Joran Quinten

This'll be part of my workplace. Instead of spending all my time behind the screen, we moved to #Bonaire to spend more time outdoors. My new part time job involves sending people out on the water and making sure they have a good time. In the hours in between, I still write code. With a nice view 🦩🌴🚤

Locking in summer assignments and got some room opening up soon. Freelance frontend dev (Vue/Nuxt) + fractional/interim tech lead work: design systems, AI-assisted workflows, architecture reviews. Good timing if your team's short on coverage this summer. Remote-first. DM if useful 👋

After 5 months living on Bonaire, still feels like a fresh, new adventure every day. And they fly by fast! We're spending more time together as a family and we've been experiencing a lot of different new activities together. It hasn't always been easy, but it's well worth the risks we took. 🦩

I started a newsletter for tech leaders. Senior Moments: practical writing on the decisions that sit at the edge of technology and business. Tech lead perspective, twice a month. First two articles are live. Subscribe if it sounds useful: joranquinten.substack.com

Yesterday was my last day at Deno. From today, I'll be cheering the talented team on from outside the org. This also means that I'm now considering my next move in the DX/DevRel/Technical marketing space.

Today is my last day with the Deno team 🦕💖💔 I know they're gonna keep making awesome things. But now *I* need to make awesome things for someone else! If you're looking for a DevRel with a JS focus and extra sparkle, get in touch!

Unexpected change of plans means I am available for work right now. I'm open to #freelance or contract, has to be fully #remote. Background across #Vue, #Nuxt, #TechLead & #EngineeringManager roles. I like building meaningful products, helping people & teams grow. Sharing appreciated!

I loved working full-time on @vite.dev hired by StackBlitz. High praise to companies hiring OSS devs! But as I did when starting @vitest.dev with @antfu.me, for this new community adventure, as project steward of @npmx.dev together with @danielroe.dev, I'll be going independent. Here we go again ❤️

Trying out Goose with Ollama to orchestrate changes in one of my projects. Looks interesting! 🦢

We were invited to attend a freestyle windsurfing demonstration. It was wild! These stunts were incredible, even in relative low wind speeds!

Today we volunteered in preserving the coast line of Bonaire. Together with 20 something volunteers we planted a lot of baby mangrove trees. These will root and will shelter the coastline as well as serve as a nursery for aquatic life. It's also a huge absorber of carbon. 🌱 Multiple eco wins! 💪

Fun isn’t a distraction from learning, it’s how we learn best. The web is still a playful playground: open a text editor, try something weird, learn something new. Let's all keep the web fun, weird, and wonderful! ➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...

Last year we bit the bullet and chose for better work/life balance. Time spent and people met during summer on #Bonaire sped this up, and now we started a new adventure: working remotely (and part time) from this tiny Caribbean island. More family time, more outdoor life, and doing work we enjoy.

I guess this time the game really does stop, when the stream ends.

This is a new sort of post for me. Trust in OSS is a thing I care a lot about. This post is my attempt to frame AI slop PRs as an attack on trust in open source.

People of JavaScript! The #CFP for #JSNation AMS2026 is open! Let's fill it with insights from the industry! Weird side projects, deep case studies, backend, frontend: we want you! @jsnation.gitnation.org

Losing my mind with this lill game

Dodged a whamageddon bullet today by my headphones not connecting to my laptop fast enough 😅 Close call, it has offically begun! #whamageddon #lastchristmas #igaveyoumyheart

Started my new role at Tapp today! We're going to reduce e-waste in the global supply chain by offering data loggers that are recyclable all around the globe 🌎♻️ A new role with a (small) positive impact on the world. Excited to be part of this scale up. 🙌

Did a guest talk on "AI, what's under the hood?" for six graders. Boy was it fun! Lots of questions and good back and forths on the risks, how it's used and how to (try and) use it safely. This was an absolute blast! Healthy critical audience, and super bright!

What little CS knowledge I have was hard won over a long period of time. I still don't really care for it, except where it's pragmatic enough to help me make better decisions while I work. If you have a similar background to me, this article is your shortcut to more intentional programming.

Our newsletter for students from underrepresented groups is out! ✨ Internships from Panduit, LinkedIn, Trimble 👩🏻‍🎓 Early-career roles from Atlassians, Staples and more ⭐️ Technologists for the Public Good Mentorship Program ➡ buff.ly/LOoNg7p #DiversifyTech

This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

I'm leaving the company and left a collection of"curated" backgrounds for virtual meetings. Now you can enjoy them too! 💁 jorans-curated-backgrounds.netlify.app

Welcome to the future. No hoverboards or flying cars but being gaslit by your copilot

Tesla rewards Elon Musk’s reality-distortion field

Meanwhile, Tesla stockholders voted to pay Elon Musk approximately $2 million per child he’s killed thus far.

Youtube should refrain from adding ads in front of vids like these www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.

I am looking for a full-time job. Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me. If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂

We made it happen! Going to spend (at least) six months living on the Caribbean island of Bonaire with my family 🏝️ Kids go to Dutch school there, we'll both be working part time to enjoy family time, the sun, surfing and diving to our hearts' content! ☀️🏄🤿🙌

The only time of the year this is acceptable: bootiemashup.com/mix-tapes/ha... Be sure to check out the related albums too 👻 ...if you dare 🦇 🎃

The Unified Toolchain for the Web We are thrilled to announce Vite+: A unified, Rust-powered toolchain and drop-in upgrade for @vite_js. Read the full vision and learn about our sustainable licensing model (free for individuals, OSS & small businesses). voidzero.dev/posts/announ...

Woke up from a nightmare where Meta decided that product placement in WhatsApp was a good idea: training llms on your private chats to mimic your contacts’ tone and slip in ads. The darker version swaps ads for geopolitical manipulation. #happyhalloween 🎃

#WarRavagedPortland

Frontmania conference yesterday was a blast! Reconnecting with old friends, making new friends and a glimpse of the future of UI in conversational AI 🧠

The reality that Apple is actively anti-web is obscured by influential, aging web commentators who remember when it wasn't, and enjoy the wealth bubble's shiny toys. They're failing to demand better browsers on their phones, and that's a scandal: open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-...

They made damn cartridges WORK holy shit

Let’s talk about AI art. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

I know we’re tired of AI takes but please please please read The Oatmeal’s take. It’s the best one. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

Prepping a "Smart Machines and Creative Computers: AI explained to kids" talk for a very special audience 😅

Going to attend #Frontmania conference tomorrow in Utrecht. Who's there?

This is sad. It's behind a wall, but I simply used reader mode. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

I support my local vampire overlords 🦇 #donate #halloween

New position incoming! 🌱 Starting December I'll join the scale up company Tapp on their mission to reduce eWaste in international shipping of floriculture, fresh produce, seafood and pharmaceuticals. ♻️ Very excited about this new adventure with a team of very passionate & inventive people! 🙌

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