Published November 20, 2025
Now that I'm writing programming tips & guides, my weblog applications need to highlight important information. And what is a technical article without alert blocks? So, I implemented custom Markdown it! rules to convert GitHub-style alert blocks into embedded, theme-aware HTML.
Published November 9, 2025
If you've tried to write tests in Svelte 5, you may have found it frustrating to setup test cases. Svelte is very rigid in terms of component definition and there's little API documentation. I found some ways to compose and mock Svelte 5 components to make testing simpler.
Published November 16, 2025
Writing these DevLogs and other technical articles often involves including code examples. To make these examples render nicely on my website, I integrated highlight.js to highlight code snippet syntax using the fonts and colours defined by the pages' themes.
Published November 6, 2025
My website is now a blog. A key part of developing this first weblog renderer was converting my weblog articles — stored as static Markdown files — into themed HTML pages. The implementation was simple, but making the right decisions required thinking abstractly about websites design.
Published November 3, 2025
To build out my personal website, I've been creating a reusable SvelteKit app that I can tailor to showcase my projects and interests. Lately I've been spending time refining both the visual design and content data structures to ensure a cohesive but flexible template.
Published October 24, 2025
I'm building a new SvelteKit web app to host my weblog. To make it easier, I built a CI/CD pipeline (for the first time). During research and development, I explored containerization, IaC, testing, and observability solutions to learn how to best deliver a modern web app.
Published October 9, 2025
I recently started building a personal website to host my weblog. To get started, I setup logging, error monitoring, testing, and configuration — including theming and customization. It took some finesse, but wasn't too hard to get my SvelteKit weblog project off the ground.
Published September 22, 2025
Who am I?
I'm a technologist, scientist, and educator. I love exploring enigmatic topics, learning new skills, and teaching others. Ignited by my experiences building web applications and conducting scientific research, I'm here to drive technological innovation for a better future.
Published September 19, 2025
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