A headshot of Andrew James

Andrew James

Senior Software Engineer
  • Total Posts
    14 articles
  • Total Categories
    11 categories
  • Tags
    All

Articles

Enjoying the blog?

If you'd like to support my work and stay up to date, click here to follow the RSS feed. You can also click the cup to buy me a coffee ↘️

  • Sponsored
  • So you want to game the system and get promoted?

    A guide to stacking the odds in your favour to get to the next level.

    Read the article
  • So you want to work remotely?

    Tips and product suggestions for setting up an effective remote workstation.

    Read the article
  • Building an Accessible Menubar Component Using React

    Create an accessible Menubar based on the WAI-ARIA design pattern for a menubar widget.

    Read the article
  • So you want to write a Groom’s speech?

    Advice for the groom to help him create a memorable and meaningful wedding speech.

    Read the article
  • So you want to build a PC?

    An overview of the main hardware components you will need to build a desktop PC.

    Read the article
  • Multiple Entry Points in Create React App Without Ejecting

    Create multiple entry points without ejecting from the safety net of Create React App.

    Read the article
  • So you want to WFH?

    Tips maintaining focus and effective communication whilst working from home.

    Read the article
  • Total Views
    8,507 total views
  • Total Subscribers
    246 subscribers
  • Total Videos
    64 videos
Post

    Subscriptions

    The latest content from channels that I’m subscribed to on YouTube

    • @
      ajames.dev
    • Total Followers
      383 followers
    • Total Posts
      1,758 posts
    Post

      Featured

      Andrew James

      ajames.dev
      ajames.dev/social is live 🦋
      
      - Built with the @atproto.com client api
      - Profile information summary
      - Pinned post as featured
      - Collection of posts from my 'Latest From Followers' feed

      Andrew James

      ajames.dev
      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
    1. Replies
      1
    2. Repost
      0
    3. Likes
      1
    4. Replies
      2
    5. Repost
      1
    6. Likes
      8
    7. My Feed

      The latest posts from my account and others that I follow on Bluesky

      Andrew James

      ajames.dev
      I’ll be in London on May 19.
      
      Looks like I’m free in the evening. Let me know if you’d like to meet / catch up!

      AG Grid

      ag-grid.bsky.social
      London 🇬🇧 Let’s meet!
      
      We've prepared a day of deep dives on how AI is changing how we build.
      
      If you’re into data-heavy apps or complex UIs, you’ll feel at home. Meet the team and chat with fantastic speakers!
      
      📅 May 19
      📍 IET London
      
      Grab your spot: www.ag-grid.com/campaigns/be...
      #londomaxxing
      Event poster: 'Beyond The Prompt' by AG Grid × Bryntum, May 19th, IET London, UK.
    8. Replies
      0
    9. Repost
      0
    10. Likes
      3
    11. Replies
      0
    12. Repost
      1
    13. Likes
      1
    14. taylor desseyn

      tdesseyn.bsky.social
      bigger devrel budgets dont account for the energy your team brings to your booth
      
      i hire people who are kind, bought into our mission, and if you speak spanish thats a plus lol
      
      and people from all around the globe are taking notice
      bigger devrel budgets dont account for the energy your team brings to your booth

i hire people who are kind, bought into our mission, and if you speak spanish thats a plus lol

and people from all around the globe are taking notice
    15. Replies
      0
    16. Repost
      0
    17. Likes
      0
    18. Josh W. Comeau

      joshwcomeau.com
      Forgot to mention: I’m running a 40% launch sale! But only for the first week. ⏰
    19. Replies
      2
    20. Repost
      2
    21. Likes
      3
    22. Andrew James

      ajames.dev
      68/75
      
      Etape Loch Ness 2026
      
      Used Claude to help me rethink my training and fuelling strategy and knocked 20 minutes off my PB 😎
      
      strava.app.link/wxDhgILBE2b
      
      #75DaysOfMovement
      Strava post of the Etape Loch Ness, awash with PBs
    23. Replies
      0
    24. Repost
      0
    25. Likes
      0
    26. Abbey Perini

      abbeyperini.dev
      Kinda seems like the long-term organization of people in order to efficiently maintain and update existing large codebases was the real challenge all along. 👀
    27. Replies
      0
    28. Repost
      4
    29. Likes
      10
    30. rich harris

      rich-harris.dev
      a much better researched/articulated (and also much more pessimistic) version of the thoughts that have been rattling around in my noggin lately, albeit with a blind spot towards the existence of non-Chinese open models: www.warman.life/blog/2026-04...
      The Moat or the Commons — Warman NotesAmerican capital financed AI on the assumption it would be the next great monopoly. Open-weight models are commoditizing the capability that monopoly was supposed to protect. The collision between the...
    31. Replies
      0
    32. Repost
      2
    33. Likes
      15
    34. Wes Bos

      wesbos.com
      🤣 this is the best thing I've seen all week. 
      
      A camp for your cursors. I just went over the waterfall and now I'm watching a movie

      Neal Agarwal

      neal.fun
      Introducing Cursor Camp, a website to hang out with other cursors. Out now :)
      
      > neal.fun/cursor-camp/
    35. Replies
      6
    36. Repost
      65
    37. Likes
      206
    38. Replies
      0
    39. Repost
      4
    40. Likes
      15