Greg Daynes
@gregdaynes.com
Full-stack Senior (for way over a decade now...) Software Developer.
Mostly Nodejs, Go and Ruby.
Available for remote work, preferably NodeJS (Full Stack or backend, databases, ops, networking)
he/they/him
gregdaynes.com/resume
Github.com/gregdaynes
Mostly Nodejs, Go and Ruby.
Available for remote work, preferably NodeJS (Full Stack or backend, databases, ops, networking)
he/they/him
gregdaynes.com/resume
Github.com/gregdaynes
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⚓️ New Article: Open source is still broken
Open source is still broken
Earlier this year, I wrote about how open source is kind of broken.
The tl;dr version:
Big companies profit immensely from free labor and give little or nothing back. Sponsorship models generate very little money, even for popular projects. “Sticky” licenses like GPL do not stop companies from profiteering. It’s only problematic for them if they redistribute the software they create. Pro Tiers with unique features gatekeep hobbyists and people doing public good—the very folks you’d most want to benefit from open source—from access, and are a hard sell unless your project is big and popular.
gomakethings.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
⚓️ New Article: Open source is still broken
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There's a new #CSS Working Group poll to get feedback on different names for the infamous 'Pinterest' layout.
- Since it uses many of the grid-* properties, `grid` will be in the name somewhere
- We don't use metaphors in CSS names, so `masonry` is not listed here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Since it uses many of the grid-* properties, `grid` will be in the name somewhere
- We don't use metaphors in CSS names, so `masonry` is not listed here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ex-Masonry Display Type Keyword Poll
See https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12022 for context.
This poll intentionally leaves out `masonry` as an option, see https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12022#issuecomment-34172962...
docs.google.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There's a new #CSS Working Group poll to get feedback on different names for the infamous 'Pinterest' layout.
- Since it uses many of the grid-* properties, `grid` will be in the name somewhere
- We don't use metaphors in CSS names, so `masonry` is not listed here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Since it uses many of the grid-* properties, `grid` will be in the name somewhere
- We don't use metaphors in CSS names, so `masonry` is not listed here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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shooting my shot 🏀 we’re hiring & here’s the lowdown. this would be a great role for someone beginning or mid career. pls apply or pass on to anyone u know who might fit!
(it is my current position, i am moving to other projects within the same team & would be training this person)
(it is my current position, i am moving to other projects within the same team & would be training this person)
October 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
shooting my shot 🏀 we’re hiring & here’s the lowdown. this would be a great role for someone beginning or mid career. pls apply or pass on to anyone u know who might fit!
(it is my current position, i am moving to other projects within the same team & would be training this person)
(it is my current position, i am moving to other projects within the same team & would be training this person)
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My team at Plane is hiring experienced full stack engineers. We use Rails, Postgres, Phlex, Vite, TypeScript and Svelte. I don’t have a full job description yet, but drop me a DM if you want to know more.
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My team at Plane is hiring experienced full stack engineers. We use Rails, Postgres, Phlex, Vite, TypeScript and Svelte. I don’t have a full job description yet, but drop me a DM if you want to know more.
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The Ruby community deserves to know who voted for this and what information they were acting on.
Ruby Central is actually very opaque. They don’t publish donations, they don’t publish votes, the community has no say who’s on the board. There is no accountability.
Ruby Central is actually very opaque. They don’t publish donations, they don’t publish votes, the community has no say who’s on the board. There is no accountability.
September 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Ruby community deserves to know who voted for this and what information they were acting on.
Ruby Central is actually very opaque. They don’t publish donations, they don’t publish votes, the community has no say who’s on the board. There is no accountability.
Ruby Central is actually very opaque. They don’t publish donations, they don’t publish votes, the community has no say who’s on the board. There is no accountability.
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Hi folks, it’s survey time! We’d love to learn more about how you use Go and what could be improved. Share your feedback via our annual developer survey at google.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... It should take 10 - 20 minutes to complete, and will be open through September 30. Thank you!
#golang
#golang
Go Developer Survey 2025
Share your feedback about developing software with Go.
google.qualtrics.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hi folks, it’s survey time! We’d love to learn more about how you use Go and what could be improved. Share your feedback via our annual developer survey at google.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... It should take 10 - 20 minutes to complete, and will be open through September 30. Thank you!
#golang
#golang
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Honestly serious: JUST DON'T UPDATE PACKAGES RIGHT NOW.
It is unclear to me yet, but this is looking pretty wide spread. Better be safe than sorry, just go touch some grass.
It is unclear to me yet, but this is looking pretty wide spread. Better be safe than sorry, just go touch some grass.
Do not update to @ctrl/tinycolor@4.1.2. It has malware that is currently live on npm.
September 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Honestly serious: JUST DON'T UPDATE PACKAGES RIGHT NOW.
It is unclear to me yet, but this is looking pretty wide spread. Better be safe than sorry, just go touch some grass.
It is unclear to me yet, but this is looking pretty wide spread. Better be safe than sorry, just go touch some grass.
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If you have a news.ycombinator account you can help people find out about LavaMoat by upvoting my "You too can run malware from NPM" post. hn.algolia.com?dateRange=pa...
It might get the traction it needs to get in front of many people and stop some malware in the process.
It might get the traction it needs to get in front of many people and stop some malware in the process.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you have a news.ycombinator account you can help people find out about LavaMoat by upvoting my "You too can run malware from NPM" post. hn.algolia.com?dateRange=pa...
It might get the traction it needs to get in front of many people and stop some malware in the process.
It might get the traction it needs to get in front of many people and stop some malware in the process.
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My grand migration to #codeberg has begun!
And I'm using a Codeberg project to track my progress!
Feels so good. 🥰
https://codeberg.org/jaredwhite/jaredwhite/projects/22897
And I'm using a Codeberg project to track my progress!
Feels so good. 🥰
https://codeberg.org/jaredwhite/jaredwhite/projects/22897
August 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My grand migration to #codeberg has begun!
And I'm using a Codeberg project to track my progress!
Feels so good. 🥰
https://codeberg.org/jaredwhite/jaredwhite/projects/22897
And I'm using a Codeberg project to track my progress!
Feels so good. 🥰
https://codeberg.org/jaredwhite/jaredwhite/projects/22897
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Want to help out with TinyGo networking support? Join our network Special Interest Group (SIG)!
Next meeting is tonight. More info here:
github.com/tinygo-org/t...
#tinygo #golang #network #wifi #ip #bluetooth #lora #lorawan #wasm
Next meeting is tonight. More info here:
github.com/tinygo-org/t...
#tinygo #golang #network #wifi #ip #bluetooth #lora #lorawan #wasm
Meetings
Go compiler for small places. Microcontrollers, WebAssembly (WASM/WASI), and command-line tools. Based on LLVM. - tinygo-org/tinygo
github.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Want to help out with TinyGo networking support? Join our network Special Interest Group (SIG)!
Next meeting is tonight. More info here:
github.com/tinygo-org/t...
#tinygo #golang #network #wifi #ip #bluetooth #lora #lorawan #wasm
Next meeting is tonight. More info here:
github.com/tinygo-org/t...
#tinygo #golang #network #wifi #ip #bluetooth #lora #lorawan #wasm
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FULL OPENTELEMETRY = 81% PERFORMANCE DROP
That's not a typo. Complete auto-instrumentation obliterated throughput.
P99 latency jumped from 26ms → 104ms
Before you reach for distributed tracing, ask: Do you need traces or just metrics?
That's not a typo. Complete auto-instrumentation obliterated throughput.
P99 latency jumped from 26ms → 104ms
Before you reach for distributed tracing, ask: Do you need traces or just metrics?
August 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
FULL OPENTELEMETRY = 81% PERFORMANCE DROP
That's not a typo. Complete auto-instrumentation obliterated throughput.
P99 latency jumped from 26ms → 104ms
Before you reach for distributed tracing, ask: Do you need traces or just metrics?
That's not a typo. Complete auto-instrumentation obliterated throughput.
P99 latency jumped from 26ms → 104ms
Before you reach for distributed tracing, ask: Do you need traces or just metrics?
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Big news! I'm available for hire! If you have JavaScript/TypeScript you want written, and you have budget for an ambitious and highly skilled practitioner with over 20 years of experience doing that, including leading teams, communities, and execs, hit me up.
izs.me
(RT please)
izs.me
(RT please)
Isaac Z. Schlueter
izs.me
July 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Big news! I'm available for hire! If you have JavaScript/TypeScript you want written, and you have budget for an ambitious and highly skilled practitioner with over 20 years of experience doing that, including leading teams, communities, and execs, hit me up.
izs.me
(RT please)
izs.me
(RT please)
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buttondown is very excited to sponsor @htmlenergy.bsky.social's HTML DAY this coming saturday. if you attend and DM me what you built I will comp you a year's subscription to Buttondown.
July 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
buttondown is very excited to sponsor @htmlenergy.bsky.social's HTML DAY this coming saturday. if you attend and DM me what you built I will comp you a year's subscription to Buttondown.
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The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
July 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
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fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
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Reminder that @bookshop.org exists, meaning you don't have to use the fascist online everything store, at least for books, in most cases.
July 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Reminder that @bookshop.org exists, meaning you don't have to use the fascist online everything store, at least for books, in most cases.
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I've updated the list of Go features by version.
Now, each feature has ➀ a link to the documentation, ➁ a link to the proposal, and ➂ a link to the commits.
It's fascinating to see how Go has changed over the years.
antonz.org/which-go
Now, each feature has ➀ a link to the documentation, ➁ a link to the proposal, and ➂ a link to the commits.
It's fascinating to see how Go has changed over the years.
antonz.org/which-go
Go features by version
Which major features appeared in which versions of Go.
antonz.org
July 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I've updated the list of Go features by version.
Now, each feature has ➀ a link to the documentation, ➁ a link to the proposal, and ➂ a link to the commits.
It's fascinating to see how Go has changed over the years.
antonz.org/which-go
Now, each feature has ➀ a link to the documentation, ➁ a link to the proposal, and ➂ a link to the commits.
It's fascinating to see how Go has changed over the years.
antonz.org/which-go
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PSA: Node.js is about to get an impl of the Web Locks API built in github.com/nodejs/node/...
src: add web locks api by IlyasShabi · Pull Request #58666 · nodejs/node
This PR implements the Web Locks API, Locks are used to coordinate access to shared resources across multiple threads.
This implementation is based on previous work in #22719 and #36502, but takes ...
github.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
PSA: Node.js is about to get an impl of the Web Locks API built in github.com/nodejs/node/...
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Fantastic new blog post from my colleague Nayef.
If you're into Go internals, check it out!
www.datadoghq.com/blog/enginee...
If you're into Go internals, check it out!
www.datadoghq.com/blog/enginee...
How we tracked down a Go 1.24 memory regression across hundreds of pods | Datadog
We rolled out Go 1.24 and saw a memory regression. Here's how we dug into system metrics, uncovered a bug in the runtime allocator, and worked with the Go team to help fix it.
www.datadoghq.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Fantastic new blog post from my colleague Nayef.
If you're into Go internals, check it out!
www.datadoghq.com/blog/enginee...
If you're into Go internals, check it out!
www.datadoghq.com/blog/enginee...
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PSA: The node:http get and request methods will soon be available for use on Cloudflare Workers with nodejs_compat mode github.com/cloudflare/w...
put http and https modules behind compat flag by anonrig · Pull Request #4456 · cloudflare/workerd
This pull-request enables the following modules and functions behind a compat flag
node:_http_agent
Agent
globalAgent
node:_http_client
ClientRequest
node:_http_common
_checkIsHttpToken
_ch...
github.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
PSA: The node:http get and request methods will soon be available for use on Cloudflare Workers with nodejs_compat mode github.com/cloudflare/w...
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Hi folks,
We will have a Node.js core mentoring live stream today
Stay tuned!
We will have a Node.js core mentoring live stream today
Stay tuned!
July 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hi folks,
We will have a Node.js core mentoring live stream today
Stay tuned!
We will have a Node.js core mentoring live stream today
Stay tuned!
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Ugh, one of the only competent ME/CFS practitioners in Canada (Dr. Ric Arseneau) has to massively reduce the scope of his practice to pracatically nothing because of changes to what services MSP (BC's health care system) allows him to bill. This is bad.
www.reddit.com/r/cfs/commen...
www.reddit.com/r/cfs/commen...
Dr. Arseneau's Clinic will change drastically -- an end to group medication visits, group education series, and special lectures. 5,000 patients losing access to care
www.reddit.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ugh, one of the only competent ME/CFS practitioners in Canada (Dr. Ric Arseneau) has to massively reduce the scope of his practice to pracatically nothing because of changes to what services MSP (BC's health care system) allows him to bill. This is bad.
www.reddit.com/r/cfs/commen...
www.reddit.com/r/cfs/commen...
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Node.js wouldn't be where it is without the LGBTQ+ community ...
As in literally. Many of the most important technical contributions have come from LGBTQ+ contributors.
We haven't always done right by them but there's no doubt they are loved.
nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...
As in literally. Many of the most important technical contributions have come from LGBTQ+ contributors.
We haven't always done right by them but there's no doubt they are loved.
nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...
Node.js — Open sourced identity
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
nodejs.org
June 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Node.js wouldn't be where it is without the LGBTQ+ community ...
As in literally. Many of the most important technical contributions have come from LGBTQ+ contributors.
We haven't always done right by them but there's no doubt they are loved.
nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...
As in literally. Many of the most important technical contributions have come from LGBTQ+ contributors.
We haven't always done right by them but there's no doubt they are loved.
nodejs.org/en/blog/comm...