15 Web Developers to Follow to Keep Your Skills Sharp

The internet is a crowded place and when it comes to learning web development, there is a lot of noise. It’s hard to know to what is worth paying attention.

Below are 15 Twitter accounts that will help you improve as a web developer.

Some will give you the practical information to help you improve. Some will make you think about how web development intersects with modern technology and culture. Some post job openings at the world’s most elite employers.

All are worth a follow.

1. Smashing Magazine (@smashingmag)

This online magazine is a resource for developers and web designers everywhere. Their twitter feed pulls together a wide range of stories from building the right design team to strategies for learning various programming languages. They are a great resource for learning more about an innovative industry.

2. Six Revisions (@sixrevisions)

Six Revisions regularly publishes articles geared toward web developers. It’s a place to find how-to pieces, tips and resources. The Twitter feed is a great place to find the latest articles for developers to learn and improve. This is a great place to improve on your technical skill set, and set a stronger foundation as a web developer.

3. David Walsh (@davidwalshblog)

David Walsh is a senior Mozilla developer and blogger at davidwalsh.name. He writes highly informative blogs that can help people learning a variety of different programming languages. You can follow his Twitter feed to find a mix of stories about how development and technology intersect, as well as great tips to improve.

4. Eric Meyer (@meyerweb)

Eric Meyer is a web developer best known for his advocacy work on web standards, and his work with cascading style sheets (CSS). He writes about issues pertaining to web design and development on his site meyerweb.com. His Twitter feed is filled with commentary about the development and technology industries.

5. Jason Fried (@jasonfried)

Jason Fried is a co-founder of the popular project management website Basecamp. He is also the co-author of Rework, a book that outlines a more efficient approach to work for freelancers of all types. His twitter feed is a great place to explore the ways that work is changing.

6. David Heinemeier Hansson (@dhh)

David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, and the other co-founder of Basecamp. He co-wrote Agile Web Development with Rails, and the popular books Rework and Remote. Hansson’s twitter feed is a great place to explore the issues surrounding web development and how it fits in with the technology of the future. You can find out more about him at his website.

7. Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani)

Gina Trapani is a partner at Postlight, where she builds web and mobile apps for some of the biggest names in the news and entertainment industries. She also founded the popular website, Lifehacker. Her twitter feed promotes some of her work at Postlight, and explores issues surrounding web development.

8. Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror)

Jeff Atwood is the software developer behind stackoverflow.com, discourse.org and his blog, Coding Horror. The blog is filled with insights on technology and software development. He writes about the intersections between this technology and society. His Twitter feed contains reflections that are useful for anyone looking to start out in this industry.

9. Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt)

Matt Mullenweg is the creator of WordPress, which now powers roughly 28 percent of the internet. He also founded Automattic, the business providing services to WordPress. Matt’s Twitter feed is full of insights on the cross section between web development and modern society.

10. Paul Irish (@paul_irish)

Paul Irish is a front end web developer and leading advocate for the Google Chrome web browser. He is the developer behind tools such as Modernizr, Yeoman, CSS3 Please, and others. He writes about some of the technical issues surrounding development on his blog at paulirish.com.

11. Alex Sexton (@slexaxton)

Alex Sexton is a front-end engineer with Stripe. He is an open source advocate and contributor, and previously sat on the jQuery Board of Directors. Alex’s Twitter feed provides a light-hearted look into technology and culture.

12. Mike Buzzard (@mbuzzard)

Mike Buzzard is a design manager with Google UX. He publishes work about the design industry on Medium. His Twitter feed is packed with useful information, and as a bonus, he frequently tweets job openings at Google.

13. Jonathan Snook (@snookca)

Jonathan Snook is a front-end developer concentrating on UX design and project management. He’s the author of Scalable and other books. He regularly publishes development tips and tricks on his blog, Snook.ca. He regularly shares development insights on his Twitter feed.

14. Stoyan Stefanov (@stoyanstefanov)

Stoyan Stefanov is a Facebook engineer and the author of Javascript for PHP Developers, and other books. He regularly speaks at development conferences around the world and blogs at phpied.com. He also tweets about the development industry.

15. Leah Culver (@leahculver)

Leah Culver worked as an engineer at Dropbox and is currently the CTO at Breaker, a podcast listening and discovery app. She is the former founder of Grove, Convore and Pownce. She’s a Swift and Python developer, and regularly tweets about web development and technology.

Go ahead, give some of these accounts a follow.

Check out their projects, personal blogs and websites.

We promise it will increase your passion about web development and will reignite your love of building modern technology.