I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.
Why I told a room full of people to delete Vite and Webpack.
Reflections on the yearly writing challenge that inspired me to write my first novel—and the nonprofit’s tragic end.
LLMs don't actually understand us. But, maybe a facsimile of understanding is good enough to make computers easier for everyone.
This is the story of how the dreaded flash of unstyled text drove me to purchase some new fonts.
I bought this domain as a college student using a friend’s credit card. Twenty years later, it’s one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Six years after launching it, I introduce Minimal Character Sheet and its features.
Damn.
When it comes to website backends for personal projects, I try to use just enough to get the job done. That's historically been PHP and Fat-Free Framework. But now I'm giving Flight PHP a spin.
I've also used Express/ Node and Cloudflare Workers/Hono.
I'm lazy and I don't want a maintenance burden. So I find that PHP is nice most of the time, as it can run pretty much anywhere super easily.
My D&D character's current XP is 23,456. 😌
If you are like me and tired of radio Christmas music and want something more chill, let me throw out my go-to recommendation.