Developers & Blogs Worth Following

These are the developers and bloggers I’ve learned from over the years. Whether you’re into React Native, Next.js, or frontend engineering in general — there’s something here for everyone.

React & Frontend Fundamentals

• Josh W Comeau — CSS, React, and interactive tutorials. One of the best at making complex concepts click.
• Dan Abramov — React core team. Deep, thoughtful writing about React internals and programming in general.
• The Joy of React — Learn React the right way. Personal favorite, recommended by Delba at Vercel.
• Mark Erikson — Redux maintainer. Incredibly detailed posts on React, Redux, and state management.
• Kent C. Dodds — Testing, React patterns, and now AI engineering. Prolific educator.
• Robin Wieruch — Practical React and JavaScript tutorials. Great for learning by building.
• Philip Roberts — Famous for the JS event loop explainer video. Writes about JavaScript and web fundamentals.

Expo & React Native

• Evan Bacon — Expo core team. Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with Expo and universal React.
• Rafael Mendiola — React Native animations and mobile dev.
• Fernando Rojo — Built a startup from zero to $10M with React Native + Next.js. Real-world insights.
• Reactiive — React Native tutorials and component breakdowns.
• kelset (Lorenzo Sciandra) — React Native core contributor. Writes about the ecosystem and open source.
• Christoph Nakazawa — Created Jest, contributed to React Native. Open source veteran and game developer.

Next.js & Vercel

• Lee Robinson — VP of Product at Vercel. 5 years of Next.js lessons and web development insights.
• Guillermo Rauch — CEO of Vercel, creator of Next.js and Socket.IO. Short, sharp posts on the future of the web.
• Aurora Scharff — Next.js, React Server Components, and modern web patterns.
• Hamed Bahram — Next.js tutorials and full-stack web development.
• Jimmy Lai — Next.js core team at Vercel.
• Wyatt Johnson — Next.js core team at Vercel.

JavaScript, CSS & Web Platform

• Ryan Florence — Co-creator of React Router and Remix. Deep understanding of web fundamentals.
• Cory House — React, JavaScript, and developer experience. Clean, actionable advice.
• Swizec Teller — React, data visualization, and senior engineer career advice.
• Jason Miller — Creator of Preact. Performance-focused web engineering.
• Sam Selikoff — Tailwind CSS, animations, and frontend craft.
• Rodrigo Pombo — Code animations, Code Hike. Beautiful visual storytelling with code.
• James Long — Creator of Prettier. Writes about programming languages, tooling, and local-first software.
• Ryan Carniato — Creator of SolidJS. A gold mine of knowledge about reactivity and framework design.

Web Performance & Architecture

• Addy Osmani — Chrome team at Google. Web performance, design patterns, and engineering leadership.
• Houssein Djirdeh — Web performance and developer tooling at Google.
• Destroy All Software — Gary Bernhardt’s screencasts. Deep dives into software concepts in short, focused sessions.
• SurviveJS — Books and tutorials on webpack, React, and the JavaScript ecosystem.

Framework & Ecosystem Contributors

• Ben Holmes — Astro core team. Web framework design and content-driven development.
• Anthony Fu — Vue, Vite, Nuxt core team. Incredibly prolific open source contributor.
• Drew Powers — Astro contributor, Open Props. Web standards and modern CSS.

Engineering Blogs & Career

• David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) — Creator of Ruby on Rails. Writes about tech, business, and contrarian takes on software.
• The Pragmatic Engineer — Gergely Orosz. Deep coverage of tech industry, engineering culture, and career growth.
• Cassidy Williams — Developer experience, career advice, and web development.
• Michele Riva — Author of Real-World Next.js. Full-stack engineering and open source.

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These are people I keep going back to. Their writing, talks, and open source work have shaped how I think about building software. If you’re a frontend or mobile developer, following even a few of them will level up your craft.