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About
Welcome to my site. I'm Bryan, and I'm a programmer. I work with web-facing technologies like React, Node, and JS/CSS/HTML to create software that helps people and brings them joy. I've also dug deep into C/C++ and wrangled databases. I'm fascinated by the possibilities of GLSL in WebGL, and I'm eager to explore what comes next.
I'm a graduate and lifelong learner of physics, which has inspired several of my projects and helped me develop the quantitative skills I've needed to optimize software systems. I've found that drawing on dynamics from the physical world can improve experiences in the digital domain as well.
As a hobbyist artist, I believe that art and design are not just incidental, but are essential to the quality of user experiences. A great interface ought to be both beautiful and practical, and people are empowered to do their best work when both of those needs are met.
I also have a background in education. My experience working with students of all levels has given me an appreciation for the art of communication. When discussing complex subjects, it's important to be precise, but also to find forms of expression which suit their audience well. When a group is in harmony, everyone benefits.
Thanks for taking the time to visit. I hope you enjoy your look around.
Portfolio
DaySift.net
Full-stack calendar service with a single-page app frontend. Users can instantly update their schedules from anywhere through a snappy drag-and-drop interface.
Features
- Instant interactions, achieved via optimistic updates to a mutation buffer. The update algorithm is fault-tolerant, and will store updates indefinitely until the server can be reached. Network race conditions are recognized and handled appropriately. Concurrency conflicts are resolved automatically in favor of recent data without requiring user interaction.
- A managed local cache enables the front-end to serve queries from subsets or composite supersets of previously accessed data views. Staleness is tracked appropriately per view, and the application will only incur network activity when necessary, reducing server traffic and improving responsiveness for users.
- Intuitive, fluid interface makes it easy for users to reschedule their calendars without a lot of unnecessary actions, whether on desktop or mobile.
Built with: React 18, React Router, TanStack Query, PostgreSQL, Material UI, and lots of custom code.
Archivia
A mock library catalog, implemented as a full-stack web service. Users can search a catalog of recorded books by title, subject, or author; update the status of inventory; and add or import metadata from real-world library databases.
Features
- Integration with the OpenLibrary API allows automated retrieval and population of database records. Non-relational record structures are parsed for a best-fit match to Archivia's catalog schema.
- Rendering of a three-dimensional carousel gallery of recently added books using CSS transitions. Mesh textures and dimensions are inferred based on imported metadata. Records unlikely to yield quality results are excluded from the recency queue.
- Pages rendered via server-side templating for a nostalgic, vintage browsing experience.
Built with: Node.js, Handlebars, Bootstrap, PostgreSQL.
CrystalClearCopy.net
Portfolio website showcasing the skills and achievements of a technical writer/marketer. Key points are emphasized through CSS effects and lightly scripted animations.
Features
- Original and flexible design elements are used to reflect the client's creative focus, without compromising legibility.
- Smooth parallax animations implemented via style transformations.
- Responsive design comfortably accomodates a wide range of browser platforms.
Built with: Vanilla JS, HTML, and CSS.
... and this site.
Visualization of a polychoron projected from fourth-dimensional space down to a two-dimensional viewport. Users can tap and drag the canvas to envision the tesseract from different perspectives.
Features
- Specular, diffuse, and atmospheric lighting are calculated for fourth-dimensional light sources.
- Performant GLSL pixel and vertex shaders enable smooth animation even on low-spec GPUs.
- Optional settings allow users to switch touch interactions between ordinary and hyperdimensional rotation.
- Quaternion algebra is used to perform smooth spherical linear interpolation between different fourth-dimensional orientations.
- It's pretty.
Built with: No external libraries. Vanilla JS, WebGL, and GLSL.
Contact
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