Annie Sexton
@anniesexton.com
📹 I make tech videos
👩💻 Software engineer 12+ years
☁️ Currently @ Fly.io
Previously @ Render and Heroku
Fly.io: https://www.youtube.com/@flydotio
Annie: https://www.youtube.com/@AnnieSexton1
I also make comic books. See my art @anniecomics.bsky.social
👩💻 Software engineer 12+ years
☁️ Currently @ Fly.io
Previously @ Render and Heroku
Fly.io: https://www.youtube.com/@flydotio
Annie: https://www.youtube.com/@AnnieSexton1
I also make comic books. See my art @anniecomics.bsky.social
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WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE
Beam your design tokens from anywhere to you favourite design software. This is how I want to explore colors while designing!
February 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE
FIRST USER TO MAKE A WEBCOMIC ON THE PLATFORM
They haven't made it public yet so I can't see it but THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THE THING I MADE
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They haven't made it public yet so I can't see it but THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THE THING I MADE
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Just sent out my first email blast to 57 potential alpha testers for my side project, Webcomic Studio. I am so nervous. This is when everything will break, I'm sure of it, despite all the testing I've done.
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
FIRST USER TO MAKE A WEBCOMIC ON THE PLATFORM
They haven't made it public yet so I can't see it but THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THE THING I MADE
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They haven't made it public yet so I can't see it but THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING THE THING I MADE
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
One-click Unsubscribes are a beautiful thing:
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
One-click Unsubscribes are a beautiful thing:
Just sent out my first email blast to 57 potential alpha testers for my side project, Webcomic Studio. I am so nervous. This is when everything will break, I'm sure of it, despite all the testing I've done.
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Just sent out my first email blast to 57 potential alpha testers for my side project, Webcomic Studio. I am so nervous. This is when everything will break, I'm sure of it, despite all the testing I've done.
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
How does anyone launch software without having a heart attack?????
Reposted by Annie Sexton
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Baking some brownies so I don't have to think about AI
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Baking some brownies so I don't have to think about AI
I still don't get the hype about vibe coding.
Like sure, its neat for experimental stuff and side projects, but why is this attracting so much money? Production apps still need human eyeballs, even with Claude Code.
What am I missing?? I feel like a dumb dumb for not getting it.
Like sure, its neat for experimental stuff and side projects, but why is this attracting so much money? Production apps still need human eyeballs, even with Claude Code.
What am I missing?? I feel like a dumb dumb for not getting it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I still don't get the hype about vibe coding.
Like sure, its neat for experimental stuff and side projects, but why is this attracting so much money? Production apps still need human eyeballs, even with Claude Code.
What am I missing?? I feel like a dumb dumb for not getting it.
Like sure, its neat for experimental stuff and side projects, but why is this attracting so much money? Production apps still need human eyeballs, even with Claude Code.
What am I missing?? I feel like a dumb dumb for not getting it.
Currently in the side project phase where I start fiddling with UI to procrastinate actually launching it
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Currently in the side project phase where I start fiddling with UI to procrastinate actually launching it
I am genuinely worried about newbie devs. It's super common to use things like Claude Code these days (I do!), but a lot of the folks singing its praises are senior developers. We know what the fuck we're doing.
But I have no idea what advice to give to new people. Its a different landscape.
But I have no idea what advice to give to new people. Its a different landscape.
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I am genuinely worried about newbie devs. It's super common to use things like Claude Code these days (I do!), but a lot of the folks singing its praises are senior developers. We know what the fuck we're doing.
But I have no idea what advice to give to new people. Its a different landscape.
But I have no idea what advice to give to new people. Its a different landscape.
I may work for a different cloud platform these days, but watching Heroku die a slow death makes me incredibly sad.
Once a Herokai, always a Herokai.
www.heroku.com/blog/an-upda...
Once a Herokai, always a Herokai.
www.heroku.com/blog/an-upda...
An Update on Heroku
Today, Heroku is transitioning to a sustaining engineering model focused on stability, security, reliability, and support. Heroku remains an actively supported, production-ready platform, with an emph...
www.heroku.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I may work for a different cloud platform these days, but watching Heroku die a slow death makes me incredibly sad.
Once a Herokai, always a Herokai.
www.heroku.com/blog/an-upda...
Once a Herokai, always a Herokai.
www.heroku.com/blog/an-upda...
shadow DOM implies the exists of shadow sub
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
shadow DOM implies the exists of shadow sub
thinking about doing a video about object storage for people who are too embarrassed to admit they don't really understand it. I feel like a lot of folks just see it as a durable filesystem up in the cloud somewhere.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
thinking about doing a video about object storage for people who are too embarrassed to admit they don't really understand it. I feel like a lot of folks just see it as a durable filesystem up in the cloud somewhere.
The "Replace AI with Pants" Chrome extension is live if you want it: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/repla...
Replace AI with Pants - Chrome Web Store
Replaces all instances of the term 'AI' with 'pants'
chromewebstore.google.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The "Replace AI with Pants" Chrome extension is live if you want it: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/repla...
if you're having a bad day, try being rich! hope that helps ☺️
February 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
if you're having a bad day, try being rich! hope that helps ☺️
Reposted by Annie Sexton
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
why do companies think we want this
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
why do companies think we want this
My speech-to-text tool interpreted "favicon" as "FabiCon" and that is what I shall be calling it from now on.
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
My speech-to-text tool interpreted "favicon" as "FabiCon" and that is what I shall be calling it from now on.
If you're nervous about calling your representatives, there is an app called "5 Calls" that provides scripts on a range of issues (like defunding ICE!). Just read the script. Most likely you'll just end up leaving a voicemail, and you're done.
It's not scary. Do it now.
Fuck ICE
It's not scary. Do it now.
Fuck ICE
January 30, 2026 at 10:37 PM
If you're nervous about calling your representatives, there is an app called "5 Calls" that provides scripts on a range of issues (like defunding ICE!). Just read the script. Most likely you'll just end up leaving a voicemail, and you're done.
It's not scary. Do it now.
Fuck ICE
It's not scary. Do it now.
Fuck ICE
I am heartbroken today
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I am heartbroken today
Reposted by Annie Sexton
the lord's work
I made a Chrome extension that replaces all instances of the word "AI" with "pants"
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
the lord's work
I made a Chrome extension that replaces all instances of the word "AI" with "pants"
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I made a Chrome extension that replaces all instances of the word "AI" with "pants"
Siri is still my voice-prompted surveillance robot of choice because that girl ain't even listening half the time.
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Siri is still my voice-prompted surveillance robot of choice because that girl ain't even listening half the time.
This is a stretch but WHO HERE DRAWS COMICS? Literally any number of pages is fine. I need help testing out a Thing I Made
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is a stretch but WHO HERE DRAWS COMICS? Literally any number of pages is fine. I need help testing out a Thing I Made
frontend devs are agents of chaos
Hundreds of HTML elements, anchored to each other randomly, by using the CSS anchor positioning feature.
Because, why not?
A new kind of popup hell.
This, and other fun experiments at patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
Because, why not?
A new kind of popup hell.
This, and other fun experiments at patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
frontend devs are agents of chaos