Blog

This is a blog about software engineering, consulting, coffee and other things that I find interesting.

2025

NYC Coffee - A New York City Coffee Map

After launching MN Coffee I decided to create the New York City version of the app to display all the coffee shops around New York City.

#programming #coffee

Snow Emergency from Dogwood

Used to be better at the Askov Finlayson café—couldn't capture that magic brewing at home, still a little bitter.

#coffee #coffee-journal #dogwood #minneapolis

Why I created a bulk product uploader for Printify

Manually creating Printify products was taking too long to do manually. I created a Python application to programatically create products and upload them to Printify.

#programming #printify

Super Nova from Silver Bird

A hyped Minneapolis roaster that didn't live up to what I thought it was going to be. Dark roast, bitter notes, and an underwhelming shop experience.

#coffee #coffee-journal #silver-bird #minneapolis

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I'm starting a newsletter for this blog and heard good things about Buttondown. But then I got this error and couldn't sign up.

#programming

Be A T-Shaped Developer

Modern development jobs increasingly require knowledge across multiple domains. Here's why becoming a T-shaped developer with deep expertise in one area, broad knowledge across others is crucial.

#career #programming #full-stack #professional development

My Facebook ads stopped working and crashed in September

My Facebook ad traffic dropped from 15K to nearly zero sessions in September. Here's what happened, what I learned, and how I'm building more resilient traffic sources.

#marketing #facebook ads #analytics #traffic

Finca La Guadalupe from Minimum Wage Tim

A Honduran with huge beans that made an okay cup—solid but unremarkable, not blow-you-away territory.

#coffee #coffee-journal #minimum-wage-tin #honduras

Marketing Feels Like Hell for Developers

Marketing feels unnatural to developers because it’s built on ambiguity, not precision. Here’s how to approach it like an engineer and make it work for you.

#consulting

My /feeds Page: Building Community on the Indie Web

Why I created a /feeds page, what it is, and how it helps foster community in the indie web.

#indie web #community #blogging #rss

Mantos Juntas from S.K. Coffee

A Colombian natural process roast

#coffee #coffee-journal #s-k-coffee #colombia #minneapolis

Find Coffee Anywhere You Are In Minnesota

An overview of the web application that I built to display all the coffee shops in Minnesota. Complete with open hours, directions and Google AI summaries.

#coffee #minnesota #development

Is September Getting Hotter in Minneapolis? A Data Visualization Look

A Highcharts data visualization analysis of September temperatures in Minneapolis, comparing historical highs and monthly averages to see if the city’s falls are warming.

#consulting #climate #data-visualization #minneapolis

Nicaragua from Minimum Wage Tim

Solid, consistent South American beans—sometimes the best compliment is reliability without surprises.

#coffee #coffee-journal #minimum-wage-tin #nicaragua

Infusu from Crema

A Southern Italy dark roast that was too dark for pour over but made excellent lattes and cortados with full rich chocolatey notes.

#coffee #coffee-journal #crema #italy

The Principles of Being a Software Architect

A direct, professional breakdown of what it takes to be a trusted software architect in high-stakes environments.

#consulting

Code Review Your Own Code

LLMs speed us up, but they don’t replace the basics. Always open a PR and review your own code, even if the bulk of it came from an agent.

#[development]

Five Watt Coffee Cortado

A cortado that taught me more about barista interactions than espresso extraction—sometimes the people-watching is the real brew.

#coffee #coffee-journal #five-watt #minneapolis

Photos: August 2025

Photo round up from August 2025

#[photos]

MPLS Coffee is now MN Coffee

This month I'm releasing a big set of updates to MPLS Coffee. The biggest is a facelift and a name change from MPLS Coffee to MN Coffee.

#[coffee #development]