Hey there! I'm Aleksandr.
# Recent Blog Posts
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Learn the basics of SVGs so you can code your own SVG icons by hand, without always relying on icon libraries. Read this post →
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Margins are what you typically use to define a layout's vertical rhythm. But CSS Grid offers a better alternative. Read this post →
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If it were up to me, things wouldn't end this way. We had some great times together, but now it's time to say goodbye. Read this post →
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You've scored 100 on Lighthouse's accessibility audit. But is your site actually accessible, or have you overlooked... Read this post →
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Suppose an async function returns a boolean. What happens if you check the return value without awaiting it? Read this post →
# Popular Blog Posts
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Some big brands have a slow page load speed, but they still rank well on Google. So does web performance even matter? Read this post →
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There's a recent trend in web design of using illustrations of blue, generic, faceless people. And it's killing bra... Read this post →
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GitHub Pages is a great option for hosting your site... until it isn't. Here's why I moved to Netlify. Read this post →
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Want to create a navbar that works on mobile and desktop? Ditch the frameworks—in this tutorial, we'll create a res... Read this post →
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Learn how to add a copy-to-clipboard button to your Jekyll blog using some clever Liquid templating and just a few ... Read this post →
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Jekyll is a static site generator that makes it easy for you to create a website. Learn how to get started with Jek... Read this post →
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Finite state machines (FSMs) are used in lots of different situations to model complex entity state. In this finite... Read this post →
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Learn how to create modal windows in HTML using just a bit of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We'll look at how you can ... Read this post →
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Enjoy a better dev experience by setting up React with TypeScript, customizing the Ant Design theme with LESS and C... Read this post →
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On the surface, Outer Wilds is a space exploration game. But peel back the layers, and it's a captivating and philo... Read this post →
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A discussion of the things that beginner programmers tend to get wrong, as well as concrete suggestions for what th... Read this post →
# Software Projects
I have experience with a wide range of stacks and enjoy working on projects that have a strong UI/UX component. Below are just some of my software projects that I'm most proud of.
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Scribe
Text editor developed with the Qt framework. Features standard file operations, syntax highlighting, brace autocomplete, and auto-indentation.
- c++
- qt5
- qtcreator
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CattleLog
A mobile app that provides easy access to cattle records for the VanWagner Cattle farm.
- android
- mobile dev
- kotlin
- sql
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U.S. Gun Crimes
A database-driven web app that lets you explore U.S. gun crimes for 2013–2018.
- react
- typescript
- express
- sql
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This Website!
My online resume and blog, developed with Jekyll, HTML5, Sass, and JavaScript. Built with a mobile-first responsive design.
- jekyll
- html5
- sass
- javascript
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Embody
Embody is a top-down dungeon crawler inspired by the Binding of Isaac where you can possess slain enemies to assume their model, stats, and weapon.
- c#
- unity
- game-ai
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