Avindra Fernando
@avindrafernando
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👨💻Founder, Software Consultant, ReactJS Consultant, Software Architect, Conference Speaker, Mentor
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Joined July 2016
💡 Look for opportunities to make things better. Seeking out issues and help solving them is a great way to advance your career. While we may focus more on customer-facing problems, identifying and solving internal issues can also benefit your team or company a lot. But what
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I bet it’s hosted on localhost:3000
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Writing “clean code” is great. But if it means you never ship, that’s a problem. Tech debt is part of the game. Tomorrow’s requirements might make today’s clean code look like a mess. The key is to delicately balance high quality with delivering value.
I have worked in enough production codebases at this point to realize that "Clean Code" is used more in tweets than in actual codebases.
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Lately, I have noticed something: Some of the brilliant engineers are quietly asking themselves: “Do my skills still matter? AI is able to do what I am good at.” That’s imposter syndrome in the AI era. And I get it. When tools can generate code or write tests, it is easy to
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Struggling with React Server Components? You’re not alone. Join me at @CommitYourCode on Sep 25–26 for “The Hidden Struggles of RSCs.” I’ll share the pain, and the fixes. Who’s in?
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Days are getting closer to @CommitYourCode 2025. Super excited to be presenting there. Come join me as I'll be sharing "The Hidden Struggles of React Server Components". Who will I see there?
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If you move into management as a dev, keep coding a little on the side. Even in your free time. It keeps your skills sharp and increases your chances of surviving tough tech markets.
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Can confirm. This is one interesting challenge of conference speaking. CFPs often need to be submitted 6+ months ahead, but tech moves fast. The best approach I’ve found is to keep abstracts a little open-ended so you have room to adapt as things evolve.
i give conferences my talk abstract months in advance. but at the rate that AI is moving, by the time the conference comes, I want to do an entirely different talk 😫
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There is no CD without CI
Automated tests don't merely assure quality - they also enable *continuous* delivery. Here's how: Without automated tests, it's impractical to regression test each ticket in isolation. So, companies batch multiple tickets into a release and test in QA or staging. This way,
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🎉 I am thrilled to share that I’ll be speaking at @DEVintersection in Orlando, Florida this October! 🎤✨ I will be presenting two 60 minute sessions: Session 1: React Server Components in Action: Building and Deploying Fast @nextjs Apps on Azure Session 2: From Zero to CI:
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Prediction Humans: Generalists AI: Specialists What do we think chat?
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The result of this poll so far is interesting. Everyone perceives things got much faster but no one has measured it. This means the perceived speed is significant enough for folks to notice.
Poll: Has your team found LLMs accelerate development?
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Effective communication is key to accelerate your tech journey, folks.
@flybayer it's all about managing the context if you were a poor communicator before AI, you're not gonna get as much out of AI
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I shared how I did the above at @AllThingsOpen last year. https://t.co/awuNdca9Qe
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It's Friday and it's time for a tech tip. Don't forget to share the knowledge that you gain from going to tech conferences with your teams. Here is how I did it:
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When you jump into a brand new codebase, don’t rush straight into writing code. Spend some time just reading the code, walking through it, and seeing how things connect. Fastest way to identify patterns.
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The number one mistake I see some consultants make is jumping in with a playbook solution before really understanding the client’s domain, constraints, and workflows. The best way to build long-term trust is to listen first, understand and observe deeply, then offer solutions.
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When you jump into a brand new codebase, don’t rush straight into writing code. Spend some time just reading the code, walking through it, and seeing how things connect. Fastest way to identify patterns.
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