·1 min read
Welcome to My Blog
An introduction to my creative journey as an artist and developer.
Read more →Blog
Thoughts on technology, support engineering, and life in Japan.
·1 min read
Building Modern Web Apps with Next.js
A deep dive into creating production-ready applications with Next.js and TypeScript.
Read more →·6 min read
Thoughts On Vibe Coding
Thoughts On Vibe Coding There are extreme and differing opinions on what vibe coding really is. Everything from a "fancy auto-complete" to "the end of software development as we know it". I believe the real truth of the matter is, naturally, somewhere in the middle. This has been true with...
Read more →·9 min read
Thoughts on the potential impact of mass artificial intelligence implementation beginning with a brief history of its rise according to an open nerd Part 1.
Thoughts on the potential impact of mass artificial intelligence implementation beginning with a brief history of its rise according to an open nerd Part 1. What is AI? AI has many definitions and covers a broad field of application. It is therefore quite difficult to label its definition in a...
Read more →·19 min read
Getting Laid Off
Getting Laid Off There's nothing quite like waking up to find out that, by the end of the day, you will no longer have a job. This was my recent experience and, at the time of this writing, I do not have a job. I have been laid off. I do not have any opportunities lined up. Although I am applying...
Read more →·6 min read
Do I need to be a coder to work in tech?
Do I need to be a coder to work in tech? Most people outside the world of tech have a lot of misconceptions about what "people in tech" actually do on a daily basis. I know I did. I thought you had to be a math genius, a computer whiz or otherwise some kind of a prodigy. And, while folks like this...
Read more →·26 min read
Does learning to code make you better at life?
Does learning to code make you better at life? More and more the world is turning toward software. The recent pandemic has only served to show us how powerful it can be in connecting people with service, information and, most of all, each other. And it is probably true that this trend toward the...
Read more →·10 min read
Software Development And Next Steps: What The Heck Do I Do Now?
It was around this time last year that I began to take the idea of learning to code seriously. "Sure", I thought. "I mean... why not?" For anyone with even a little bit of experience learning how to code, it goes without saying that it is quite an undertaking at the very least. But it is also...
Read more →·32 min read
My First JavaScript App: Snake Game
I mentioned in my last post that I'd signed up for a course designed to guide me through the process of going from dabbler to professional grade material in the world of software development.
Read more →·11 min read
Learning To Code
There is something of an aura that surrounds the word "coding". It has come to take on an almost mythical stature when mentioned. "He's a coder, you guys". So it's no wonder that it took me so long to see what it's all about. For the longest time, I felt it was something utterly out of reach like...
Read more →14 posts total