Blog
Code Fix: The SIBA Website's Move from Create-React-App to Astro 1.0
Oct 30, 2023
The website for the fictional basketball league I run with my dad, SIBA, was built with the abandoned and broken Create-React-App. Wanting to move onto something newer, I decided to give the Astro framework a try.
Mailchimp in "The Attack of the Bots"
Sep 30, 2022
The spam bots finally found my little piece of the internet and flooded my newsletter with thousands of sign-ups from a "Hot Alisa". This post describes the steps I took to make sure that the spamming can never happen again.
The Salary Gap in Real Life
Apr 29, 2022
In 2020, a woman working in the US made 17% less than a man. When comparing my former salary to that of my male coworker, it seems like the salary pay gap is still alive and well.
Recruiters, Please Stop Playing the Guessing Game
Nov 29, 2021
As a talented developer, I get a lot of messages from recruiters, asking if I'm looking for a new opportunity. It's nice being recognized, but there is one thing I can't stand about them: playing the company guessing game.
Code Fix: The SIBA Join Page Update
May 7, 2021
The simulation basketball league created by my dad and I had grown significantly in popularity, revealing a problem in our join-up process. This post describes that problem as well as the struggles and results of the fix.
New Year, New Look: Round 2
Jan 18, 2021
Wix.com is a great tool for creating websites without any coding knowledge, but as I tried to make changes and add to my site, I noticed a growing list of limitations. So, I decided to redesign and rebuild it from scratch.
Juggling Projects, Managing Guilt
Sep 17, 2020
While my inspiration for coding has been free-flowing, my writing muse vanished. A comic from Chris Hallbeck perfectly portrays my feelings on my lack of writing.
Next.js & Material UI: A Disagreeable Pair
Jul 22, 2020
I've been working on a new coding project and ran into some issues when using Next.js and Material UI but thankfully found another solution using the CSS framework, Bulma.
A Definition of Creativity
Jun 17, 2020
Can creativity be more than drawing and singing? This post explores how imagination and its limits affect what's considered a creative work.
Introduction of Me—Part 1: The Coder
May 19, 2020
In the Introduction of Me Series—Part 1: The Coder, I will discuss how my background led me to become a software engineer, i.e. a coder.