Hello, I'm Matt!

I build fun stuff on the web, and sometimes write about it.

Projects Blog Experience

I'm a developer aiming to build things that
spark joy

I believe software should be great for everyone — those who write it and those who use it — and that bringing joy to problem-solving is the key to that.

Latest posts

Sometimes, I write about what I'm learning or building.

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Thoughts on GitHub Copilot
5 min read
I was initially skeptical about it, but I've come to appreciate it more and more as I use it.
Tools
Programming
Ethical Analytics are Plausible, at Last
6 min read
Web Analytics is such a morally ambiguous area that I’ve avoided it for years, but now I can finally do it with peace of mind.
Analytics
Privacy
2021 In Review
12 min read
Another year, another yearly review post. 2021 felt like pretty much 2020 part II for a lot of people, me included.
Meta
How I built a blog with Svelte and SvelteKit
23 min read
An overview of the experience I've had using these amazing projects.
Front-End
Svelte

Projects

I like to build some small projects when learning. Technologies are varied and so are their purposes. Most of them are open source!

Personal Website
Personal Website
The website you’re seeing right now. Designed to be pretty, simple, and lightweight. Read blog post
Svelte
Open Source
Pocket Companion
Pocket Companion
A companion app for Animal Crossing New Horizons. Manage your island, tasks and Critterpedia with this handy web app. Read blog post
Angular
Ionic
Open Source
Gestek
Gestek
A web app for managing Beauty Clinics, supporting the entire day-to-day operation, with built-in CRM, ERP and beauty-clinic specific features. I worked on this project as the lead front-end developer for over a year.
Angular
PWA
Moneta
Moneta
A desktop applet that displays currency rates and updates during the day. Built for elementary OS.
Vala
GTK
Desktop
Open Source
Reminduck
Reminduck
A simple reminder app for elementary OS, and my first experience writing native desktop apps.
Vala
GTK
Desktop
Open Source

Work Experience

Over the past 8+ years, I've worked on a lot of cool projects.

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Agora

Lead Front-End Developer

2021 → Now
Building interfaces to make homeschool curriculum planning painless and easy, with a focus on accessibility.
React
NextJS
Logitix

Software Engineer

2019 → 2021
Working on one of the biggest ticket brokerage management systems in the world, I've built new features, improved existing ones, and made huge boosts to performance.
Vue
AngularJS
.NET
SQL
SIGE Cloud

Software Developer

2017 → 2019
Built new mobile apps from scratch with Ionic, a simplified desktop ERP with Electron, and modernized the existing Web version by applying the Microfrontends approach.
Angular
Ionic
Electron
.NET
MongoDB
Promob

Software Developer

2014 → 2017
Developed and maintained an internal web app, adding and adapting features to the business needs. Built several APIs used by other dev teams, and integrated them with 3rd-party services.
JQuery
.NET
SQL