Notes from The desk

Read by subject

• (1)

  Engineering

  Performance, architecture and the trade-offs behind software that has to be fast and reliable.

  • →Cutting alert latency from 677 ms to 37 ms
• (2)

  Maps and GIS

  Spatial data, routing algorithms and building maps people can trust in an emergency.

  • →Rerouting evacuees when a shelter fills up
  • →Ray casting, or how a phone knows it is in danger
• (2)

  Frontend

  Interfaces, frameworks and the small details that make a website easy to use.

  • →Designing a ticketing flow that stays out of the way
  • →WordPress or Next.js? How I choose for each client
• (1)

  Career

  Lessons from internships, client work and the move from student to engineer.

  • →What a WebGIS internship taught me about messy data