Active Web
Client site platform
One component library, several client sites, and the release discipline that keeps them apart
- astro
- typescript
- css
- npm
1 update 24 Jul 2026
Developer · maker · problem-solver
I build software, web experiences, and physical computing projects — and share the process behind them.
Robotics, data, software and the web — with the process written down as I go.
Currently building
Self-balancing robot
A two-wheeled balancer built to learn control theory properly
Latest Retuned, and it stays up for eleven secondsSurvive a nudge without falling over
- esp32
- rust
- embedded-hal
- kicad
Devlog
Recently
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The version that wasn't there
A shared package that worked locally and could not have worked in production.
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A cart on a site with no server
Letting Shopify own the cart, and keeping only the receipt in localStorage.
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Retuned, and it stays up for eleven seconds
Holding the last good reading fixed the oscillation. Now the failure mode is different.
Active
Projects
Selected work
Active 
Active Web
Static Shopify storefront
A shop that loads like a brochure site, on a store the client already pays for
- astro
- typescript
- shopify
- graphql
3 updates 20 Jul 2026
Active Data
F1 telemetry explorer
Turning a season of lap data into something you can actually read
- python
- polars
- duckdb
- d3
- +1
1 update 5 Jul 2026
Paused Software
Satellite orbit simulator
Numerical integration, and a lesson in floating-point error
- c++
- cmake
- imgui
20 Feb 2026
Areas
What I explore
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Software
Tools, libraries and things that run on a machine somewhere.
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Web
Front-end, performance, and the platforms sites are built on.
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Robotics
Embedded systems, physical computing, and things that move.
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Data
Pipelines, analysis and visualisation.
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Visual
Photography and video, where they serve the technical story.
Field Notes
What I keep finding out there
- High The contact form that posts nowhere It shows a success message, and the enquiry goes into the void. Maintenance
- Medium The 4 MB hero image One uncompressed photo, straight off the camera, loading before anything else on the page. Performance
- High Forty-seven admin accounts, three members of staff Old agencies, ex-employees and a plugin vendor all still have full control of the site. Security
Professional work
I design and build production websites for small businesses through Iceni Web. If that's what you're after, it's the right place to start.
Building something interesting?
I'm open to employment, collaboration, open-source and anything technically curious.