Embracing ambiguity in software with one of YouTube’s UX engineers

<p>Read a profile of Mattaniah on People of Color in Tech (POCIT) <a href="https://peopleofcolorintech.com/break-into-tech/meet-mattaniah-aytenfsu-the-viral-ux-engineer-mixing-art-with-tech/">here</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattaniahaytenfsu/">Connect with Mattaniah on LinkedIn</a> or <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@muhtanya?lang=en">follow her on TikTok</a>.</p><p>Who remembers <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13456208/why-vine-died-twitter-shutdown">Vine</a>??</p><p>This week’s tech recs: Cassidy recommends her <a href="https://hifiman.com/#1">Hifiman headphones</a>. Ben recommends his hybrid <a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/11/the-toyota-rav4-prime-is-a-pleasing-plug-in-hybrid-suv/">RAV4</a> (42 miles on the battery alone). Matt recommends <a href="https://spline.design/">Spline</a>, a design app for 3D web experiences. Ceora’s recommendation is a clear phone case from <a href="https://www.fivebelow.com/collections/phone-cases">Five Below</a>, perfect for displaying a photo of your favorite K-pop idol (or, you know, your dog).</p><p>Plus, Mattaniah and the team get gushy about “incredible,” “joyful,” “super accessible” creative code educator <a href="https://shiffman.net/">Daniel Shiffman</a>.</p><p>This week’s Lifeboat badge goes to user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/9137714/maulik-hirani">Maulik Hirani</a> for their answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56320025/new-google-places-autocomplete-and-its-pricing">New Google Places Autocomplete and its pricing</a>.</p>