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Brian Rinaldi
Brian Rinaldi is a Developer Experience Engineer at LaunchDarkly with over 20 years experience, specializing in web development technologies such as JS, Node.js, React.
Brian is passionate about serverless architecture and actively contributes to the developer community through his writing and speaking engagements. Brian is known for his informative articles published in notable publications like Smashing Magazine and DEV Community.
With a strong presence on social media platforms, Brian Rinaldi shares his insights and experiences with fellow developers, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the industry.
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Check the latest blog posts of Brian Rinaldi below
What to Expect for Developers in 2024 (My Predictions)
January 02, 2024
I make my (not so bold) predictions for 2024 around web development, AI, developer events and DevRel.
2024 Year In Review
January 01, 2025
2024 was filled with challenges, but also some exciting moments.
My Predictions for Tech in 2025: Chaos Reigns
January 11, 2025
If you are looking to have your spirit lifted, you came to the wrong place because, as I see it, the trend lines almost all point in one depressing direction.
6 Years and 180 (Virtual) Events Later...
August 20, 2023
Six years ago this week, I almost accidentally started a community around virtual events for developers.
9 Years of CFE.dev
September 07, 2025
Yeah, I'm pushing a decade of running CFE, which is crazy. Here's the history of the site that you never wanted.
A Web Developer Is...
February 15, 2017
PPK responds to his critics.
Did We Avoid the Ad Block Apocalypse?
January 06, 2017
We may have averted disaster for content publishers, but the experience isn't improving.
Ad Blocking on the Rise?
February 01, 2017
In other news...perhaps the ad-block apocalypse is still on
Some Advanced Jekyll/Liquid Template Techniques
October 02, 2015
This stuff was hard - for me at least!
There's More Than One Way to Become a Developer
April 12, 2019
An overview of the pros and cons of the different education options to become a developer
Top 10 Developer Posts of 2016
December 20, 2016
Shout-outs to some great content over the past year!
The Best Features in ECMAScript 6?
July 23, 2014
I interview Axel Rauschmayer at QCon NY.
The Best Kept Secret for Free Developer Education
August 24, 2020
CFE.dev has hundreds of hours of free sessions for developers.
Best Music of 2014
January 09, 2015
Some great music was released over the past year.
My Top 10 Songs of 2016
January 03, 2017
Ten great songs released this year.
Best Music of 2015
December 16, 2015
Lots of great music released during the year.
Best Music of 2017
December 21, 2017
A yearly tradition featuring my favorite songs of the year.
Best Songs of 2017 So Far
April 13, 2017
My favorite music from the first quarter of the year.
While working as a developer certainly has its rewards, there are some major issues we need to address.
Living and Working in a Bizarro World
January 29, 2025
Reflecting on trying to go through the normal day to day while the world burns around you.
Boston Festival of Indie Games 2014
September 16, 2014
My favorite demos from this years Boston Festival of Indie Games.
The Content Model of the Web is Broken - Part 2
January 03, 2017
Things are not getting any better.
Building a (Virtual) Events Site
November 21, 2023
What does it take to build and run a site that hosts virtual events? Let's dig into how mine is set up.
A Guide to Building Static Sites with Jekyll
March 24, 2015
A walkthrough on building our first static site with Jekyll.