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• Separating SQL from code with files: Initial Thoughts

  Published Nov 28, 2022

  Recently I've been working on a side project (that may or may not get published publicly, I haven't decided yet). For this project, I decided I'd try a lot of new things, not all of which worked out as well as I thought (which may be why it stays private). I've tried a new Java/Kotlin framework, briefly tried a new JVM build system (and then went back to Maven), tried new control flow mechanisms, new error handling techniques, etc. It's been more of a playground for new ideas than a true product. …

• Predictions in Tech: Looking Forward from 2022

  Published Nov 11, 2022

  A lot has happened in the world this year. Most of the world has started to move past COVID-19, especially in the U.S., regardless of whether it's really gone. Russia has started a "special operations" (aka. military invasion) inside Ukraine, has had the war go fairly poorly for it, and is now trying to salvage what it can while hurting NATO and Ukraine as much as it can - especially when it comes to energy prices (aka. gas and oil). Elon Musk just bought Twitter, and it currently looks like the bird is on a hard crash course with the ground. Meta has revealed it's spent multiple billions of dollars in the metaverse. Mass layoffs in tech are starting to happen, and there's talk of a coming recession (or maybe a depression). That's also not mentioning the craziness in politics right now. …

• Why Care About Web Accessibility

  Published Oct 20, 2022

  For most people, websites are visual experiences. We see images, we read text, we move the mouse,scroll with our fingers, tap or click on buttons, etc. The only way most people change howthey interact with sites is by switching to another device, such as from a computer to aphone. …

• Introduction to Localization and Langauge

  Published Sep 27, 2022

  I first published this back in 2022. At the time, I was leading the localization effort of an English-only product. The product had existed for over a decade, and over time a lot of bad habits had crept up. This was the public (non-confidential) write-up I made on localization that I could use both internatally and externally. …

• Chains, Buckets, and Iteration

  Published Sep 20, 2022

  Back in high school, I worked on robots with a few other students. When we built our robots, we had motors and wheels that were a foot or two apart. To transfer the energy from our motor to our wheels, we used chains. …