for a Whiteboard Practice Night. We’ll go through junior-friendly coding problems where the goal is communicating your thinking, not getting the perfect answer.
We’ll do easy warm-ups / LeetCode-style questions and practice talking through assumptions, approaches, and tradeoffs.
Bring your laptop and a desire to learn/help others.
Register here: https://luma.com/hcsxff11
#weeklydevchat #irl #yeg #leetcode #interviewprep #whiteboard
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For those in the Edmonton (YEG) area, join the Weekly Dev Chat for a Whiteboard Practice Night. We’ll go through junior-friendly coding problems where the goal is communicating your thinking, not getting the perfect answer.
We’ll do easy warm-ups / LeetCode-style questions and practice talking through assumptions, approaches, and tradeoffs.
Bring your laptop and a desire to learn/help others.
Register here: https://luma.com/hcsxff11
#weeklydevchat #irl #yeg #leetcode #interviewprep #whiteboard
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For those in the Edmonton (YEG) area, join the Weekly Dev Chat for a Whiteboard Practice Night. We’ll go through junior-friendly coding problems where the goal is communicating your thinking, not getting the perfect answer.
We’ll do easy warm-ups / LeetCode-style questions and practice talking through assumptions, approaches, and tradeoffs.
Bring your laptop and a desire to learn/help others.
Register here: https://luma.com/hcsxff11
#weeklydevchat #irl #yeg #leetcode #interviewprep #whiteboard
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What is a feature, or two, that you wish existed in the language/framework/technology you are currently using? Why do you miss it? Does your current language/framework/technology have the feature, but it's just implemented differently than you would like?
Inspired by myself and Omar Ashour being newbies with Go and trying not to impose our habits from other languages without a good justification. For example, we recently debated if we should use the Testify (https://github.com/stretchr/testify) testing framework instead of Go's built-in way to testing (https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/add-a-test).
Everyone and anyone is welcome to [join](https://weeklydevchat.com/join/) as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
*Feature image created by ChatGPT.
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Join your fellow developers/hackers on Feb 24th for an evening of pairing on picoCTF challenges. For experienced CTFers and newbies alike. Bring your computer, your white hacker hat, and a desire to learn and/or help others.
More information and registration at:
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Join your fellow developers/hackers on Feb 24th for an evening of pairing on picoCTF challenges. For experienced CTFers and newbies alike. Bring your computer, your white hacker hat, and a desire to learn and/or help others.
More information and registration at:
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Let's work on picoCTF challenge in today's (February 3rd, 2026) Weekly Dev Chat. It will be the usual where I share my screen and we work through some challenges together.
This will be good practice for the upcoming picoCTF competition in March:
If you are in the Edmonton area and interested in joining a team ping yegsec as they usually organize a local team:
Also, the next Weekly Dev Chat IRL event in February will be picoCTF themed! Exact time and date to be announced soon.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.
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Last reminder for the Swap Meet & Hardware Show on Wednesday, January 28th. Get rid of hardware you aren't using or find something "new to you". Register using the link below:
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Just a reminder that the Weekly Dev Chat Swap Meet & Hardware Show is a week away on Jan 28th. Actually, I don't know when you are reading this, so maybe it's less than a week or past the event date. Social media is hard for me.
Anyway, assuming it's before Jan 28 you can learn more and register for it below:
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In today's (2026-01-20) chat we will discuss why you attend technical events. I'm curious what makes you click the register button? What makes an event worth your time, attention, and possibly money? What makes you say "That event was totally worth it!" versus "That event was totally NOT worth it!".
Inspired by the WDC hosting more IRL events and looking for ideas to ~~steal~~ borrow.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to [join](https://weeklydevchat.com/join/) as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
P.S. - As usual the feature image was created using ChatGPT. This one did not disappoint!
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What are your bold tech predictions for 2026? Will AI take over or fizzle out? What new job title will emerge? What company will go the way of Netscape? What new invention will change the way we live? Will the Weekly Dev Chat hosts appear on Shark Tank? The bolder the better!
We will document everyone's predictions on the Weekly Dev Chat website and then check on them next year. Your predictions can be anonymous if you prefer.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
P.S. – Image was generated by ChatGPT.
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Looking to find a good home for hardware you no longer use? Looking for some "new to you" hardware? Have something cool you want to show off? Just want to meet and hang with other technologists in Edmonton?
If you answered yes to any of the above, then you should join at the Weekly Dev Chat IRL: Swap Meet and Hardware Show on January 28th!
For more details and to register, please see the event on Luma:
Feel free to replay this message or DM me if you have any questions.
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Today's (Dec 23rd, 2025) chat will be some pair hacking on Try Hack Me's Advent of Cyber. I will go through getting the key for side quest 1. Selfishly, I need the final step, I think, to get the key for side quest one, and I'm hoping others can help me.
Advent of Cyber 2025:
https://tryhackme.com/adventofcyber25Details on how to join the chat:
https://weeklydevchat.com/We are also experimenting with Luma for event registration. Let us know what you think:
https://luma.com/0a5yik5rEveryone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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Just a reminder that in real-life pairing on Advent of Code/Cyber problems is on Dec 18th. Please register if you plan on attending so we know how many snacks to buy and chairs/tables to set up.
P.S. - Only snacks will be provided, so please eat before you come. Feel free to show up and late and/or leave early.
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The topic for today's (Dec 16, 2025) chat is self-hosting. More and more developers are exploring it, but what are the benefits? Does it really improve security? And is the effort justified for a personal project or a small team?
You can find information about joining at:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The topic for today's (Dec 16, 2025) chat is self-hosting. More and more developers are exploring it, but what are the benefits? Does it really improve security? And is the effort justified for a personal project or a small team?
You can find information about joining at:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The topic for today's (Dec 16, 2025) chat is self-hosting. More and more developers are exploring it, but what are the benefits? Does it really improve security? And is the effort justified for a personal project or a small team?
You can find information about joining at:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The hosts of Weekly Dev Chat are pleased to announce we will be hosting Advent of Code/Cyber. Come join us in real life on December 18 at Strathcona Public Library. We'll be participating in Advent of Code and Advent of Cyber. Bring your laptop and come join the fun!
See below for more details and registration:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The hosts of Weekly Dev Chat are pleased to announce we will be hosting Advent of Code/Cyber. Come join us in real life on December 18 at Strathcona Public Library. We'll be participating in Advent of Code and Advent of Cyber. Bring your laptop and come join the fun!
See below for more details and registration:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The hosts of Weekly Dev Chat are pleased to announce we will be hosting Advent of Code/Cyber. Come join us in real life on December 18 at Strathcona Public Library. We'll be participating in Advent of Code and Advent of Cyber. Bring your laptop and come join the fun!
See below for more details and registration:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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The topic for today's (Dec 2, 2025) chat is Third Places (not home or work), specifically for developers and other technologists. Where do you go to interact with other developers? Why do you go there? Why do you not go?
Inspired by the Weekly Dev Chat starting to host more in real-life (IRL) events.
Please register here:
https://luma.com/3oe3mj2rThird Place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_placeEveryone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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Just a reminder that the IRL Watch Party is this Thursday (Nov 27th). Similar to the virtual version but in real-life (IRL) and instead of an initial topic, we will watch a short video presentation about software development then discuss the ideas in the video.
You can get more details and register using the link below:
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
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We had such a great time at the last In Real-Life Watch Party we are hosting another one! The Watch Party will be on November 27th at 7:00pm. To register and/or get more details, see:
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The topic for the November 11th, 2026 chat is remembering past developers whose shoulders we stand on. Who is your favorite software developer and why? Is there a developer that inspired you or whose past contributions you use regularly?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. You can find more information and register here:
Inspired by this chat being held on Remembrance Day:
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The topic for October 21st, 2025 chat is: how to stay up to date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices? How do you keep your skills sharp in a rapidly evolving field? What resources, communities, or strategies do you find most effective for continuous learning and professional growth?
Thanks to a community member for suggesting this topic. If you have a topic you would like to discuss in a future chat, please let us know on LinkedIn Weekly Dev Chat group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14308274/), the Dev Edmonton (https://devedmonton.com/) Slack, or sending us a message on Luma (https://luma.com/weeklydevchat).
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
P.S. - We have started experimenting with Luma for registration. Give it a shot and let us know what you think.
P.S.S. - The header image was created with Claude. First it created a boring header image, but I prompted it "Try again. That image is boring and bland." and the above is what it came up with.
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In today's (2025-09-30) chat we will experiment with Claude Code 2.0 and Sonnet 4.5. Time permitting, we might even try Claude Imagine.
I was planning on pairing with Claude Code as I just recently ponied up the money for the paid plan before the releases, but that just cemented today's topic. What problem would you like to see Claude try to solve?
Claude Code 2.0:
https://www.anthropic.com/news/enabling-claude-code-to-work-more-autonomouslySonnet 4.5:
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5Claude Imagine:
https://youtu.be/dGiqrsv530YEveryone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:
https://weeklydevchat.com/join/
P.S. - The header image was created with Claude. Not as good as I would have liked.
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Fall is here! While that means back to school and work, it also means meetups and other conferences and events. What events are you looking forward to? Any you would recommend? Should I get off my lazy butt and host another Weekly Dev Chat In-Real Life event?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join this September 9th virtual chat as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Details on how to join the chat can be found at:
#weeklydevchat #conferences #meetups
P.S. - We're Going to be Friends is, I mean was, the only song I could play on guitar and sing poorly at the same time. It is surprisingly hard to do both at the same time.
> We're Going to be Friends by The White Stripes
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> Fall is here, hear the yell
> Back to school, ring the bell
> Brand new shoes, walking blues
> Climb the fence, books and pens
> I can tell that we are gonna be friends
> I can tell that we are gonna be friendsNot the official music video but one I think this video captures the spirit of the song: