About me

This is my spot on the web for my projects, tutorials, musings, and anything else I want to write about or show the world. This site has no ads, sponsors, affiliates, or social media.

Open-source projects

TakeNote

A note-taking web app for developers.

• Demo
• Source
• Write-up

Chip8.js

An emulator in JavaScript.

• Demo
• Source
• Write-up

Laconia

An MVC PHP app.

• Demo
• Source

Primitive

A simple CSS framework built in Sass.

• Docs
• Source

New Moon

The world's greatest web development code theme.

• Site
• Source

Books

I've written one free e-book.

Publications

A list of some of the articles I've written outside of this website.

• How to Code in JavaScript (Tutorial Series) – DigitalOcean, 2017–2020
• Understanding the DOM — Document Object Model (Tutorial Series) – DigitalOcean, 2017–2018
• Setting up a RESTful API with Node.js and PostgreSQL – LogRocket, 2018
• An Introduction to CSS Shapes – Tympanus Codrops, 2018
• ES6 Syntax, Features and Additions: A Reference Guide – Progress Telerik, 2018
• REST API Tutorial (1): Understanding REST APIs – Envato Tuts+, 2018
• REST API Tutorial (2): Set Up a Node/Express Server – Envato Tuts+, 2018
• REST API Tutorial (3): Connect to a Postgres Database – Envato Tuts+, 2018
• A Beginner’s Guide to JavaScript Variables and Datatypes – SitePoint, 2017
• JavaScript Operators, Conditionals & Functions – SitePoint, 2017

Miscellaneous

Other pages on the site that don't fit anywhere else.

• Learn in public
• Camping list

Songs

I like to sing, play accordion, and record music sometimes. Here are a few that I've recorded.

• I'd Like to Walk Around In Your Mind
• El Pasadiscos
• Such Great Hights (Duet)
• Night Nurse (Duet)

Some quotes

Tania writes extremely clear, concise tutorials. It's no exaggeration to say that I wouldn't currently have a job in development without this site. So thanks for ruining my life, Tania.

– Craig Lam
Software Developer @ KPV LAB