Aaron Bushnell

Hi, I'm Aaron! I develop at TrendyMinds, chatter on Mastodon and—much less often—on Twitter and co-host a podcast with my wife. You are beautiful. ❤️

Hi, I'm Aaron! Posts / Mastodon / GitHub / Twitter

Sunday, February 5, 2023

A flock and a hard place

How does Mastodon attract a more diverse audience of users?

Sunday, August 16, 2020

How I've dealt with RSI and programming full-time

In May 2020 I began experiencing RSI pain. These are some changes I made to alleviate the pain and get back to programming.

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Running Gatsby.js Sites with Craft CMS

The advantages and disadvantages of using Gatsby.js and Craft CMS in production. Includes alternative solutions for the more cautious developer.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Best of 2019

Some quick picks of my favorite things from 2019.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The CODE Keyboard

When I was looking for a new keyboard I decided I wanted to get a mechanical one. They're a bit on the expensive side, but the feel, durability and soothing clicky-ness helped me justify it.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Code Paralysis

Sometimes I feel like I'm overthinking things. Because I'm afraid I'm going to do the wrong things. And then I get stuck. I get code paralysis.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Joining TrendyMinds

As of Monday, October 27th, I'll be re-joining the killer team at TrendyMinds.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Using fewer tools

Intentionally using a smaller number of tools to get things done.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Great UX patterns in games

How EarthBound creates a better gaming experience by removing tedious actions.