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~9 min read

I Own My Data

I Own My Data

My philosophy of data ownership, this blog, and recent changes to platforms I rely on.

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November 20, 2024

~10 min read

Thriving as a Software Engineer: San Antonio Startup Week 2024

Thriving as a Software Engineer: San Antonio Startup Week 2024

I recently spoke on a panel called "Thriving as a Software Engineer." Here are some of my favorite conversations!

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November 8, 2024

~9 min read

React Miami 2024: Recap

React Miami 2024: Recap

A recap of my time at React Miami 2024: What I learned, what you missed, and why you should come next year

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April 25, 2024

~31 min read

Building an AI-Powered Web Application in 72 Hours

Building an AI-Powered Web Application in 72 Hours

A technical deep dive into Thirsty Bot, an AI-powered cocktail generator I built over a weekend

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April 7, 2024

~3 min read

Introducing Thirsty Bot: The Cocktail-Making AI

Introducing Thirsty Bot: The Cocktail-Making AI

Introducing my new app Thirsty Bot - an AI that makes cocktail recipes from the stuff you already have

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April 1, 2024

~16 min read

Reflecting on my Architecture Decisions: One Year Later

Reflecting on my Architecture Decisions: One Year Later

Looking at my major architectural decisions for this website from a year ago and whether I still stand by them

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February 26, 2024

~6 min read

Reacting to Prop Changes in React Functional Components

Reacting to Prop Changes in React Functional Components

How your functional React component can detect and handle changes to props (without useEffect)

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January 31, 2024

~18 min read

Generating CSS Variables From a Custom Tailwind Theme

Generating CSS Variables From a Custom Tailwind Theme

How to access a custom Tailwind theme as CSS variables, and why it's a useful pattern

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December 11, 2023

~14 min read

Recursive React Component Rendering

Recursive React Component Rendering

How to leverage recursion when building React applications and components

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November 22, 2023

~8 min read

Using Javascript Variables in Tailwind

Using Javascript Variables in Tailwind

How to use dynamically calculated or user generated values in Tailwind

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November 15, 2023

~12 min read

Visual Regression Testing with Storybook

Visual Regression Testing with Storybook

How I derive my visual regression tests from Storybook stories for quick and effective design verification

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October 18, 2023

~10 min read

When Can I Use Abbreviated Variable Names?

When Can I Use Abbreviated Variable Names?

Most advice says to avoid abbreviations in variable names, but are there situations where they're acceptable?

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August 21, 2023

~8 min read

Mastering React Component Callbacks with Currying

Mastering React Component Callbacks with Currying

How to use functional currying to make React callbacks more clear and maintainable

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May 5, 2023

~10 min read

The Dangers of Optional Chaining Overuse

The Dangers of Optional Chaining Overuse

Optional chaining is one of my favorite javascript operators (if such a thing exists), but it's best to avoid using it when not necessary.

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March 16, 2023

~4 min read

Review Your Own Pull Requests

Review Your Own Pull Requests

Leave the coding mindset and enter the reviewing mindset to improve the quality of code you submit

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January 20, 2023

~4 min read

Using AI to Generate DALL·E 2 Prompts

Using AI to Generate DALL·E 2 Prompts

Using ChatGPT to generate prompts that can be fed into DALL·E 2 to generate images

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December 5, 2022

~5 min read

ChatGPT Writes Poems About the Internet

ChatGPT Writes Poems About the Internet

I asked ChatGPT to write poems about various concepts in networking.

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December 2, 2022

~10 min read

Statically Generating Twitter Embeds and Sharing for a Performance Boost

Statically Generating Twitter Embeds and Sharing for a Performance Boost

Embedded Tweets and share buttons were bogging down my blog, so I wrote custom UI that is statically generated using the Twitter API to speed things back up

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October 11, 2022

~19 min read

Common Types of Web Application Tests and How They Can Improve Performance and Reliability

Common Types of Web Application Tests and How They Can Improve Performance and Reliability

Testing web applications is a crucial part of the development process, but it can be daunting at first. I break down the different types of web application testing I rely on, and how they can be useful to you!

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September 22, 2022

~17 min read

How AI is Revolutionizing Personal Brand Creation

How AI is Revolutionizing Personal Brand Creation

A dive into the many innovative tools and platforms that leverage AI, and how they are making it easier than ever to create content and build a personal brand.

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August 31, 2022

~14 min read

Building a Super Simple (and Free!) Twitter Bot

Building a Super Simple (and Free!) Twitter Bot

How to build a simple Twitter bot and run it for free on a Raspberry Pi

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August 9, 2022

~16 min read

Creating Large-Format Digital Art with DALL·E 2

Creating Large-Format Digital Art with DALL·E 2

How to use inpainting to generate giant pieces of digital art with DALL·E 2

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June 22, 2022

~8 min read

Using Effective Feedback and Communication to Boost Developer Confidence

Using Effective Feedback and Communication to Boost Developer Confidence

My thoughts based on conversations with fellow engineers at RenderATL about imposter syndrome, success metrics, and confidence in a role.

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June 2, 2022

~12 min read

My First Day With OpenAI's DALL·E 2

My First Day With OpenAI's DALL·E 2

A look into my first day with OpenAI's DALLE-2 image generation system

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May 22, 2022

~8 min read

Debugging Code Using Git Bisect

Debugging Code Using Git Bisect

A step-by-step guide to one of my favorite tools in my debugging toolkit

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May 9, 2022

~13 min read

React Technical Interview Questions

React Technical Interview Questions

A collection of my thoughts and suggestions on React/front-end technical interviews

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April 29, 2022

~11 min read

Tips for Onboarding Onto an Existing Codebase

Tips for Onboarding Onto an Existing Codebase

How I onboard onto new codebases and what I learned starting a new role in 2022

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January 18, 2022

~20 min read

Designing and Building a Raspberry Pi Based Book Quote Clock

Designing and Building a Raspberry Pi Based Book Quote Clock

How I built a Raspberry Pi-based book quote clock for my girlfriend's Christmas gift this year

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December 23, 2021

~7 min read

Choosing a Custom Template for Bootstrapping Next.js Apps

Choosing a Custom Template for Bootstrapping Next.js Apps

There are many different starter templates out there for Next.js, but I wanted to evaluate all my past projects and create the perfect one for bootstrapping future projects.

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December 6, 2021

~13 min read

How to Build a Calendar Component in React

How to Build a Calendar Component in React

Building a simple calendar component in React with minimal reliance on third party code

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November 12, 2021

~13 min read

My Home Network Configuration for Speed and Privacy

My Home Network Configuration for Speed and Privacy

I show you how my home network works, what hardware I use, and my tools to keep my connection fast and private!

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November 5, 2021

~2 min read

Input-Deno v2.0.3 Released

Input-Deno v2.0.3 Released

An overview of what changed in Input-Deno v.2.0.3

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November 2, 2021

~12 min read

Building a Static Generated Blog with Next.js

Building a Static Generated Blog with Next.js

In this post I'm going to cover how I built this website, and how my statically generated blog works!

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October 30, 2021