Searching and filtering is a fairly common task, particularly as our data needs have continued to grow. In one particular application I was building, users found themselves with a diverse collection of items and poor tools to make sense of them. To make it easier, I added a search system…

The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. I was recently on Twitter and saw this tweet: Is it accurate? Yes. Violent crime isn’t nearly as high as in previous decades. However, it’s also misleading and not acknowledging the problem is deeply anti-progressive. Violent crime is up When I…

Today is Memorial Day, a day to remedy those who died defending freedom. This year we should extend that to the Ukrainians, who have unfortunately been thrust into the current situation. While the war continues, Russia has failed to take Kyiv and seems likely to lose entirely. It is worth…

In my spare time (whatever that’s supposed to mean) I’ve been iterating slowly on a web game. It’s neat, using web technologies like Angular, PWAs, and serverless to make the deployment process straightforward. Adding Angular is somewhat recent. Rewriting the game’s frontend to TypeScript has actually been really useful in…

The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. I went to college majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering. I also decided to get a minor in Computer Science. At my university, the CS and ECE courses are taught by two different departments. While there was some…

On February 24th, Russia launched an unprovoked attack against Ukraine. In addition to a direct military invasion and assault, it was widely expected they would use cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in order to claim a fast victory. While they have been engaging in cyberwarfare, it hasn’t been as consequential as…

At Google each team, each product, all the way up the stack define OKRs each year and quarter. These objectives and key results are a way to set goals with measurable and quantifiable results. …

The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. Just under a month ago, Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began a campaign of violence and terror. Of course, the Russian regime has long shown hostility to truth and human rights. Imagine if there was a secure server…

The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. The mythos of web3 goes like this: Web 1 was created in the 90s and was made up of static webpages. Web 2 came with the advent of Amazon and the like where you can buy things on…