Dylan Smith
@dylanatsmith.com
This little tooltip copy might be my favourite thing I’ve done in almost four years at GitHub.
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This little tooltip copy might be my favourite thing I’ve done in almost four years at GitHub.
📼 My talk with Pavel from this year’s LGTM, GitHub’s internal design conference.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Wh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Wh...
The big impact of tiny details
YouTube video by GitHub
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August 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📼 My talk with Pavel from this year’s LGTM, GitHub’s internal design conference.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Wh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Wh...
It’s weird that AI is terrible at writing code in my area of expertise but so good at writing code I know nothing about
August 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s weird that AI is terrible at writing code in my area of expertise but so good at writing code I know nothing about
z-index is a code smell
July 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
z-index is a code smell
Just got back from watching 28 Years Later. I could post a spoiler of the ending and nobody would ever believe me.
June 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just got back from watching 28 Years Later. I could post a spoiler of the ending and nobody would ever believe me.
Went to Stockholm, ran a marathon
June 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Went to Stockholm, ran a marathon
Hate to be on a flight with a number that sounds like the name of a documentary
April 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hate to be on a flight with a number that sounds like the name of a documentary
“Haven’t you created a FigPal yet?”
Ma’am, I am in my late 30s and want to spend as little time on this computer as possible.
Ma’am, I am in my late 30s and want to spend as little time on this computer as possible.
April 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“Haven’t you created a FigPal yet?”
Ma’am, I am in my late 30s and want to spend as little time on this computer as possible.
Ma’am, I am in my late 30s and want to spend as little time on this computer as possible.
pixel blindness
noun
the inability to see discrepancies between a user interface as it was designed and as it was built in code
noun
the inability to see discrepancies between a user interface as it was designed and as it was built in code
March 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
pixel blindness
noun
the inability to see discrepancies between a user interface as it was designed and as it was built in code
noun
the inability to see discrepancies between a user interface as it was designed and as it was built in code
Go ahead. Make the joke in the Zoom chat.
March 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Go ahead. Make the joke in the Zoom chat.
“Design engineering” without making design decisions is just frontend development.
March 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Design engineering” without making design decisions is just frontend development.
I’ve been working in tech long enough that nothing surprises me anymore. Except when I meet someone in person who seemed like a dweeby little nerd on Zoom and I find out they secretly had strong muscles.
March 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’ve been working in tech long enough that nothing surprises me anymore. Except when I meet someone in person who seemed like a dweeby little nerd on Zoom and I find out they secretly had strong muscles.
I never thought it would happen to me
(shipping a sparkly icon to indicate AI features)
(shipping a sparkly icon to indicate AI features)
February 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I never thought it would happen to me
(shipping a sparkly icon to indicate AI features)
(shipping a sparkly icon to indicate AI features)
Me: Please make sure you’re inviting designers to your team kickoffs
Me a thousand team kickoff invitations later: Oh no
Me a thousand team kickoff invitations later: Oh no
February 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Me: Please make sure you’re inviting designers to your team kickoffs
Me a thousand team kickoff invitations later: Oh no
Me a thousand team kickoff invitations later: Oh no
If you think “tree surgeon” sounds like a weird job title, wait till you find out what the tree surgeons think of “software engineers.”
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you think “tree surgeon” sounds like a weird job title, wait till you find out what the tree surgeons think of “software engineers.”
Reposted by Dylan Smith
If you’ve used GitHub Copilot chat on GitHub.com/copilot recently, you may have noticed some new life breathed into the Copilot chat avatar with interactive 3D character animations. Let's do a deep dive 🧵on how we hacked it together for the front end 🤓’s out there…
February 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you’ve used GitHub Copilot chat on GitHub.com/copilot recently, you may have noticed some new life breathed into the Copilot chat avatar with interactive 3D character animations. Let's do a deep dive 🧵on how we hacked it together for the front end 🤓’s out there…
You should be able to buy standing room season tickets to music venues.
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You should be able to buy standing room season tickets to music venues.
Reposted by Dylan Smith
Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987
Software Engineer II in United States | GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc. is hiring a Software Engineer II in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today!
githubinc.jibeapply.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987
When other runners spit in public it’s disgusting but when I do it it’s fine
February 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When other runners spit in public it’s disgusting but when I do it it’s fine
“As little design as possible”
— Dieter Rams quiet quitting
— Dieter Rams quiet quitting
January 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“As little design as possible”
— Dieter Rams quiet quitting
— Dieter Rams quiet quitting
I like to think I have above-average accessibility knowledge but I don’t know how software teams function without dedicated accessibility experts. There is so much nuance and so many unknown unknowns.
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I like to think I have above-average accessibility knowledge but I don’t know how software teams function without dedicated accessibility experts. There is so much nuance and so many unknown unknowns.