Erik Runyon is a web developer and writer behind WeedyGarden, sharing practical insights on modern CSS, HTML, web performance, and hands-on web projects through talks, experiments, and tutorials.
Avdi Grimm is a veteran software developer, Ruby author, and consultant focused on teaching developers how to build graceful, adaptable software systems through writing, talks, and hands-on mentoring.
John Gruber — Writer, developer, and creator of Markdown, known for building influential tools and utilities for writers and developers, and for shaping modern web writing, typography, and developer workflows through elegant, minimal software.
Simon Willison — Independent developer and writer documenting practical experiments, tools, and deep analysis around large language models, generative AI, web development, security, and emerging programming workflows through detailed posts and daily TILs.
Ire Aderinokun — Investor, entrepreneur, and software engineer with deep expertise in web technologies, early-stage startups, and frontier markets, focused on building and backing mission-driven companies advancing financial inclusion across Africa and emerging economies.
Alex Merced — Developer and technical writer sharing in-depth insights on data engineering, Apache Iceberg, data lakehouse architectures, Python tooling, and modern analytics platforms, with a strong focus on practical, hands-on learning.
SimonWillison.net is the long-running blog of Simon Willison, a software engineer, open-source creator, and co-author of the original Django framework. He writes about Python, Django, Datasette, AI tooling, prompt engineering, search, databases, APIs, data journalism, and practical software architecture. The blog includes detailed notes from experiments, conference talks, and real projects. Readers will find clear explanations of topics such as LLM workflows, SQL patterns, data publishing, scraping, deployment, caching, and modern developer tooling. Simon also publishes frequent micro-posts and TIL entries that document small discoveries and tricks from day-to-day engineering work. The tone is practical and research oriented, making the site a valuable resource for anyone interested in serious engineering and open data.
Jvns.ca is the personal blog of Julia Evans, a software engineer and writer known for making complex technical topics easy and fun to understand. Her posts cover Linux, networking, debugging, command-line tools, and systems programming, often using real-world examples and colorful visual explanations. Julia’s writing focuses on practical learning, showing how tools like strace, tcpdump, git, and Python actually work under the hood and helping developers gain confidence in understanding what their systems are doing. She is also the creator of the popular Zine series, which turns topics like debugging, shell commands, and performance profiling into engaging illustrated mini-books. With her clear and approachable teaching style, Jvns.ca has become one of the most beloved resources for developers who want to truly understand how computers work.
