Hi! My name is Garrett, and I'm a software engineer based in beautiful Bend, Oregon. I currently work for a large dental company, building analytics software to help dentists run their practices more efficiently. I'm passionate about building software that helps people, and I'm always looking for new opportunities to learn and grow as an engineer.

Here you'll find some of the projects I've worked on, as well as some of my thoughts on software development and other topics. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat!

• Portfolio Site

  NextJS | MDX | TailwindCSS

  When I (finally) decided to put together a portfolio site, I had no shortage of options to choose from when it came to the tech stack. In this post, I'll explain why I made the choices I did, as well as some of the challenges that came up along the way.

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• xstate-paths

  TypeScript | XState

  A path generator for XState, used to automatically create test scenarios for web applications.

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• tidi

  TypeScript

  A simple, small and lightweight dependency injection library for TypeScript.

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• Goodbye, ContentLayer

  We almost knew ye

  ContentLayer promised ease-of-use and type safety for MDX content. However, with the project now effectively abandoned, what's the next best thing? In this article, I'll detail how I moved ContentLayer to `mdx-bundler`.

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• Creating a Portfolio Site with NextJS

  Design and Implementation

  How to create a basic portfolio site, using NextJS, Github Actions and Porkbun.

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• Cool timeline, bro

  Creating an interactive timeline with React and TailwindCSS

  I wanted to show my employement experience without overwhelming the viewer with detail. Here's how I built an interactive timeline component, using React and TailwindCSS.

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