Blog Posts
Front End Web Development, Music Production, Audio Engineering, and Podcasting
The views expressed on this blog are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
Randime: The Anime Randomizer
After Crunchyroll shut down its randomizer feature, how can The AniMonday Podcast continue watching random anime? Colin built his own anime randomizer to solve this simple problem.
Creating a Résumé Website and PDF Generator With Next.js
Professional front end developers can take their résumé to the next level with a Next.js site using Contentlayer and React Server Components.
Markdown Syntax Highlighting with the Next.js App Router
Use React Server components and the Next.js App Router to ship beautiful syntax highlighted MDX without downloading any JavaScript to the client.
An Announcement: My New Position at Bitly!
Colin has accepted a new position at Bitly as a Senior Front End Engineer! Thank you to The Zebra for all of the amazing experiences.
Fast Static Syntax Highlighting for Markdown in Next.js
Learn how to implement ultra-fast syntax highlighting for your Next.js application using MDX (Markdown) and Highlight.js or Prism!
Colin’s Top 10 Video Games of 2021
Colin talks about 2021 in video games, and describes his top 10 from the year as well as honorable and dishonorable mentions.