Becoming an Accessibility Ally: My Early Journey and Resources
What I learned from a Website Accessibility course, plus the tools and resources worth a look if you want to level up too.
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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
A short demo video of RankedVote.app (Flick), the Elixir and Phoenix LiveView app I built to help the Elixir Book Club pick books.
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The version of Hugo that Render provides is out of date but you can install a more current version with a custom build script.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: Code BEAM America (San Francisco) 2025
I had a great time at the Code BEAM conference. The content was high quality and well presented. Here are some of my notes and links.
What is Local-first Software?
A look at local-first software, the idea that you can have the collaboration of cloud apps while still fully owning your data.
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
Notes on rendering `DateTime` values in the user's time zone on a Phoenix LiveView page, including the limitations I ran into.
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
I got an itch to build a new gaming PC at the end of summer. What I picked, and some notes from the assembly.
Personal Elixir Code Aesthetics
Documenting the code aesthetic choices I made in Flick, my side project, as it reached its MVP milestone.
LiveView Modules Must End in `Live`
A review of the technical situation where the `Live` suffix is more than an optional naming pattern.
June 2024 Review
· Series: Journals
A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about June 2024 (and some early July things too).
May 2024 Review
· Series: Journals
A collection of accomplishments, notes, and observations about May 2024.
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