Personal and professional home of Christian web designer Nathan Smith.
The following is a response I wrote to a text message from a friend. Over the years, he has reached out to discuss tech topics. Occasionally, my musings are too lengthy for a terse phone reply. For those, I tend to type up a GitHub gist and send a link. "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." — Mark Twain Recently he asked for recommendations for who to follow…
Table of contents For easy reference, here are links to each section of this article. Intro ADES 5430 & 5440 LTEC 6240 INFO 5440 ADES 5450 TECM 5280 ADES 5410 TECM 5750 ADES 5420 ADES 5460 Encouraged to brag Capstone Conclusion Intro In December 2024, I graduated with a Master of Arts in Interaction Design from the University of North Texas . Now that I had a chance to catch my breath, I figured…
Note: This is not prescriptive advice. It is not meant to be read as: "How to land a job at Microsoft." It simply covers my meandering path which led there, and what I have been up to since. I honestly think my experience was probably a bit of an outlier; right place, right time. But hey, we all play the cards we are dealt. A few weeks ago, I was catching up with Nate Klaiber over Zoom when he…
Intro Firstly, if you want to skip to the crux of it: Inclusive Design Communities is well worth your time. Read on for my personal take, and how I viewed some of the lessons through the lens of my own life experiences. A gatefold cover makes for comfortable reading I have been following Sameera Kapila on social media since early 2013, and over the years I have enjoyed hearing her perspective on…
It has been a while since I last reviewed SwordSearcher . Quite a bit has changed since then, so I figured it would be good to dive into version 9.0 and cover some of the new functionality. Brandon Staggs was gracious enough to provide me with a review copy, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that it still feels familiar and approachable, while also bringing new features to the table.…