My Articles

Most JavaScript tooling is being rewritten in non-JS languages. Is this a sign that JavaScript is bad, or is it a sign that we’re finally taking it seriously and forcing it to mature?

When people ask for help with an issue on social media, it’s common to see responses implying it is a common issue. This can dissuades people from reporting problems.

Last year I wrote an article about what I was going to keep an eye on in 2025 in the JS ecosystem. It was fun and introspective to write, so here’s the 2026 edition.

Another risk when it comes to modding is the community. They can facilitate feedback and help your mod grow, but they can also be a significant risk.

Something I’ve always loved about writing articles, is that it can start a conversation. Something that I felt was missing however, was the ability to find actual reply articles.

Modding is a labour of love for a game or project, however it comes with some risks that I don’t feel modding communities are very good at resolving or mitigating.

To help combat the effects of AI Search Engines on my blog, I have gone through the process to set up a mailing list. Here are my thoughts on the public offerings currently.

AI chat bots are becoming ubiquitous in many areas of life, such as replacing online search engines. How does this affect blogging?

I recently lost my Facebook account for two months, and was significantly cut off from certain aspects of society during that time. This is the dark side of account bans.

I self-published an eBook, and found it to be a complicated process compared to tooling for software engineers. This article goes over the process and my thoughts around it.

As of today, Minecraft has had multiplayer for a decade. We have created a comprehensive history of the multiplayer community.

2024 has been an interesting year for JavaScript. These are the projects I'll be watching, as well as the projects that I'm leaving behind.

My site has used Gatsby since 2019, but that framework is abandoned. I've moved to Vike, a framework built on top of Vite, and I'm loving it.

VAC is known to have unforgiving lifetime bans for any cheating. A ban limits a few aspects of the Steam platform and prevents online play. These restrictions, however, are only a fraction of the punishment.

Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, is a web technology championed by Google to improve the browsing experience on mobile devices. Throughout this article, I'll outline a few of the issues that led me to ditch AMP.

I recently changed my name, and the experiences I've had with a vast majority of services has been outright horrific. Tech companies should strive to make sure that this information should be user-modifiable.

Recently I had an experience involving the LastPass bug bounty program that didn’t end quite how I would’ve liked.

My journey over 8 years with the Minecraft community. From The Powder Toy, to CraftBook, AntiCheat, Sponge, and WorldEdit.

2018 has been a busy year. It was the final year of my Bachelor's degree, the year of rewriting 3 of the most heavily used Minecraft mods, and also a year as President of Code Network, a large student-run programming society in South East Queensland.

In the new industry of VR, the physical characteristics of a person's body matter more than ever, and accessibility is paramount.

When talking with people regarding anti-cheat in games, a few common topics usually emerge. This is a summary of those common topics.