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I lead design on @github Pull Requests and Codespaces for 50 million developers so yeah no pressure. Prev. led Product Design at @digitalocean. he/him.
Feb 10, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
@ire_alva @browsercompany Sure! So a few thoughts:
- Tabs and bookmarks no longer feel separate, because they aren't.
- I feel much more confident in not losing important tabs because it's really easy and intuitive to pin them (I have a folder called "Relevant ATM" and it takes 1s to drop someone there) @ire_alva @browsercompany - And since tabs/bookmarks are the same thing, status is maintained across windows, so I never have this situation anymore:
- Split panes also help with this, I no longer have to manage 2 windows to do side-by-side work as I'm multi-tasking between apps.
Feb 8, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
HOLY SHIT what are even the odds of this?????????

mathler.com 7 1/6

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 still blown away by this
Jun 1, 2021 16 tweets 2 min read
new proposals for engineering levels

Common Engineer
Uncommon Engineer
Rare Engineer
Epic Engineer
Legendary Engineer

you can exchange two common engineers for an uncommon but you lost some materials Engineer
Senior Engineer
Staff Engineer
Senior Staff Engineer
Staff Staff Engineer
Senior Staff Staff Engineer
Staff Staff Staff Engineer
Jun 4, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
If this isn’t the most iconic tech bullshit... Treating indeterminate neutrality as an inherent virtue is what they teach tech leaders in Kool-Aid 101. I'm thankful that many tech workers are beginning to wise up to this obvious lie. "Neutrality as virtue" is so appealing to tech leaders because

1. By definition, they literally never have to do anything uncomfortable.
2. It aligns 100% with tech's actual goal—more growth and money—since they never have to reject business.

(It's not about free speech)
Dec 11, 2017 20 tweets 4 min read
I want to talk about bit about my path as a Corporate Designer. How I see myself and my role has often mirrored what the industry has told me is right, and that’s changed over time. 1/ When I was just starting out, I saw the user’s experience as something sacred. It was my hallowed responsibility as a Designer to keep that experience ~pure~. I’d go to bat for ~the user~ frequently and get into long arguments w/ other stakeholders. 2/