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About

My name is AJ, and I'm a web developer and software engineer out of Southern California.

If you're interested in hiring me, take a look at my portfolio and send me an email

Blurbs

Projects, Pedagogy, and Priorities

A lot has started since I posted last, and it's past time I update the blogosphere on what's what. A new job has gotten my hopes for awesome architecture too far up to be healthy. A formal education is crawling back into my long-term goal set. A new project has plagued my thoughts without end! It's chaos and drama at their finest here in the land of asthmatic doves.

JavaServer Pages - Hans Bergsten

From my Amazon review of an amazing book on a crappy technology.

Luck in Love

So much is irrelevant if you stop to think about your life.

The Quest for Zero Login, Part 1

Logins are annoying. We live in a time where a single button click determines some websites' entire monetary worth (CTR). It's a pain to make users jump through hoops, requiring this terribly awkward signup, validate email, and finally login process. I just don't want to make people do it anymore.

A Hidden Gem in FormEncode, and a Plate Full of Beef

While learning Pylons, I found myself digging into the documentation of a few different tools that come packaged with it. FormEncode has so far been the most intriguing. I ended up digging into the code, and found a hidden gem. I've also got a few improvement ideas to toss around, in the form of oh-so-tender beef.