A cowboy coder.

About me

Hey there, I’m David! I’m a Principal Software Engineer at FireHydrant (where I write APIs) out in Portland, Ore. (where I drink IPAs). I write about tech (rarely), food (often), and whatever else is on my mind.

Work

Company

FireHydrant

Role

Principal Software Engineer

Date

2021 Now
Company

Stripe

Role

Staff Software Engineer

Date

2019 2021
Company

HashiCorp

Role

Senior Software Engineer

Date

2017 2019
Company

GitHub

Role

Software Engineer

Date

2016 2017

All Posts

Checked in at Swift and Union / Portland / OR

so thoughtful of GitHub to schedule an outage for Friday. thank you for the early weekend!!! 💖🙌💖

Checked in at Bialy Bird / Portland / OR

i love this place

An assortment of bialys topped with ham and pickles, huckleberry potatoes and truffle oil, crispy parmesan cheese, and even okonomiyaki trappings.

A foggy street-side patio for outdoor dining that’s made comfortable by plenty of deciduous and evergreen plants, a clear plastic covering, and wooden seating.

Checked in at Tulip Shop Tavern / Portland / OR

perfection. just right.

A finished mural inspired by “Over the Garden Wall”, depicting the Pumpkin King spreading his scarf-like arms over three residents of Pottsville.

Checked in at Mole Mole / Portland / OR

Checked in at Jeju Restaurant / Portland / OR

vastly overestimated the space in my stomach 😭

An array of banchan: shishito peppers; delicata squash with corn, green onions, and chili crisp; kimchi; and scrambled eggs in dashi topped with trout roe

A pair of mandu dumplings topped with an elaborate lace of gluten

An assortment of the trappings for ssam: grilled meats, rice paper, lettuce, condiments, and a bowl of crispy, buttered rice

A martini sitting on top of the menu for Jeju

Checked in at White Owl Social Club / Portland / OR

we’re taking advantage of the dry weather and finally painting our halloween garage door mural 🎃

A partially painted garage door mural depicting the Pumpkin King and three of his Pumpkin People, from “Over the Garden Wall”

Checked in at Yaowarat / Portland / OR

Checked in at Beer Bunker / Portland / OR

it’s v pretty out there rn you guys

A tree with brightly colored leaves in a gradient from deep red to orange, from top to bottom, with a scattering of fallen leaves accumulating all around its base.

Checked in at Babcia Bread / Portland / OR

shoutout to the grocery store checkout person who keyed in my meyer lemon as a valencia orange so i got it for 37¢

Checked in at Bialy Bird / Portland / OR

Checked in at Lincoln Hall / Portland / OR

👯‍♀️🎃👯‍♀️

The program for Night Flight’s 2023 edition of Fright Night, a halloween circus

Checked in at Noble Rot / Portland / OR

Checked in at The Turning Peel / Portland / OR

i’ve been so excited to try this new pizza place in the old Malka spot and, boy, when i tell you it doesn’t disappoint…

A margherita pizza with a nicely charred crust on a green plate

i will literally never bother with orechiette ever again. doesn’t matter how quickly you start to stir or how much you stir… it’s gonna clump up. absolute garbage. F Tier pasta shape

Checked in at Peninsula Park Rose Garden / Portland / OR

the roses are still out???

A pink rose in full bloom