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Ryan Furrer
@ryanfurrer.bsky.social
Design Engineer at Pragma building FirstLook, the CRM and Analytics platform for video game studios

website: http://ryanfurrer.com
find me elsewhere: https://links.ryanfurrer.com
In the last week I have:

- attended #cyc26 in Dallas, TX
- drove to Austin, TX
- attended a race at COTA
- apartment shopped in Austin
- drove to Houston, TX

Now I get to hang out at a friend's house outside Houston for the next week

I'm tired, but life is good 😎
September 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
that good feel when someone at work notices an interaction and animation you added just to spark joy 😍
August 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hearth v0.3.0 is live, now with Ghostty and Oh My Zsh support!

Get it at hearth.ryanfurrer.com
Hearth — A warm theme for VS Code, Cursor, and more
Hearth keeps the interface calm and lights the code with a single ember. Six light and dark variants for VS Code, Cursor, Zed, Warp, and Shiki.
hearth.ryanfurrer.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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my weekend project was finishing putting together this syntax highlighting theme and landing page for myself

hearth.ryanfurrer.com
Hearth — A warm theme for VS Code, Cursor, and more
Hearth keeps the interface calm and lights the code with a single ember. Six light and dark variants for VS Code, Cursor, Zed, Warp, and Shiki.
hearth.ryanfurrer.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Don't know who needs to hear this today, but React isn't the only front-end web development tool.
August 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
more recent explorations of mine
August 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
my weekend project was finishing putting together this syntax highlighting theme and landing page for myself

hearth.ryanfurrer.com
Hearth — A warm theme for VS Code, Cursor, and more
Hearth keeps the interface calm and lights the code with a single ember. Six light and dark variants for VS Code, Cursor, Zed, Warp, and Shiki.
hearth.ryanfurrer.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
it's Friday, Formula 1 is back, IMSA is at VIR, and I've got some tokens to burn 🔥

it's gonna be a good weekend
August 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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playing with creating some wallpapers for myself using my website's color palette
August 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
playing with creating some wallpapers for myself using my website's color palette
August 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
working on a quick little side quest for myself 👀
August 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
on August 4 I celebrated my first year in tech and of course I had to write about it
www.ryanfurrer.com/writing/my-f...
My First Year as a Software Engineer
On July 28, 2025 I received my first offer for full-time employment as a Software Engineer; this is a recap of my first year in the field where the biggest changes were as much personal as they were t...
www.ryanfurrer.com
August 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Spun up a React Native project for the first time in a year and wow what a doozy is it jumping back in to this 🫨
March 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Abbey Perini talks about how yes, there is a code angle to maintainable and extensible components, but it's also useful to appreciate the wider context, historical problems and the long term impact of opinions in your code.
Tips on extensible and maintainable components
Abbey Perini talks about how yes, there is a code angle to maintainable and extensible components, but it's also useful to appreciate the wider context, historical problems and the long term impact of...
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🌟 Front-End Developer and Design Systems Practitioner seeking remote work.

🎨 With 10 years of experience in Design Systems, I excel at the front of the front-end.

🤝 If you’re looking for a friendly collaborator to bring your vision to life, let’s connect!

🌐 www.alwaystwisted.com

🙏🖤
Always Twisted - Design Systems & Front-End Consultant
Hi, I’m Stu Robson, a Design Systems consultant and front-end developer helping teams create scalable, accessible systems that enhance collaboration.
www.alwaystwisted.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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do i know anyone from github that can help me with a job application/referral?
February 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Day 2 of working fully remote and as a dev and I am so freakin happy
February 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The latest episode of @webdevdialogues.bsky.social, “Frontend Cowboy”, featuring @bradgarropy.com is out now!

Here’s a snippet of the kind of conversation you can expect 🎧
February 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yesterday I published a new blog post on how to use multiple JSX frameworks like @react.dev, @preactjs.com, and @solidjs.com in an @astro.build project.

You can check it out on @dev.to and @hashnode.bsky.social!

Dev: dev.to/ryandotfurre...

Hashnode: ryandotfurrer.hashnode.dev/how-to-use-m...
How to use multiple JSX frameworks in Astro
Did you know Astro is the "framework agnostic framework" - meaning it lets you use multiple frontend...
dev.to
February 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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hey dev tools companies!

I am actively booking season 2 of Web Dev Challenge and I want to work with you. we’ll pick a use case and get devs to build an app using your tool — then we’ll open up the challenge to the community for fun & prizes!

limited spots available — hit me up at [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Coming to a podcast player near you on Tuesday, February 4...

Another episode of Web Dev Dialogues featuring the "Frontend Cowboy" @bradgarropy.com 🤠
January 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Looking forward to chatting with @joshuakgoldberg.com next week. We'll be digging into Yeoman.

Come hang!

https://buff.ly/4h93ZFT
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yesterday morning I had a great chat with @pawlean.com! Her history and journey in tech is wildly impressive and inspiring.

Looking forward to the next one!
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM