Guys I'm gonna be honest, I think I'm at the beginning of becoming an "old man" in tech. What I mean by that, is that I've become more opinionated and resistant to change than I used to be in the past. Two years ago, when I built things my opinions

SaaS dashboards, like everything in life, are a compromise. They’re a constant battle between functionality and ease-of-use. And, like most compromises, they typically do a bad job at both things. I’ve identified these mistakes and distilled them into one great article for those looking to dramatically improve the

As a developer, I think two of the most challenging things in software are (a) naming things and (b) figuring out best practices. Both of these things have many ways of accomplishing the same goal, so it's hard to know which way is recommended. That's why I decided to make

Using a container metaphor to provide a minimal and modular microservice-esque solution to managing state.

Two years ago, I learned a valuable lesson about creating good UX: It might not seem intuitive, but sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX At this time, I was building the first version of a new cross-platform app called Skiwise. I thought I was creating the best experience possible,

Let’s entertain a simple scenario for a second: You’re a solo developer. You have an idea. You tell the idea to your friends. They like the idea. You design a prototype. You spend months on design, code, art, marketing, and then the time comes for you to release

How to type React Context with TypeScript – and why the React devs teach you incorrectly

And how this design patterns can cut down development time & make messy forms a thing of the past.

Progressive Web Apps (PWA’s) are becoming more widespread every day and when you see their benefits it’s easy to understand why. PWA’s are proven to bring about higher customer engagement, higher customer retention, and increased conversion rates to your web app. So, what are PWA’s? To

Skiwise is an app I’ve been developing with the goal of connecting cross country skiers with a network of their peers to share knowledge around trail conditions, social events, weather changes, and more. Originally beginning in November 2019, I’ve been working on this project for almost 700 hours

Curated advice from a college student who’s made all the mistakes before

Firestore has it’s use-case, but if your product lies slightly outside of that then you should be aware of the limitations.

Why didn't Deno take off when it released it's official version 1.0? There's a couple reasons, but one big, ugly, obvious one.