Spring* is finally here! Well, hopefully. With that comes the time for spring cleaning. For me, that means outdoor tasks like getting the BBQ cleaned, prepping the garden, trimming the trees, and cleaning windows. I also try to use this time for digital cleaning, like unsubscribing from emails I no longer read, deleting apps and files I don't need, and deciding which projects need to be sunsetted.

This week's (2026-04-28) chat topic is digital spring cleaning. Do you do a digital spring cleaning? If so what do you delete, remove, and/or conclude? If not, then when do you do your digital cleaning? Are you one of those people that is constantly keeping your digital life clean and tidy?

Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others:

https://weeklydevchat.com/join/

*For those not in the Edmonton (YEG) area, spring means no snow and above-freezing temperatures (0 Celsius, 32 Fahrenheit). As of this writing, the last snowfall was April 26th at the airport:

http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2012-04-10%7C2026-04-27&dlyRange=2012-04-12%7C2026-04-27&mlyRange=%7C&climate_id=3012216&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=11&searchMethod=contains&Month=4&Day=21&txtStationName=edmonton&timeframe=2&Year=2026

**Image generated using ChatGPT. I like the happy positive vibes from the image.

#weeklydevchat #springcleaning

Just a reminder that the picoCTF pairing is tomorrow, April 22nd. It's a great opportunity to meet, learn, and share knowledge with fellow YEG hackers. More details and registration:

https://luma.com/jbjhkupb

Feel free to share with others you think might be interested. Hope to see you tomorrow!

#weeklydevchat#irl#picoctf#ctf#yeg

Join your fellow developers/hackers in Edmonton (YEG) on April 22nd for an in real-life evening of pairing on picoCTF challenges. For experienced CTFers and newbies alike. Bring your computer, your white hacker hat, and a desire to learn and/or help others. More information and registration at:

https://luma.com/jbjhkupb

#weeklydevchat #irl #picoctf #yeg

Today's chat (2026-04-14) is an opportunity to show what you have been working. Give us a quick explanation, and if time permits, a quick demo. By quick I mean 5 minutes or less. The actual time will be driven by how many people want to show off.

Anything software or technical is allowed. Some examples:

- a product you are working on
- some cool code you wrote
- an interesting problem you recently solved

Looking forward to hearing what everyone has been working on lately!

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

https://weeklydevchat.com/join/

*Featured image was created with Nano Banana using this post as the prompt. It is both amazing and creepy at the same time.

#weeklydevchat #showandtell

In today's (2026-04-07) chat we will attempt to run an LLM locally on my (Chris) machine with the help of attendees.  Let's see how easy/hard it is and if my new desktop can handle it.  Assuming we get something working, we can do experiments.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

https://weeklydevchat.com/join/

*Image generated by Nano Banana*

#weeklydevchat #virtual #llm #ai #selfhosted

Today's (2026-03-31) Weekly Dev Chat topic is: How to break in to the industry.

Many have this question on their minds, and the responses from more seasoned vets range from doom to the more positive. What do you think? What would you say to someone trying to break in today?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Find out how to join at:

https://weeklydevchat.com/join/

#weeklydevchat #virtual #jobmarket

Just a reminder that the WDC Whiteboard Practice Night is this Wed (Mar 25th). We would love for you, yes you, to join us. Learn more and register:

https://luma.com/hcsxff11

#weeklydevchat #irl #yeg #whiteboard

In today's (2026-03-17) chat I'll get the chat mob to review my 99% vibe code Word Games is Dumb app and/or vibe code some more of it. This is the first application I've vibe coded and accepted most of the clanker (AI) recommendations unless they were really dumb. It's in TypeScript, which is a language I'm not familiar with, so I'm curious to hear what TypeScript experts think of the generated code.

Word Games is Dumb: https://wordgamesisdumb.netlify.app/

I found the clanker was good at quickly creating a proof of concept (PoC) for my game ideas. For example, I had one idea that I PoC in an afternoon, tried for a couple days, then ditched it.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

https://weeklydevchat.com/join/

P.S. - Image was created using Nano Banana. I love how the text is repeated.

#weeklydevchat #virtual #typescript #vibecoding #ai #codereview

For those in the Edmonton (YEG) area, join the Weekly Dev Chat for a Whiteboard Practice Night. We’ll go through junior-friendly coding problems where the goal is communicating your thinking, not getting the perfect answer.

We’ll do easy warm-ups / LeetCode-style questions and practice talking through assumptions, approaches, and tradeoffs.

Bring your laptop and a desire to learn/help others.

Register here: https://luma.com/hcsxff11

#weeklydevchat #irl #yeg #leetcode #interviewprep #whiteboard

What is a feature, or two, that you wish existed in the language/framework/technology you are currently using? Why do you miss it? Does your current language/framework/technology have the feature, but it's just implemented differently than you would like?

Inspired by myself and Omar Ashour being newbies with Go and trying not to impose our habits from other languages without a good justification. For example, we recently debated if we should use the Testify (https://github.com/stretchr/testify) testing framework instead of Go's built-in way to testing (https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/add-a-test).

Everyone and anyone is welcome to [join](https://weeklydevchat.com/join/) as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

*Feature image created by ChatGPT.

#weeklydevchat #codingpractices #culture #bestpractices