Geoff Storbeck's Blog

An argument for deliberate experimentation in code: turn the knobs to extremes, break things on purpose, and learn the system’s real shape beyond what docs and tutorials show.

Thoughts on burnout, layoffs, frontend engineering, and rediscovering the joy of building UI while shifting environments, redefining success, and building a sustainable freelance practice.

Tsoding’s checkerboard stream nudged me to port his PPM trick to Node, build a wavy shader loop, and then tweak it again to keep more of the original wood grain.

Printable maze generator notes: Hunt-and-Kill in Go with ready-made PNG downloads.

AI image generation without paid tools: a three-step Draw Things + SDXL Turbo recipe that runs locally for faster idea sketching.

Turn frontend ASTs into a Neo4j graph to see components, handlers, and events as connected behavior instead of scattered files.

What a CTA is, why it matters, and practical ways to guide users with clear calls to action without losing your product’s voice.

Keep a free, daily pulse on customers by pulling App Store reviews into an AI‑enabled loop and fixing low‑hanging issues fast. Includes a tiny tool shape you can copy.

A note from time around auto body repair shops, and why UI needs the same layer-by-layer inspection to shine.