[00] Hello
I write about making the internet and working with people
I’m Dustin, software engineer based out of Ithaca, NY with more than a decade of experience creating world-class websites for Higher Ed and Non-Profits. I have strong opinions about how best to do that, and a few other things.
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Feb 27, 2025
Stop Trying to Kill the Fullstack Developer
Full-stack developers are a rare thing in the history of the working class. The artificial eradication of them from small teams hurts small businesses and the…
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More Writing
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The Right Type of Independence
Today I want to talk a bit about the multiple meanings of independence. I'm going to focus a bit on trying to navigate different forms of independence that I've…
Nov 21, 2023
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Confession: I Am Addicted to Fiddling With Tech
A few days ago, despite recently extolling the virtues of my return to Drupal and my related desire to stop screwing around with 'experimental' tech, and just…
Jan 31, 2023
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// Currently
What I’m in the middle of.
- Building — this site, end to end, theme through content pipeline.
- Reading — see the reading list for what’s currently open.
- Thinking about — What it really means to produce high-quality work in today's environment and how to do that consistently so people can live their lives.
// Elsewhere
The rest of the internet.
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