I’ve got this spare project, a game, that I’ve been working on in the little spare time I have. I’ve mentioned it before. The backend is entirely Firebase: using Cloud Functions, Hosting, and user data stored in Cloud Firestore. Cloud Firestore is a fast and reliable NoSQL product to store…

Earlier this year I wrote an introductory blog post to a small tool I had developed called 🎩 Gents. Essentially it served as a pre-processor for code I wanted to use, such as the keys of certain lookup tables while maintaining type-safety. The main reason was that I was using…

I’ve been on a quest for the best burger ever since I moved to the city. I have taken dozens of suggestions from all kinds of people and became quite a prolific reviewer throughout the process. I’ve eaten them all over the course of my time here. After the 82…

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how I created a browser extension for Overleaf. In Part 2, I discussed how I integrated with the Overleaf editor. In keeping with the theme of large leaves, I called it Rafflesia for Overleaf. When I first learned about LaTeX, I…

With a bipartisan majority, the US is back in the semiconductor game. Intel, TSMC, and others will be getting investments to build domestic fabs. This will be critical for creating supply chain resiliency regardless of future geopolitics. Fabs are cool, but the bill itself includes funding for much more…

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how I created a browser extension for Overleaf. In keeping with the theme of large leaves, I called it Rafflesia for Overleaf. In this article, I want to cover some of the features of the extension that involve it directly interacting…

Over the last few months I’ve worked on a handful of assorted projects and written short blog posts about them. For the next few months, I want to go deeper into one particular project. First, I learned and struggled a bit on this one. Second, I need to focus on…

In my previous article, I discussed how I built the Common Expression Language spec for TypeScript so that it could be run in a browser for complex queries. Now it’s time for part 2, where I discuss how I actually integrated this into my web app. In terms of the…

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…