Jay Wick
UX developer, amateur designer, and technology apologist. This is my blog and portfolio.
Hello World, Meet Baby Rory
A month and a half ago, my wife delivered our adorable blob of a daughter into this world. It's been a chaotic but amazing time, and now…
Newsfeed dark mode and react-sweet-state
Coding was a hobby before it became a way to pay the bills. I was always motivated to make something that was missing or to replace…
Newsfeed beta now live!
A couple months ago I blogged about starting a project called Newsfeed . After six months of coding during my commute to and from work, I…
Newsfeed concept
In the spirit of experimenting all the things and a personal yearly goal of focusing more on designs, I started work on a new project…
How I Learnt to Fail Better
I suck at failing. It's not exactly something they teach you. We're conditioned to be so focused on getting to the finish line that we can…
Starting Again, from the Ground Up—Welcome to xyz
So, I did it again. From .com on blogger to .io on Wordpress, I wasn't happy with how little control I had with my personal website. 12…