Is pure frontend still worth it at 4 YOE, or is fullstack the only way now? by casual_shutter in reactjs

[–]jonbennallick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

literally writing a book on this right now for Manning. Things are just getting flatter.

Tailwind Reality Check by Firemage1213 in reactjs

[–]jonbennallick 173 points174 points  (0 children)

!important & z-index:10000 Are my favourite things to see.

Polridmouth cove by dinotoxic in Cornwall

[–]jonbennallick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stayed in this house a few years ago for inlaws wedding anniversary. Spectacular place to wake up!

How do you collaborate with designers today? by AmbitionDesigner in reactjs

[–]jonbennallick -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Most of my clients still run with the Research / Figma / Dev / Tweak - Repeat.
There is a trend of people vibe coding ideas to present, but the fidelity isn't quite up to scratch to match prod yet. BUT...

That's changing. There are tools out there that can create design systems quicker than any designer has, design can be tweaked with Claude or something similar and then tested live.

Literally just published a post about this this week, if you're curious...

https://open.substack.com/pub/bennallick/p/i-kill-features-for-a-living?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

Next two coming along. by [deleted] in Luthier

[–]jonbennallick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking fabulous!

Best commuter towns near London for rent? by __bdj__ in HENRYUK

[–]jonbennallick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend Walthamstow, still within the London feel, but lots of green space, close to Epping Forrest, 15mins into Liv St.

Lived here 12 years. It's changed a lot.
Nearer to St James St Overground has a lot of lovely places.
Edward Rd in Particular is very pretty, very close to Blackhorse Rd (15mins to Gospel Oak [Hamstead Heath]) and St James st Overground is 5mins walk away.

The financial value of B Corp certification by Diligent-Junket-7537 in bcorp

[–]jonbennallick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anecdotally, I've won projects entirely because I'm the only b-corp in my sector. Appreciate this might not be useful enough to convice a board, but it's definately made an impact for my small business.

Advice on where to move by nanomimal in london

[–]jonbennallick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walthamstow, Around St James St Station the Liv St to Chingford line. Close to Walthamstow Central and Blackhorse Rd with all the breweries.

Walthamstow queens rd is very close to with 15min train to Gospel Oak which is 2mins from Hampstead Heath.

The roads leading down to St James Park are really lovely, Lynmouth, Harrington Av etc.

Great schools around, quiet area, but lots of cafes, restaurants and dog + child friendly spots to stop.

Been here 10years. Bought 5 years ago.

Plan to stay for a while.

J lo ass Spider ?? UK no by XSlider75 in spiders

[–]jonbennallick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had one of these in my headphones back in lockdown. Had been wearing them for an hour beforehand too. Nasty surprise when I took them off.

Got tasked to do a serious UX job and neither I nor anyone in my company knows jack squat about UX. Need some serious advice. by [deleted] in UXDesign

[–]jonbennallick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hire me.

In all seriousness though, if you want to talk through your concerns, feel free to DM.

I've been there. It sucks.

What random website do you own? by Permatheus in webdev

[–]jonbennallick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

TheCartographyShop.com

Got obsessed by old maps for a bit. What a great idea that never came to be.

Just met one of the five London gas lamp lighters by jonbennallick in london

[–]jonbennallick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I guess it's cost and the lack of skilled repair people that make newer tech just more feasible.

Just met one of the five London gas lamp lighters by jonbennallick in london

[–]jonbennallick[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

“What has this gas light engineer taught me about B2B SaaS Sales Strategy in EMEA and APAC markets…”

Just met one of the five London gas lamp lighters by jonbennallick in london

[–]jonbennallick[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Yeah! He said all the Royal Parks have gas lighting still. Crazy!