Dave Bitter

Hi, I'm Dave

Senior Front-end Consultant · Developer Advocate · Google Developer Expert for Web · Engineering Manager

About me

I combine deep technical expertise in React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript with people leadership, architecture, and developer advocacy. As a Senior Front-end Consultant, Developer Advocate, Google Developer Expert for Web, and Engineering Manager, I build sophisticated, user-centered web applications while developing high-performing technical teams.

At iO, I lead a department of 35+ seconded consultants, provide strategic career guidance, and help establish technical standards across teams. I also continue to turn complex technical concepts into accessible knowledge through speaking, writing, mentorship, and AI-powered product work that improves how consultants and managers deliver value.

Fresh off the press

ArticleJuly 1, 2026

Is your site ready for AI agents? Lighthouse now has an answerLighthouse added an Agentic Browsing category that measures how well your site works for user-facing AI agents, from llms.txt and WebMCP to accessibility and layout stability.

ArticleJune 29, 2026

Chrome DevTools for agentsGoogle I/O Connect Berlin and the GDE Europe Summit showed how coding agents can drive Chrome directly through chrome-devtools-mcp, and how Modern Web Guidance keeps agents from reaching for stale patterns in the first place.

ArticleApril 24, 2026

Coding Is Being Commoditized. Engineering Is Not.Agentic coding is making code generation cheaper, but it is raising the value of judgment, systems thinking, and accountability.

ArticleFebruary 12, 2026

WebMCP: Making the web AI-agent readyWebMCP is a new browser API that lets you expose your web application functionality as structured tools for AI agents. No screen scraping, no brittle automation, just direct function calls.

ArticleFebruary 3, 2026

Building a Winter Olympics Slack Bot with AI-Generated Bilingual MessagesA deep dive into building a Slack bot that keeps colleagues informed about Dutch athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring AI-generated bilingual messages, dynamic schedule discovery, and enthusiastic sports commentary.

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ArticleOctober 29, 2025

Building a Translation Demo with the Chrome Built-in AI APIsA deep dive into the Chrome Translation and Language Detection APIs, featuring a live demo with multilingual product reviews and on-device AI translation.

ArticleAugust 20, 2025

Move from Basic Autocomplete to AI-Powered Development WorkflowsMost developers think AI assistance begins and ends with autocomplete suggestions. But after building everything from complete web applications to voice interfaces using AI tools, I've discovered workflows that transform how we approach development entirely. This isn't about replacing human skills - it's about augmenting them to tackle more ambitious problems, learn faster, and ship better software. Whether you're skeptical about AI or already using basic tools, here's your roadmap from simple suggestions to AI-powered development workflows.

ArticleAugust 11, 2025

From Idea to Intelligent Running Coach: Vibe Coding with n8n and AII set out to make my mornings easier and build something fun: a personal running coach that lands in my inbox at 6am. Using n8n Cloud to orchestrate APIs, Cursor to generate the workflows and code nodes, and Gemini to turn weather data into clear coaching advice, I wired up a simple scoring model, friendly analysis, and a nicely styled email (yes, the AI handled the email CSS). This is a practical walkthrough of the approach—less handwritten code, more connecting services—what worked, what didn’t, and why this pattern feels like where everyday developer automation is headed.

ArticleAugust 1, 2025

Top 10 ways AI can help your dev workflow outside of code generationAI tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot can do way more than just generate code. I've been exploring how to use them for documentation, commit messages, code reviews, and other workflow tasks that often get skipped. Here are some practical ways to expand how you use AI in development beyond the usual code generation.

ArticleJune 30, 2025

Built-in AI in ChromeChrome now offers built-in, on-device AI APIs for summarization, translation, and language detection without the use of cloud required.