
Hello 👋, I'm Dane — a professional software developer and part-time side project CEO. I write about shipping web and mobile apps in the era of AI agents. You can get in touch with me by email or on X.
My work
I currently work at This Dot Labs, where I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with talented teams on innovative projects for impactful companies.
You’ll notice a theme here. I love to work on challenging React and React Native applications. Nuking unnecessary state/effects and upgrading legacy React Native projects are a couple of my super powers.
These are some projects that I’ve worked on recently:
- Worked with the React Team to raise the bar on documentation and developer education using guides and interactive tutorials for the new react.dev website.
- Helping developers solve challenging production issues for their users with an advanced Session Replay UI. Our work was featured at React Conf 2024.
- Decentralized TikTok alternative Skylight built with React Native/Expo on the AT Protocol.
My projects
I’m lucky to have found something that brings me so much joy for all of these years. I still make time to work on side projects, contribute to open-source, and tinker with new and exciting technologies.
Here’s what I’ve been up to:
- Step Club - A platform and community for 12-step meetings and other support groups.
Looking ahead
I don’t know what the future looks like, but I’ve never been more excited about the present!
We’re all experimenting and learning how generative AI and agents can empower us in interesting ways, both in our work and our lives. I’m already spending more time doing what I enjoy most: creating and shipping.
I’ll be figuring out what works, what doesn’t, and sharing what I learn. If you’d like to chat about tech, life, or pickles and hot sauce, send me an email!