I am a freelance web developer. I've worked professionally in the web development field since 1999, and full-time since 2007. I count myself as one of those lucky few people who actually enjoy what they do.
You can find me on GitHub, on Twitter, on Pinboard, CodePen or, occasionally, on Flickr.
I've been an freelance developer for over ten years, specializing in front-end architecture and development. I have experience building sites using standards-compliant HTML and CSS, React (both SPA and integrated into existing legacy sites), and have built over 25 client sites using Craft CMS. Since 2007, I've worked almost exclusively with Sprokets, a collection of independent creative professionals.
I'm not currently accepting new contract work, but I'm always interested in what's going on. Hit me up any time at dan at this domain.
In my hooks talk for the Cleveland React Meetup, I live-coded a conversion from a class-based app to one using hooks. I have published the code from the talk on GitHub.
This repo has branches containing each step along the way, from the basic class-based app to the completed thing.
I had been wanting to use Gatsby pretty much since I heard about it, and finally found some time to put it to use. Combining Gatsby (the 2.0 beta), Craft CMS, and CraftQL, I have arrived at the CMS+Progressive Web App Promised Land.
A friend came to me wondering about how to pull off a nested Matrix situation in Craft CMS. What he wanted was to be able to use a Matrix field within another Matrix field, which is not possible at the moment. However, while talking about it with him, I came up with something that will work at least for his use-case.
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It
This is maybe the fourth or fifth incarnation of dtott.com. This time around I tried to simplify everything, do away with (mostly) useless features, and concentrate on the reading experience. Here's some notes on the site. Hope you enjoy it!