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Andrew A. Barber (he/him)

@AndrewBarber

Engineering Manager 🚀 Camping & Coding! ⛺ 👨‍💻 Here for JavaScript ❤️, React 💻, NodeJS 👨‍💻 but also Camping ⛺ & Hiking ⛰️ Opinions my own.

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Joined April 2007
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Replying to @edfenergy
@edfenergy I switched on 29 Sept for FreePhase. Three weeks on I’m still on Standard Variable. Your app has no box for meter readings, your website won’t take them, and Energy Hub reports a meter comms issue while the app says all good. Complaint raised by email. Reply?
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🗺️ 10 cities. 68 co-working bookings. Still going. Wrote about how I actually use co-working as a remote dev - body doubling 🧠, team days 🤝, and exploring cities while getting stuff done 🌍 consolelogs.blog/posts/worki…
Working From Everywhere (On Purpose) - console.log('my life') | Andrew Barber | Console Logs

Working From Everywhere (On Purpose) - console.log('my life') | Andrew Barber | Console Logs

68 bookings, 10 cities, and what I've learned from co-working all over the UK.

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Built a thing 👀 Worklogr - a lightweight desktop app to make Jira/Tempo time logging less painful ⏱️ Menu bar timer → issue → sync → done. Live now 🎉 Code FOUNDERS for 14% off. worklogr.app/ #IndieDev #SaaS
Tockety: Jira time tracking from your Mac menu bar

Tockety: Jira time tracking from your Mac menu bar

Log time to Jira from a menu bar timer on your Mac. Pick an issue, start, stop, and the worklog is written straight to the Jira issue. Optional Tempo integration. 14-day free trial.

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25 coders. 25 websites. A lot of pizza 🍕 The January Personal Websites Code Jam at @glasgow_js was exactly the nudge I needed to make progress. 😃 My thoughts 💭 consolelogs.blog/posts/25-co…
25 Coders, 25 Websites and a Lot of Pizza 🍕 - console.log('my life') | Andrew Barber | Console Logs

25 Coders, 25 Websites and a Lot of Pizza 🍕 - console.log('my life') | Andrew Barber | Console Logs

A very good excuse to finally work on your personal site, surrounded by other devs doing the same.

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Replying to @OctopusElectro
@OctopusElectro Your Google OAuth flow is broken on the website. electroverse.com/log-in Steps to reproduce: 1) Click Login 2) Choose to Continue with Google It seems to have broken late last week.
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At this point, is this even a beef burger? It’s as thin as the gherkin! 🍔 @McDonaldsUK
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✨ Building in public! ✨ 🚀 Introducing the early stages of my new web app (peek in the image). The goal? A simple, sleek, weekly planning tool that works across devices. 🌐 #BuildInPublic #Productivity #WebApp #WeeklyPlanner #HabitTracker
Barebones web app

ALT Barebones web app

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📱 Features so far: - Weekly Priorities/Inbox: Brain-dump your week's focus. - Habit Tracker: Check off habits daily. - Multi-device sync: Everything updates instantly, whether you're on your iPad, desktop, or phone.
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“Oh you’re wearing a *insert band name here* hoody, poser, name 3 songs?” generation.
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For me it was Korn and Slipknot…
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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! 🎄
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8yo, “Dad, can we have blueberries in the spaghetti bolognaise?” Me, “Sure I don’t see why not?” I don’t think I’ll ever stop them from experimenting and enjoying food, especially when it comes to fruits and vegetables. 🫐 I didn’t try it, I was assured by the 4yo it was good.
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🦋 andrewbarber.me If you’re over there… #bluesky
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bsky.app/profile/andrewbarbe…
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Let’s gooooo! ✈️🇺🇸 Heading out to @BigCommerce #BigSummit! @BigCommerceDevs @BigEng
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Why would delayed SMS message sending on iOS18, be limited to only iMessage? 🥴😵‍💫
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Bi-lingual folk, do you find it hard to concentrate when die Leute am Tisch neben dir speaks another language and Ihr head in 2 languages ein and ausgeht? Macht nur spaß, but legitimately I find it hard to concentrate when somebody next to me is speaking a separate language…
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Replying to @OctopusEnergy
@OctopusEnergy @g__j We’ve requested a gas meter install at a property where gas is being fitted. I’m increasingly concerned that the helpline staff misunderstand what is being asked. Can somebody provide support please? 🙏 This has been going on for weeks now, really frustrated.
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Always struggle with doing an odd number of reps, always got to push to that even number. 😅🏋️
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Parenting advice… AITAH if I encourage the pup to chew nerf bullets? I’m so sick of finding them absolutely everywhere in the house… 😤
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Excited for BigCommerce #bigsummit 🙌🙌
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Trying to psych myself up to go for an outdoor run 😩😫
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Binging Star Wars #BadBatch with Jedi pup. 👌
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