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looking for the next thing, feel free to hit me up
https://vaznis.com
github.com/denvermullets
i dont hang out in #halloy but maybe i should!
a month ago my wife wanted to order chipotle on a lazy sunday and it was $64 for delivery and only $31 when i went to stand in line and get it. unreal.
having gone from postman -> insomnia -> back to postman -> bruno - id like to just have something simple that _just works_ without making it a pain.
looking forward to giving this a spin.
honestly, any platform these days is going to need a lot of filtering to cut out what you don't want to see
Remote: preferred, open to hybrid in nyc
Willing to relocate: no
Technologies: ruby, ruby on rails, javascript/typescript (react, next, node), pulumi, aws, postgres, etc
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanvaznis/
Portfolio: https://vaznis.com
i'm a pretty active dev outside of my 9-5 working hours and just really enjoy building and solving problems that resolve pain points for people. i'm very comfortable in a startup environment and enjoy being productive.
if you're in nyc and want to grab a coffee/drink to chat let me know!
the first fun thing i'm working on a roguelite(?) type of petsim in dragonruby for my wife and i to play.
then i'll go back to working on my mtg collection / deck builder app. instead of rewriting in nextjs i decided to just go modern rails with it and i am honestly having a lot of fun. a redesign helps too, but once you get the hang of turbo/hotwire and stuff it really isn't that bad.
another thing i've got kicking is writing up a portfolio site for my old photography since that current hosted plan is about to renew. this is more of a stability and performance issue as i really liked using Format, but every single time i go to show my port to someone irl i would either not load or take forever or have images missing. extremely frustrating.
i'm very tired of SaaS pricing going up (with unwanted features) and user experience and value going down. reallllllly fighting the urge to just build a clone and try to take a cut of the overall business.
the app i use the most is a simple budget app, no connecting to external accounts. just built w/react and uses localStorage for storing info. i think i spent like a week on it and i definitely am the only one using it. https://simplebudgetcontrol.com/
another app i still use is an app that tracks my magic the gathering collection, ha. rails/react and lots of outdated frontend code that i started to refactor and then realized i'm the only one using it so who cares haha. https://www.99staples.com/collections/denvermullets/9
i just recently started working on my own event server in rails (similar in idea to mixpanel) and have it deployed for my portfolio site.
love starting projects and getting them rolling. i wish i could just work on stuff i cared about all the time honestly
Colors are tricky but still a fun game
ended up taking this week off because i really need to make sure i'm at least taking off the minimum given. this is precisely why we changed our policy. i would've taken more off if i had a baseline of what normal employees took off but most people didn't really.
rails / react / arc browser with tons of tabs, spotify, slack, vscode, obsidian, etc all open 24/7 and it feels as snappy if not snappier than my personal laptop. plus it's plugged into a 4k monitor.
i've been seriously impressed
as a real 'goal', i want to invest more time into being active in community stuff. i feel like i've never truly been a part of any community