Bennett Purdy

Full Stack Web Developer

About

Silhouette of a person standing on a hill or rooftop against a bright blue sky, with the sun shining brightly to the left.

Hi, I'm Bennett! It's nice to meet you. I've lived in Philly for six years. I like to bike and walk in our city's awesome parks. I play drums and guitar, and I love listening to new music.

I've been making websites for over a decade. I started self-hosting server applications in 2021. After that, I became interested in building my own web apps. You can see what I've made on my projects page!

My goal is to create web experiences that make peoples' lives a bit better.

Skills

Web app development and deployment

  • Next.js, Astro
  • React, SolidJS, jQuery
  • Express, Flask
  • JS (ES6), Python
  • HTML, CSS, Tailwind
  • Docker compose, Docker build
  • SQL, Sequelize ORM, Postgres
  • Linux (BASH), VPS
  • Git, Github

Web design and art

  • Mockup in vector graphics software, Figma
  • Graphic design, illustration
  • Photography
  • Accessibility, ARIA, WCAG

Bookshelf

Here are some books I've read:

Responsive Web Design by Ethan MarcotteThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald NormanDon't Make Me Think by Steve Krug

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