Hello, my name is Ryan Nickel

A personal blog focused on (primarily) software.

On Adding GitHub Actions To My StaticSiteGenerator

A number of years ago I started toying with Go. At the same time I was building this website you’re reading right now. I wanted to join these two desires, so I thought I’d take advantage of the, new to me, static site hosting of github for my personal website.

On Open Source Trolls

We all use open source projects to complete our daily jobs. We all stand on the shoulders of giants. However it seems as though there are many who take the hard work of others for granted. They’ve come to expect enterprise level support and stability from projects that are given away for free from generous people.

On Getting AWS Solutions Architect Certified

Having accomplished my personal challenge of completing an olympic triathlon (while simultaneously rediscovering my love of cycling), I decided to tackle a professional challenge.

My Thoughts on WWDC 2019

WWDC is an event I’ve been watching every year since I think 2007, the year they announced the iPhone. At the time I was a big Apple fanboy.

Creating My Ideal React Native Projects With TypeScript ESLint, Prettier and VSCode

With the announcement of TSLint being deprecated in favour of using ESLint

Rendering dynamic components with React Native and the performance implications

I am currently working on a project that cries out for flexibility and dynamic functionality. Different builds require slightly different UI.

Migrating from 1Password to KeePassXC

I’m a big proponent of password managers, and I’ve been a heavy user of 1Password for a long time now. Several years ago, I purchased it for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android.

On Deleting My Facebook Account

I’m deleting my Facebook account.

Docker and Charles

Ah, Charles. Every mobile developers’ best friend. When logging fails and you just can’t figure it out, it’s time to go deep into the system and see the raw data.

More Project Updates

As I write more posts I’ve noticed more and more glaring holes in my site design / StaticSiteGenerator solution. A few pain points if you will. In an effort to reflect on my projects every so often I figured I’d take a few notes on my blog / StaticSiteGenerator.