Jacob Chadwell

Raycast, cmd + tab? Three-finger-swipe-up gesture? I'm used to *organized chaos with lots of windows open*, so looking forward to a better system here 😅

Decided on a 14" MBP for my next work computer 💻 This will be my first time ever having the smaller size, but I've been convinced by many it's the way to go, especially for focus.

Now my question is - if you're working in full screen more often with a smaller size, how to you manage your windows?

guess i should have pushed to prod at the end of the week, huh github?

me: "i really want to lean into analog things this year"

also me: *builds a project / habit tracking app from scratch in week 3*

Anyone else made the switch from a larger to smaller screen and liked it? I have a feeling I'd just need to be more intentional about window management, which isn't a bad thing at all!

I love my 16" Macbook Pro, but it's a *brick* 🧱 and sometimes barely fits on tables at coffee shops... I'm just hesitant to give up that screen space

As someone who works from their laptop most of the time, I'm having an unusally hard time deciding between another 16" laptop or moving to a 14" when I upgrade.

dialing in espresso like

Haha if only I had actually modified it instead of faking it via the devtools 🤣 Now I'm kinda tempted to do it for real...

@rathes.me I won't tell anyone if your streak jumps to a very large number suddenly 👀🤣

Instead, I'm building this thing back the old fashioned way! No funny business here! 💪
Also, week 984, here we come

Earlier this year, I led the development of the Streaks feature in @buffer.com so when I lost my streak a couple weeks ago I was very tempted to log into MongoDB and *cough* accidentally repair my streak *cough*. I would never do that, of course

I had been trying to learn via youtube for years, but honestly nothing beats a hands-on approach. We made around 15-20 lattes over the course of an hour and a half, and got valuable feedback and guidance during each one. Which design should I try next??

Finally arrived at a much larger heart after a few reps!

Started off a little small with this guy. Didn't pour fast enough while building the body of the heart. I wayyy overcorrected on my second attempt, but started to get the hang of it.

My lovely coworkers at @buffer.com gifted me a latte art workshop a while back, and I got to attend it over the weekend ☕ Check it out:

- I have the cutest lil' pup named Maple 🍁

- I get to work on some pretty exciting stuff at Buffer, and I'd love to share more in public about it! ⚡

- I'm a software engineer who loves coffee! (how original, right?) Trying to work on my latte art so look out for some photos soon! 👀

You can expect a weird assortment of engineering thoughts, dog photos, coffee posts, and more! So if that sounds like your thing, follow along for more! 😄

Now for a few random facts:

Hello Bluesky! 👋🏻 Time for a reintroduction! I'm Jacob, a senior engineer at @buffer.com @bufferdevs.bsky.social working on our Value-Led Growth team 🚀

I'm a backend-first engineer but you can sometimes find me lurking around across the stack ⚙️

To apply, visit buffer.com/journey/7d5a...

I've been at Buffer for over three years, and I'm having the time of my life! We offer some great benefits, too. Here are a few of my favs:
- Unlimited e-books and audiobooks 📚
- Coffee shop stipend (or a coworking space membership) ☕️
- Growth mindset fund for courses and conferences 🧠

We're looking for a user-focused engineer with growth experience to help us push the boundaries of traditional product-led growth. This means putting user value before revenue, helping our users experience genuine outcomes before any transaction.

We're still looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer on our newly-formed Value-Led Growth team at @buffer.com! 🎉

had to scroll a little too far while signing up for an account today 😅

Since I'm in my 30s now, I judge the quality of DOB fields in UI's by the following metric: "does this make me feel old?"

To apply, visit buffer.com/journey/7d5a...

I've been at Buffer for over three years, and I'm having the time of my life! We offer some great benefits, too. Here are a few of my favs:
- Unlimited e-books and audiobooks 📚
- Coffee shop stipend (or a coworking space membership) ☕️
- Growth mindset fund for courses and conferences 🧠

We're looking for a user-focused engineer with growth experience to help us push the boundaries of traditional product-led growth. This means putting user value before revenue, helping our users experience genuine outcomes before any transaction.

Come work with me at @buffer.com! We're looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer on our newly-formed Value-Led Growth team! 🎉

i smelled a campfire this morning and now i have an intense need to spend a weekend at a cabin ⛰️