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My Home Minecraft Server Setup
Minecraft is the best selling video game of all time for its unique and diverse gameplay, but a more important legacy will be the impact it had on a generation of young computer scientists, programmers, and tech nerds. I’ve been playing Minecraft ever since I started using a computer regularly, …
The Software Engineering Job Landscape
It's a great time to be an engineer and especially great to be a software engineer. The job market is incredibly hot, with many 22 year olds landing salaries of $70k+ straight out of college. As a recent grad with many friends just a couple years behind me on a similar career path, I remember wh…
Custom Overlays with Angular Material CDK
As modern programmers and web developers, component libraries are our bread and butter. However, every developer runs a scenario where the configuration and customizability of our chosen component library doesn't afford the flexibility we need.
Such was the case when I needed to repositio…
Hello World!
Lets do this! Establishing some goals and documenting updates
HackNC 2018
At Hack NC, Chathan Driehuys and I created Crowdhost. We were inspired to create this project by the need to easily and efficiently organize volunteer hosts and teams for an ultimate tournament. Our application allows tournament directors to…
Big Sky Country and Elk Mountain
We are now about two weeks into our summer road trip around the country! Highlights so far have included Yellowstone, backpacking in Grand Teton, Moab and Arches National Park in UT, and the van breaking down in the middle of the Wyoming desert. However, this last obstacle turned out alright, as…