Hi, I'm Mark 👋
I'm a staff software engineer working at Widen, an Acquia company. While I'm not afraid of CSS, my true passion lies in JavaScript engineering and developer experience (DX). I love finding ways to simplify or improve development workflow to save time and make it more fun to work on applications. Wait, did I forget to mention how much I love TypeScript?
Outside of work, I'm a small town kid from Wisconsin who loves small town life almost as much as I like snow and winter. In my free time I like working on my house, spending time with family and friends, and playing disc golf. I am also a devout Christian seeking to be more like Jesus in word, thought, and deed.
While I am a software engineer and a total nerd, I'm a huge extrovert and love spending time with people. If you ever want to debate the usefulness of college education for professions like computer science, I will gladly oblige as I am a self-taught developer who found very little practical value in college behind getting that slip of paper they call a diploma.
🔭 Recent projects
- Analyzer. A open-source monitoring and analysis platform for forex trading. Built using Remix, Mongo, and Tailwind.
- mskelton.dev. Still tweaking and improving my personal website which is the new home of my blog posts. Farewell Medium.
- Lariat. My company has adopted Playwright for end-to-end testing, and Lariat is an open source library I developed for them to reduce boilerplate when creating page objects.
🌱 I’m currently learning
- Remix. There has been a lot of discussion about Remix lately, and I'm learning and using it as I build Analyzer. So far, I've been very happy with it and understand the reason for the hype!
💿 - Forex. I've begun exploring the world of foreign exchange, MetaTrader 4/5, expert advisors, and more.
💵 - Ergonomics, starting with my purchase of the Moonlander keyboard from ZSA. Super excited to continue to learn more about ergonomics and maintaining a healthy body while doing the things I love to do.
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⚡ Fun facts
- The first programming language I learned was Python which I almost never use anymore.
🐍 - I dislike design and yet I maintain color themes for 2 IDEs and 2 websites.
🤷 - I play the Ukulele and I am re-learning the Piano.
🎹 - I've had many hobbies over the years including locksmithing, Rubik's cubes, Braille, and more.
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