Built Ductts, an app that tracks crying frequency. A development build log explaining the process.

Parent made a laser-cut wooden toy phone with interchangeable screens for their toddler.

Learn to create a fading text effect using CSS and minimal JavaScript that applies fade and blur per letter to any HTML element.

Spoke at Chicago's largest mechanical keyboard meetup in 2025.

GitHub Copilot can use commands like #changes to view your code diffs, making your workflow more efficient.

GitHub Copilot Chat now lets you customize responses using personal instructions to match your preferences.

AI agents are now doing development work, fundamentally changing the developer experience beyond just human programmers.

Saying yes to everything is appealing but not always the best strategy.

Built a custom solution for generating social sharing (Open Graph) images for an Astro blog.

Puppeteer can fail on Netlify builds/serverless functions, but there are fixes available.

Built a website for Alinea's 20th anniversary scavenger hunt using Astro, Tally, and Netlify—a great learning experience!

Kids say amusing and unexpected things.

Built PocketCal, a date-sharing app. Here's the build process!

Flattening an array converts nested arrays into a single-level array. It simplifies data structure for easier processing.

Options exist for custom-styling icons in HTML date/time input types.

Mom shares her recent second c-section delivery experience, describing it as overwhelming.

Author is leaving Stack Overflow's newsletter and podcast after an enjoyable run.

Author shares their custom keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio Code after receiving multiple requests.

Learn how to make your Markdown images on GitHub automatically adjust between Dark Mode and Light Mode for better visual integration.

Author shares lessons learned from trading in their old iPad for a new model and what they wish they'd known beforehand.