11 Web Developers On Twitter Who You Must Follow

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Updated: February 16th, 2022

Web development is so broad and exciting, with so many tools and technologies to choose from. It can be hard to know where to start. Social media is a great way to interact with other web developers and Twitter can be a great platform for you to connect with people who have expertise in the industry and from whom you can learn and take inputs about your work.

Whether you’re looking for daily advice or the latest industry news, there are plenty of people out there willing to help. Find out who’s tweeting about tech, what developers are looking for, and hear their perspectives on industry trends, new web technologies, and tips.

We’ve rounded up 11 of today’s best Web Developers Twitter accounts below.

These accounts are the most informative, relevant, and engaging accounts on Twitter in 2022.

Here they are:

1. freeCodeCamp.org - @freeCodeCamp

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freeCodeCamp is an online learning tool where developers can learn coding and access tutorials for free.

freeCodeCamp has a strong community of more than 500K Followers on Twitter. They tweet about lessons and new tutorials each week. Their Twitter account is a great source of learning for beginners as well as experienced web developers.

About Quincy Larson:

Quincy Larson is the Founder of freeCodeCamp
Quincy Larson has ** 533.9K ** followers on Twitter

2. Jeff Atwood - @codinghorror

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Jeff Atwood is an American entrepreneur, an experienced software developer. He is also famous for his blog Coding Horror where he shares essential tips, tricks & hacks

Jeff Atwood's Twitter feed is filled with the latest IT news, advice, and tips. He is pretty interactive and shares great content.

About Jeff Atwood:

Jeff Atwood is the Founder of Jeff Atwood Twitter Account.
Jeff Atwood has ** 283.8K ** followers on Twitter

3. DHH - @dhh

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David Heinemeier Hansson is the co-founder of Basecamp. He's also the creator of the software programming language called Ruby.

DHH shares helpful tips on Rails. He also tweets about wider topics like Basecamp, Silicon Valley, and startups.

About David Heinemeier Hansson:

David Heinemeier Hansson is the Founder of DHH
DHH has ** 437.7K ** followers on Twitter

4. Chris Coyier - @chriscoyier

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Chris Coyier is a world-renowned web designer and developer. He is the co-founder of CodePen, hosts the ShopTalk Show podcast, and speaks at conferences around the world.

Chris Coyier always has some great content to share on Twitter that is related to web development or his podcast and the book that he recently published Practical SVG.

About Chris Coyier:

Chris Coyier is the Co-Founder of Chris Coyier Twitter Account
Chris Coyier has ** 248.7K ** followers on Twitter

5. Dan Cederholm - @simplebits

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Dan Cederholm is the co-founder of Dribbble and founder of SimpleBits. A designer, author, speaker, and musician, he has over a decade of experience in the world of web design.

Dan Cederholm shares his knowledge on web design and sometimes promotes his new book about making fonts. His Twitter feed is very engaging and a great source of new ideas and learning.

About Dan Cederholm:

Dan Cederholm is the Founder of Dan Cederholm Twitter Account
Dan Cederholm has ** 98K ** followers on Twitter

6. Lea Verou - @LeaVerou

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Lea Verou is a researcher at MIT CSAIL, a member of the W3C CSS Working Group and WHATWG, occasional developer, writer, and speaker.

Lea Verou shares her expertise as a web developer along with insights, tips, and tricks to help her followers level up their game.

About Lea Verou:

Lea Verou is the Founder of Lea Verou Twitter Account
Lea Verou has ** 117K ** followers on Twitter

7. Addy Osmani - @addyosmani

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Addy Osmani is an engineer working on Chrome at Google. Addy is a developer advocate on the Google Chrome team. He is the author of JavaScript Design Patterns as well as several best-selling books on frontend engineering.

Andy Osmani tweets about the tools that he works on, the browser features & web standards.

About Andy Osmani:

Andy Osmani is the Founder of Andy Osmani Twitter Account
Andy Osmani has ** 293.5K ** followers on Twitter

8. Jen Simmons - @jensimmons

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Jen Simmons is a design advocate at Mozilla, host of the web video series Layout Land, and an international public speaker. She's also a Google Developer Expert.

Jen Simmons' tweets about her days being a web designer at the Mozilla Corporation. But mainly she tweets about trying to change the world of CSS.

About Jen Simmons:

Jen Simmons is the Founder of Jen Simmons Twitter Account
Jen Simmons has ** 84.4K ** followers on Twitter

9. Brad Frost - @brad_frost

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Brad Frost is a web designer/developer, author, speaker, and consultant from Pittsburgh.

Brad Frost tweets about UI, UX, and responsive design. Follow him on Twitter to learn what's happening in the world of design, tech, and innovation.

About Brad Frost:

Brad Frost is the Founder of Brad Frost
Brad Frost has ** 119.6K ** followers on Twitter

10. raywenderlich.com - @rwenderlich

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Ray Wenderlich is a renowned mobile app developer, best known for founding Razeware LLC, and writing the popular iOS books "iOS Apprentice" and "Android Apprentice".

Ray Wenderlich tweets about iOS, Swift, Android and Xamarin development. He also shares interesting topics related to books and tutorials for Swift developers.

About Ray Wenderlich:

Ray Wenderlich is the Founder of Ray Wenderlich Twitter Account
Ray Wenderlich has ** 76.2K ** followers on Twitter

11. sarajo.eth - @SaraJChipps

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sarajo.eth is an account run by Sara Ownbey Chipps who is a JavaScript developer, technology writer and podcaster who specializes in front-end development. She is the co-organizer of Girl Develop It NYC.

Here on this account you'll see tweets about JavaScript, coding and women in tech. Also valuable insights about start-ups and all things open source.

About sarajo.eth:

Sara Chipps is the Founder of sarajo.eth Twitter Account
sarajo.eth has ** 49.8K ** followers on Twitter

Conclusion:

These Web Developers' community on Twitter is highly engaged and allow for an exciting and engaging platform for new products and services. In fact, 71% of active Twitter users agreed that they follow leaders in their technological niche and that this allows them to stay current.

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