Side quests

Projects

The things I've made outside of a job description — usually because I wanted them to exist and nobody else had built them yet.
The Color Coded homepage: 'Learn to code with color!' beside the Book 1: Animals cover
Latest projectProduct2026

Color Coded

A children's coloring book series that teaches HTML and CSS through color — read the CSS, find the color, fill it in. Book 1: Animals is out now.

A 'What is CSS?' lesson page with an owl illustration and an annotated CSS exampleThe Friendly Frog challenge page showing the HTML and CSS code cards plus difficulty and concepts learnedThe matching frog coloring page with each shape labelled by its CSS class name
Book

De-Coding The Technical Interview Process

A self-published book on the technical interview: data structures, algorithms, systems, and the human side of interviewing — written to demystify a process that keeps great people out.

WritingSelf-published
Podcast

Ladybug Podcast

Co-host of a podcast about the tech industry from four different perspectives — careers, code, and everything in between.

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Teaching

Frontend Masters Courses

CSS Foundations plus a running series of articles for the Frontend Masters blog on CSS, resumes, and engineering management.

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Teaching

LinkedIn Learning Courses

Two courses — Writing A Tech Resume and JavaScript Code Challenges — aimed at people leveling up into their next role.

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Writing

LeadDev Writing

Ongoing technical writing for LeadDev on staying technical as a manager, team health, and the transition into leadership.

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