Stabilizing Inherited Software: My First-Week Checklist
Inherited a live codebase with no one left who built it? Here's the checklist I run through in week one — before touching a single feature.
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Fresh Eyes on a Cucumbered Team
There's a term for what happens when you've been on a team so long you stop noticing its quirks: you've been cucumbered. Here's what fresh eyes can (and can't responsibly) do about it.
The Moral Struggles of AI Coding
A journal documenting my use of and personal ethics around AI coding as a programmer.
GitHub Copilot and Unhonored Branch Protection
GitHub Copilot commits directly to `main` and ruins my night.
Becoming an Accessibility Ally: My Early Journey and Resources
In today's post, I'll share some things I learned from the Website Accessibility course and a few tools and resources you can look into if you are interested in leveling up as well.
A Visual Tour of Phoenix's Updated 'magic link' Authentication Code Generator
A visual tour of how `phx.gen.auth` looks to the user, what the core schemas/contexts look like, and I'll sprinkle in some personal commentary as we go.
Open for Software Dev Coffee Talk
If you have an interesting side project in the works, an Elixir or LiveView question, or just want to chat about software development, schedule a call.
Returning to Self-Employment
My full-time employment is coming to a close, and I am once again rebooting my self-employment life.
Ranked Vote Flick Demo
Took a few moments tonight to record a short demo of RankedVote.app (Project name: Flick) tonight. Flick is a simple Elixir / Phoenix LiveView app that helps capture ranked votes. This project was built to help the …
Using Google Sheets to Catalog Expenses for Budgeting Considerations
This is how I catalog my planned expenses when reviewing personal budget scenarios. Google sheet and video demo attached.
How to Use a Modern Version of Hugo on Render's Static Site Service
The version of Hugo that Render provides is out of date but you can install a more current version with a custom build script. Here is mine.
How I Got Rid of My Google-Hosted Web Fonts
Some background on how I replaced Google-linked web fonts on this site with self-hosted ones to improve privacy concerns.
2025 Tools Audit
A snapshot and inventory of the tools I use regularly.
Conference Notes: CodeBEAM America (San Francisco) 2025
I had a great time at the CodeBEAM conference. The content was high quality and well presented. Here are some of my notes and links.
What is Local-first Software?
We believe that data ownership and real-time collaboration are not at odds with each other. It is possible to create software that has all the advantages of cloud apps, while also allowing you to retain full ownership of …
A Few Good Memes
My meme about code reviews, got some great replies. I have to share.
Phoenix LiveView: Presenting DateTime in User's Time Zone
This past weekend, I added a feature to Flick (RankedVote.app) where we now present domain-specific `DateTime` values, like `published_at` and `closed_at`, on the live view page using the user's time zone. I thought I'd …
On Asking Multiple Questions
Some notes on asking people multiple questions in a single message and how it can go south quickly.
Best Vinyl of 2024
Reviewing a few special albums from this past year.
New Gaming PC
In the closing days of summer this past year, I started to get an itch about building a new gaming PC. In this post, I'll share what I built and some notes on its assembly.
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