Kevin Yank

The free demo of #HumanityGame rang a little hollow and didn’t quite convince me, but the full game really brings the polished presentation that puts it over the line. Essential puzzle game in the spirit of Lemmings but somehow more fun! Especially engrossing in VR, but highly recommended regardless. https://humanity.game/

Is anyone else getting occasional #macOS WindowServer hangs (freeze for 2 minutes, then crash to the login screen) randomly when opening the Notification Centre over the past few days? I’m seeing this on both of my Macs on Ventura 13.3.1. #Apple

Very grateful to Jared M. Smith for reviving the Elm Town podcast, and having me on for the first episode back! https://elm.town/episodes/elm-town-54-aloha-with-kevin-yank #elmlang #podcast

Thanks to the #MelbJS audience tonight for the kind response to my story about retiring #Elmlang at Culture Amp! Blog version here, if you’re curious:

https://kevinyank.com/posts/on-endings-why-how-we-retired-elm-at-culture-amp/

Feedbin can no longer subscribe to Twitter users: https://feedbin.com/blog/2023/03/30/twitter-access-revoked/

I’m going to have to decide whether to spend US$100/month for my Birdsitelive instance to continue following Twitter users via Mastodon.

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Build the Web

Make pixels change colour with code, to create beautiful, accessible experiences.

As Director of Front End Engineering at Culture Amp, I lead a practice of about 50 engineers to build interfaces that help users create a better world of work. After more than 20 years in the field, I continue to learn and explore what is possible on the Web.

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On Endings: Why & How We Retired Elm at Culture Amp

From time to time someone will ask, "Does Culture Amp still use Elm?" I'll answer privately that no, we are no longer investing in Elm, and explain why. Invariably, they tell me my answer was super valuable, and that I should share it publicly. Until now, I haven't. This is the story of how, after four years of proudly advertising Elm as its preferred language for building web UIs, Culture Amp decided – I decided – to leave it behind.

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Know your tools

Technology is a superpower. Make it work for you.

One of the gifts of a career in software development is the ability to automate away your own problems with custom software. I love to explore the little-known features and extension points in the technology I use, particularly in the Apple ecosystem.

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Assume ChatGPT is Lying

In an industry where expertise is currency, a tool that lets us all pretend to be experts to each other is very dangerous indeed.

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Personal stuff. Highs and lows.

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