--- title: The best Bluesky and Mastodon accounts for developers to follow in 2026 | daily.dev description: 10 top Bluesky and Mastodon accounts and communities for developers—front-end, AI, infra, and open source; verify profiles before following. canonical: https://daily.dev/blog/best-bluesky-mastodon-accounts-for-developers/ og:type: article og:url: https://daily.dev/blog/best-bluesky-mastodon-accounts-for-developers/ og:title: The best Bluesky and Mastodon accounts for developers to follow in 2026 | daily.dev og:description: 10 top Bluesky and Mastodon accounts and communities for developers—front-end, AI, infra, and open source; verify profiles before following. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--z7rIKFWG--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/recruiter-landing/6add4902ed9b77d3a5c5f39b_1792889859570_ded96d3f57?_a=BAMAMiB80 og:site_name: daily.dev og:locale: en_US article:published_time: 2026-10-25 article:modified_time: 2026-10-25T01:25:53.944Z article:author: Daniela Torres twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev twitter:creator: @dailydotdev twitter:title: The best Bluesky and Mastodon accounts for developers to follow in 2026 | daily.dev twitter:description: 10 top Bluesky and Mastodon accounts and communities for developers—front-end, AI, infra, and open source; verify profiles before following. twitter:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--z7rIKFWG--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/recruiter-landing/6add4902ed9b77d3a5c5f39b_1792889859570_ded96d3f57?_a=BAMAMiB80 --- **I’d start with people who explain their work - not just share announcements.** These 10 picks cover front-end development, AI, infrastructure, and open source. The list includes people, a project channel, and places to find more developers: - **Sarah Drasner:** Vue, SVG, and engineering leadership. - **Jen Simmons:** CSS, web layout, and browser interoperability. - **Dan Abramov:** React, JavaScript, and web platform work. - **Simon Willison:** AI model tests, Datasette, and LLM tools. - **Tim Bray:** Open standards, XML, and fediverse governance. - **Charity Majors:** Observability, incident response, and engineering leadership. - **Firefox Web Developers:** Browser updates and web-platform notes. - **Bluesky starter packs:** Curated lists for finding developers. - **Hachyderm:** A Mastodon community focused on infrastructure and open source. - **Fosstodon:** A Mastodon community for FOSS contributors and maintainers. My rule: verify each profile through its official website, then check recent posts before following. Use _social posts as a starting point_ for blogs, docs, and other source material - and review your new follows after a month. ## Accounts, starter packs, and instances explained **Personal accounts** share a developer’s experiments, opinions, and technical context. **Official project channels** publish release notes and first-party updates. Follow people to understand the thinking behind the work, and project channels to track what’s shipped. [\[4\]](https://usefulai.com/feeds/bluesky-accounts)[\[6\]](https://bsky.app/profile/dev.to) **[Bluesky starter packs](https://bsky.social/about/blog/06-26-2024-starter-packs)** are curated account lists and feeds that help new users find relevant developers fast. On Mastodon, instances serve a similar role in finding people to follow. [\[5\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/09-platforms/bluesky-mastodon-threads/) **Mastodon instances** are independent servers in the fediverse. You can generally follow and interact with people on other servers without moving your account. For more on how the platforms differ, see [where developer Twitter went: X, Bluesky, and Mastodon in 2026](/blog/where-developer-twitter-went-x-bluesky-mastodon-2026). [\[5\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/09-platforms/bluesky-mastodon-threads/) For this list, favor identifiable authors who share **original technical work, build logs, architecture decisions, and analysis** over reposts or generic product announcements. A domain-based handle helps confirm identity - not quality. Look for sources that explain decisions, rather than just announce releases. [\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/)[\[4\]](https://usefulai.com/feeds/bluesky-accounts) ## 1\. [Sarah Drasner](https://sarahdrasnerdesign.com/) Front-end developers can follow Sarah Drasner for practical tips on [Vue](https://vuejs.org/), [SVG](https://daily.dev/blog/svg-basics-for-web-developers), and engineering leadership. How often she posts hasn’t been verified. ## 2\. [Jen Simmons](https://jensimmons.com/) **Best for front-end developers who want to learn about CSS, web layout, and browser interoperability.** ## 3\. [Dan Abramov](https://overreacted.io/) Dan Abramov is a strong next follow for front-end developers who want more depth. His posts take a close look at [React](https://react.dev/), [JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript), and web platform work.[\[1\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/06-people/influencers-by-platform/) **Start with his official site** to confirm the account before following. ## 4\. [Simon Willison](https://simonwillison.net/) **Best for developers building with [AI tools for developers](https://daily.dev/blog/the-best-ai-tools-for-developers-in-2024)**, Willison shares hands-on model tests, analysis of new releases, and updates on [Datasette](https://datasette.io/) and the [LLM command-line tool](https://llm.datasette.io/). His Bluesky feed is active in 2026.[\[4\]](https://usefulai.com/feeds/bluesky-accounts) Turn to his feed for practical notes on how models behave in actual software. ## 5\. [Tim Bray](https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/) Tim Bray brings a standards-focused perspective to [Mastodon](https://cosocial.ca/@timbray). **Best for developers interested in open standards, XML, and fediverse governance.** Known for his work on XML, Bray also helps lead [CoSocial.ca](https://cosocial.ca/). ## 6\. [Charity Majors](https://charity.wtf/) For the ops side of your feed, follow Majors for **observability, incident response, and engineering leadership**. Her writing favors technical depth over marketing language.[\[1\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/06-people/influencers-by-platform/)[\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/) Check her website to confirm her current Bluesky or Mastodon profile before following. ## 7\. [Firefox Web Developers](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/) Unlike the individual voices above, this official channel shares browser changes, CSS fixes, and web-platform notes that affect frontend work. **Confirm the account through the linked official site** before following. ## 8\. [Bluesky starter packs](https://bsky.social/about/blog/06-26-2024-starter-packs) **Starter packs offer a fast way to find relevant developer accounts.** Use them to spot a few accounts that fit your interests, then review each profile before following. [\[1\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/06-people/influencers-by-platform/) Check the curator’s recent posts, too. For AI-focused packs, start with a mix of one strong technical account and one official research or product feed. [\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/)[\[4\]](https://usefulai.com/feeds/bluesky-accounts) ## 9\. [Hachyderm](https://hachyderm.io/) Hachyderm is a place to find a Mastodon community, not just one voice. **Best for developers interested in infrastructure and open source**, this Mastodon instance serves developers and technology professionals.[\[1\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/06-people/influencers-by-platform/)[\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/) Look here for discussions about infrastructure, kernels, and compilers.[\[7\]](https://fedidevs.com/opensource/?f=popular&post=recently&t=human) You don't need to join Hachyderm to follow its members. From your own Mastodon account, search for a full `@username@hachyderm.io` handle, open the profile, and follow it. Boosts and hashtags can help you find accounts beyond your server. ## 10\. [Fosstodon](https://fosstodon.org/) **Best for [open-source contributors](https://daily.dev/blog/how-to-start-contributing-to-open-source-projects-a-beginners-guide) and maintainers**, Fosstodon is a community-run Mastodon instance centered on FOSS and general technology.[\[1\]](https://chabot.dev/almanac/06-people/influencers-by-platform/)[\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/) > **A good example of the kind of technical voice Fosstodon surfaces is [Anita Graser](https://fosstodon.org/@underdarkgis)**, a [QGIS](https://qgis.org/) Project Steering Committee member and creator of [MovingPandas](https://movingpandas.org/). Follow her for geospatial research and movement-data analysis.[\[3\]](https://fedidevs.com/opensource/?f=best) Browse the [local timeline](https://fosstodon.org/public/local) to find more maintainers working with your stack.[\[2\]](https://business.daily.dev/resources/bluesky-mastodon-developer-marketing-open-social-web/) ## Find deeper reading beyond social posts Once you follow a few accounts, use their posts to track down the sources behind their claims. Many experts share the full context on personal blogs, [web development newsletters](https://daily.dev/blog/10-useful-web-development-newsletters), podcasts, or [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/). You can also use [daily.dev](https://daily.dev/) to follow related tags alongside those accounts. It surfaces relevant articles and discussions, but **it’s a feed, not a direct subscription**. For backend, infrastructure, deployment, and platform topics, start with these [backend and infrastructure news sources](/blog/best-sources-backend-infrastructure-news) and [DevOps and platform engineering sources](/blog/best-sources-devops-platform-engineering). Save the original source so you can revisit the full context later. ## Review and refine your feed Once you’ve followed a few accounts, give your feed a quick check. **Start with recent posts and posting frequency.** Favor build logs, architecture decisions, and real data over generic product updates. Check the handle before following. On Mastodon, verify the full `@username@instance` address. On Bluesky, make sure the custom domain matches the linked site. Follow both individual developers and official project accounts. Developers explain trade-offs, while project feeds share releases, advisories, and links to source docs and repositories. **Review new follows after a month.** Remove accounts whose posts have become repetitive, promotional, or less relevant. Unfollow those that no longer fit your work. ## FAQs ### Can I follow Mastodon accounts from Bluesky? No, you can’t directly follow a Mastodon account from your Bluesky feed. **The platforms use different protocols:** Bluesky runs on the [AT Protocol](https://atproto.com/), while Mastodon uses [ActivityPub](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/). To follow users on both platforms, you need an account on each. Many developers in 2026 use Bluesky for broader discussions and Mastodon to stay active in specialized communities. ### How do I find developer accounts for my tech stack? Use **Bluesky’s custom feeds** or browse topic-based Mastodon instances to find people in your field. On Bluesky, search for community-created feeds built around your stack and subscribe to those that fit. On Mastodon, look for instances focused on your niche, such as security or general technology. ### What happens when a developer changes Mastodon servers? Changing Mastodon servers means moving your account identity from one server to another. **The migration process redirects followers from your old account to your new one**, so you can keep the audience you’ve built. Your data and connections are tied to your server. You can export and import the list of accounts you follow, but moving your followers takes a separate step: use the migration tools in your settings to prompt them to follow your new handle. ```json ```