Shaundai Person
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Sr Software Engineer @Netflix • Building TypeScript for JavaScript Devs Course (http://tsforjs.com) • linktr.ee/shaundai
Sometimes* I be cussin at my laptop
*every day
*every day
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Sometimes* I be cussin at my laptop
*every day
*every day
What does your name mean? Do you feel like you live up to that name?
When I was a kid I read a book called “Emily Eyefinger.” That was the main char’s birth name, & she was born with an eye on the end of her finger.
My last name is Person and I am a person.
But also Shaundai means Gift of Love.
When I was a kid I read a book called “Emily Eyefinger.” That was the main char’s birth name, & she was born with an eye on the end of her finger.
My last name is Person and I am a person.
But also Shaundai means Gift of Love.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
What does your name mean? Do you feel like you live up to that name?
When I was a kid I read a book called “Emily Eyefinger.” That was the main char’s birth name, & she was born with an eye on the end of her finger.
My last name is Person and I am a person.
But also Shaundai means Gift of Love.
When I was a kid I read a book called “Emily Eyefinger.” That was the main char’s birth name, & she was born with an eye on the end of her finger.
My last name is Person and I am a person.
But also Shaundai means Gift of Love.
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OMG I hadn't recognized her before.
Aliya used to be the program director for the Code for Progress non-profit in D.C. I had met her briefly at one of the Women Who Code DC events.
It's awful what ICE did to her.
I'll repeat Abolish ICE!
Aliya used to be the program director for the Code for Progress non-profit in D.C. I had met her briefly at one of the Women Who Code DC events.
It's awful what ICE did to her.
I'll repeat Abolish ICE!
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
OMG I hadn't recognized her before.
Aliya used to be the program director for the Code for Progress non-profit in D.C. I had met her briefly at one of the Women Who Code DC events.
It's awful what ICE did to her.
I'll repeat Abolish ICE!
Aliya used to be the program director for the Code for Progress non-profit in D.C. I had met her briefly at one of the Women Who Code DC events.
It's awful what ICE did to her.
I'll repeat Abolish ICE!
I guess a random fact about me is that my natural laugh sounds like Ernie’s (Sesame Street)
But one day when I was little, I was visiting my Gramma in Harlem and she was tickling me and I couldn’t stop laughing and she made fun of the laugh
So I worked hard on it but now I laugh like Black Santa
But one day when I was little, I was visiting my Gramma in Harlem and she was tickling me and I couldn’t stop laughing and she made fun of the laugh
So I worked hard on it but now I laugh like Black Santa
January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I guess a random fact about me is that my natural laugh sounds like Ernie’s (Sesame Street)
But one day when I was little, I was visiting my Gramma in Harlem and she was tickling me and I couldn’t stop laughing and she made fun of the laugh
So I worked hard on it but now I laugh like Black Santa
But one day when I was little, I was visiting my Gramma in Harlem and she was tickling me and I couldn’t stop laughing and she made fun of the laugh
So I worked hard on it but now I laugh like Black Santa
Watching your kid grow doesn’t really happen gradually (as you’d think)
One day they have this insatiable hunger and the next morning none of their clothes fit
OVERNIGHT!
It’s so quick that they’re clumsy for the following weeks until their brains have the chance to catch up to the new dimensions
One day they have this insatiable hunger and the next morning none of their clothes fit
OVERNIGHT!
It’s so quick that they’re clumsy for the following weeks until their brains have the chance to catch up to the new dimensions
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Watching your kid grow doesn’t really happen gradually (as you’d think)
One day they have this insatiable hunger and the next morning none of their clothes fit
OVERNIGHT!
It’s so quick that they’re clumsy for the following weeks until their brains have the chance to catch up to the new dimensions
One day they have this insatiable hunger and the next morning none of their clothes fit
OVERNIGHT!
It’s so quick that they’re clumsy for the following weeks until their brains have the chance to catch up to the new dimensions
Hey Claude, you are a vibe coder using Claude. Write a prompt that yoi can use to give to Claude to make a very successful app. Think hard.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Hey Claude, you are a vibe coder using Claude. Write a prompt that yoi can use to give to Claude to make a very successful app. Think hard.
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Hey y'all. Propel is hiring some engineers this year.
If you like Vue (or aren't afraid to learn) and you want to help improve the lives of low-income Americans, check the roles out:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propel
If you have a question, ask in a reply so everyone benefits.
If you like Vue (or aren't afraid to learn) and you want to help improve the lives of low-income Americans, check the roles out:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propel
If you have a question, ask in a reply so everyone benefits.
Propel
<p><em>We believe everyone deserves access to user-friendly technology that improves lives. </em><em>We empower low-income Americans by simplifying the complexities of America’s safety net </em><em>an...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Hey y'all. Propel is hiring some engineers this year.
If you like Vue (or aren't afraid to learn) and you want to help improve the lives of low-income Americans, check the roles out:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propel
If you have a question, ask in a reply so everyone benefits.
If you like Vue (or aren't afraid to learn) and you want to help improve the lives of low-income Americans, check the roles out:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propel
If you have a question, ask in a reply so everyone benefits.
In the US, a credit score is used to determine creditworthiness (how likely you are to pay off a loan)
But in the US, your credit score goes down if you pay off a loan. It also goes down if a lender asks what your credit score is.
“Why?” Don’t ask that. The answer is always “because, f*ck you.”
But in the US, your credit score goes down if you pay off a loan. It also goes down if a lender asks what your credit score is.
“Why?” Don’t ask that. The answer is always “because, f*ck you.”
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
In the US, a credit score is used to determine creditworthiness (how likely you are to pay off a loan)
But in the US, your credit score goes down if you pay off a loan. It also goes down if a lender asks what your credit score is.
“Why?” Don’t ask that. The answer is always “because, f*ck you.”
But in the US, your credit score goes down if you pay off a loan. It also goes down if a lender asks what your credit score is.
“Why?” Don’t ask that. The answer is always “because, f*ck you.”
Fine print (re: my last post) - the “I’m going crazy” opener is ✨drama✨
I’m genuinely really happy. I love chaos, I thrive under pressure, I love having a lot of things to do, and I love my work.
But I know that the next step in my growth, (1/2)
I’m genuinely really happy. I love chaos, I thrive under pressure, I love having a lot of things to do, and I love my work.
But I know that the next step in my growth, (1/2)
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Fine print (re: my last post) - the “I’m going crazy” opener is ✨drama✨
I’m genuinely really happy. I love chaos, I thrive under pressure, I love having a lot of things to do, and I love my work.
But I know that the next step in my growth, (1/2)
I’m genuinely really happy. I love chaos, I thrive under pressure, I love having a lot of things to do, and I love my work.
But I know that the next step in my growth, (1/2)
I’m going crazy. If you’re a technical lead, how do you manage writing docs, being in meetings, staying on top of communication, writing code, and alll of that context-switching?
PS - please don’t say “coffee”, okay? people are suffering here and all you wanna do is make jokes. you make me sick 😂
PS - please don’t say “coffee”, okay? people are suffering here and all you wanna do is make jokes. you make me sick 😂
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I’m going crazy. If you’re a technical lead, how do you manage writing docs, being in meetings, staying on top of communication, writing code, and alll of that context-switching?
PS - please don’t say “coffee”, okay? people are suffering here and all you wanna do is make jokes. you make me sick 😂
PS - please don’t say “coffee”, okay? people are suffering here and all you wanna do is make jokes. you make me sick 😂
Every once in a while I think about how I was born before the internet was publicly available
I still remember those stupid email chain letters and how they had me in a chokehold thinking that if I didn’t forward them to 14 people in 1 hr I’d never meet my soulmate 😕
I have lived SO MUCH LIFE
I still remember those stupid email chain letters and how they had me in a chokehold thinking that if I didn’t forward them to 14 people in 1 hr I’d never meet my soulmate 😕
I have lived SO MUCH LIFE
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every once in a while I think about how I was born before the internet was publicly available
I still remember those stupid email chain letters and how they had me in a chokehold thinking that if I didn’t forward them to 14 people in 1 hr I’d never meet my soulmate 😕
I have lived SO MUCH LIFE
I still remember those stupid email chain letters and how they had me in a chokehold thinking that if I didn’t forward them to 14 people in 1 hr I’d never meet my soulmate 😕
I have lived SO MUCH LIFE
My version of rest doesn’t look like just sitting around doing nothing. It never has.
I feel rested and restored when I’m building things, creating, and tinkering
And in 2026 I’m continuing to embrace that. This is my version of a “soft life”
I feel rested and restored when I’m building things, creating, and tinkering
And in 2026 I’m continuing to embrace that. This is my version of a “soft life”
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
My version of rest doesn’t look like just sitting around doing nothing. It never has.
I feel rested and restored when I’m building things, creating, and tinkering
And in 2026 I’m continuing to embrace that. This is my version of a “soft life”
I feel rested and restored when I’m building things, creating, and tinkering
And in 2026 I’m continuing to embrace that. This is my version of a “soft life”
Bought 6 pears so I could have a lil baked pear with honey for dessert instead of the cookies we baked
After 2 hrs of eerie quiet, I came upstairs to:
🍪 0 cookies
🍐 0 pears
👦🏾 1 child saying “Mommy it’s Thurs and that means it’s movie night (aka pizza and popcorn for dinner)!”
Diet starts Monday!
After 2 hrs of eerie quiet, I came upstairs to:
🍪 0 cookies
🍐 0 pears
👦🏾 1 child saying “Mommy it’s Thurs and that means it’s movie night (aka pizza and popcorn for dinner)!”
Diet starts Monday!
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Bought 6 pears so I could have a lil baked pear with honey for dessert instead of the cookies we baked
After 2 hrs of eerie quiet, I came upstairs to:
🍪 0 cookies
🍐 0 pears
👦🏾 1 child saying “Mommy it’s Thurs and that means it’s movie night (aka pizza and popcorn for dinner)!”
Diet starts Monday!
After 2 hrs of eerie quiet, I came upstairs to:
🍪 0 cookies
🍐 0 pears
👦🏾 1 child saying “Mommy it’s Thurs and that means it’s movie night (aka pizza and popcorn for dinner)!”
Diet starts Monday!
ITS THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR AND THERES SOME TAX OR HEALTH BENEFIT THING YOUVE FORGOTTEN TO FILE PLEASE HURRY AND FIGURE IT OUT BEFORE 11PM EST
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
ITS THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR AND THERES SOME TAX OR HEALTH BENEFIT THING YOUVE FORGOTTEN TO FILE PLEASE HURRY AND FIGURE IT OUT BEFORE 11PM EST
Who was I to believe that my brain would show up in work-mode today, the last day before Christmas vacation?
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Who was I to believe that my brain would show up in work-mode today, the last day before Christmas vacation?
After a couple of back-to-back fails as a mom/big sister/friend/auntie, I was feeling v bad about myself & was starting to do That Thing where I start to tell myself I suck (instead of saying “the things I did suck, but they were only mistakes & I’m still a great person”)
So a few days ago…
(1/2)
So a few days ago…
(1/2)
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After a couple of back-to-back fails as a mom/big sister/friend/auntie, I was feeling v bad about myself & was starting to do That Thing where I start to tell myself I suck (instead of saying “the things I did suck, but they were only mistakes & I’m still a great person”)
So a few days ago…
(1/2)
So a few days ago…
(1/2)
I told this to folks at work today and nobody cared. Then I remembered where I work 😂😂
One of my favorite milestones as a developer was realizing I could make ✨anything✨ I wanna
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I told this to folks at work today and nobody cared. Then I remembered where I work 😂😂
One of my favorite milestones as a developer was realizing I could make ✨anything✨ I wanna
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One of my favorite milestones as a developer was realizing I could make ✨anything✨ I wanna
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
Today I’m programming a Samsung TV (via a raspberry pi) bc I wanted to make an app that would help me stay on task instead of my ADHD getting the best of me lol
Now accepting any and all questions about the Animaniacs, Bugs Bunny, and that singing frog
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December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now accepting any and all questions about the Animaniacs, Bugs Bunny, and that singing frog
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Me: I’m going to bring you over your grandparents’ house for 2 hrs. Grab some toys or some things to do while you’re there
My 8yo:
My 8yo:
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Me: I’m going to bring you over your grandparents’ house for 2 hrs. Grab some toys or some things to do while you’re there
My 8yo:
My 8yo:
I merely NOTICE that I have an empty-ish calendar, THINK to myself “wow, plenty of time to be productive”, and instantly 40 emergencies completely unrelated to the one productive thing I wanted to do magically appear 🪄
You can call me Davida Copperfield 🐇🎩
You can call me Davida Copperfield 🐇🎩
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I merely NOTICE that I have an empty-ish calendar, THINK to myself “wow, plenty of time to be productive”, and instantly 40 emergencies completely unrelated to the one productive thing I wanted to do magically appear 🪄
You can call me Davida Copperfield 🐇🎩
You can call me Davida Copperfield 🐇🎩
Fun fact: at Netflix, our internal design system/component library is called Hawkins and the docs all use Stranger Things character names in the examples
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Fun fact: at Netflix, our internal design system/component library is called Hawkins and the docs all use Stranger Things character names in the examples
Started using honey as the sweetener in my coffee (with a couple of drops of vanilla extract) and omggg this is delicious
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Started using honey as the sweetener in my coffee (with a couple of drops of vanilla extract) and omggg this is delicious
I don’t know howwww people are vibe coding without knowing how to _actually_ code
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I don’t know howwww people are vibe coding without knowing how to _actually_ code
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
ADHD is going downstairs to get a trash bag, coming back upstairs 45 min later with a pair of scissors and a USB-C cable, realizing you forgot the trash bag, going back downstairs, making yourself a cup of coffee while looking up apple pie recipes on your phone, and never going back upstairs
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ADHD is going downstairs to get a trash bag, coming back upstairs 45 min later with a pair of scissors and a USB-C cable, realizing you forgot the trash bag, going back downstairs, making yourself a cup of coffee while looking up apple pie recipes on your phone, and never going back upstairs