Cycling, Javascript and Saving the Planet

A few weeks ago I bought a basic road bike with the intention of cycling to work. And I'm totally hooked! Addicted maybe? I think I finally get it. My primary reason for biking to work is to level up the amount of exercise I get in every week, but I'm aware that leaving the … Continue reading Cycling, Javascript and Saving the Planet →

Three of the greatest things of all time… this week…

This past week I've made three minor tech-adjacent discoveries that have the potential to change my life in small but important ways. None of these are groundbreaking on their own, but together they're actually making me a little excited about "tech" again. In sort of a strange way. Stoop I've always had two related problems … Continue reading Three of the greatest things of all time… this week… →

Is Modern Web Development Too Complex?

As someone who has been in the industry for nearly as long as the industry has existed, the trajectory of modern web development is concerning. Oftentimes the "modern" tools seem overly abstract, interdependent and complex. The "modern tools" I'm referring are a range of technologies designed to improve development processes: dependency management (NPM, composer, etc), … Continue reading Is Modern Web Development Too Complex? →

What I Learned About The State of Online Creation While Building a Web Comics Feed Aggregator

Web comics were a big part of what I used to like about the old - pre-social-media - Internet. Diesel Sweeties, Penny Arcade, PVP, My Extralife, Nothing Nice to Say, Orneryboy, etc. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but I just sort of forgot that web comics existed for a good decade plus. Sure … Continue reading What I Learned About The State of Online Creation While Building a Web Comics Feed Aggregator →