These devlog videos from Jess about Plant Tales is _so good_. The details are great, the engineering tips are lovely.
Murphy Randle
Software Engineer
As a Principal Engineer at Day One, I’ve spent nine years elevating software architecture, especially in syncing secure, end-to-end encrypted data. Now, I’m leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to transform the future of journaling.
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These devlog videos from Jess about Plant Tales is _so good_. The details are great, the engineering tips are lovely.
Claude’s over-use of the expression “is real” is real.
Giving command-tab a break
The other day while waiting for Claude to process prompts, I watched this video: (I know, the irony isn’t lost on me) It highlights the…
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Featured Projects
Day One Journal
activeDay One has been my primary focus for a decade. I've lead teams, architected re-writes, prototyped new features, and supported users. We've been through two generations of digital journaling, and now we're working on ushering in the third.
Love Notes
in-developmentA slow-burning background project, Love Notes is a mobile app intended to help romantic partners share spicy images while keeping their data private, protected, and prioritizing their individual consent.
SkateOh8
in-developmentAn offline-first, lightweight mobile app to help you and your skate crew know just how gnarly you are IRL. Track sessions, land tricks, rack up XP.
Pocket Apps
in-developmentMake apps for yourself, from your phone, on your phone. Lightweight, local-first, decentralized. This is homebrew software made easy.
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Day One [Automattic] / Engineer, Architect, & Team Lead
2014 - 2016
Kuali / Software Engineer
2013 - 2014
Space Monkey / Web Engineer
2011