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Manage Shopping Carts with GraphQL

Published August 27th, 2020

I built CartQL to scratch my own itch.

I wanted a shopping cart API that I could use anywhere. On personal projects, side hustles, landing pages — without needing to bring my own inventory system. I wanted to sell things I sourced from other APIs, markdown files, CMSs, existing commerce platforms, even spreadsheets. And I didn’t want to rewire cart logic every time I built something new.

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Why Every Developer Should Be Creating Content

Published November 18th, 2019

There's something magical about sharing knowledge that transforms both the teacher and the learner. Let's dive into why creating and sharing awesome content is one of the most rewarding things we can do.

I gave a talk at React Advanced London on this very subject. What excites me most about conferences is the potential for every single attendee to walk away inspired and ready to share something meaningful with the world.

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